Accountant (Biologics)

Catalent Pharma Solutions is the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products. With over 80 years serving the industry, Catalent has proven expertise in bringing more customer products to market faster, enhancing product performance, and ensuring reliable clinical and commercial product supply. 

For our Swiss site in Cham, we are currently looking for an experienced, all rounded Accountant to support our Biologics businesses. They report to the Finance Manager and they participate in the whole accounting cycle with their team (Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, financial analytics and reporting). The accounting team is in charge of maintaining the company’s book accuracy.

The Role

• Balance Sheet Reconciliations - proactive role required to liaise with other Catalent affiliates.
• Journal Entry preparation for Month End including expense accruals.
• Bank bookings, supplier payments, sales statistics, employee cross charges for basecost (Indirect & SGA).
• This position requires proactive abilities in order to improve and automatize processes and workflows on an ongoing basis.
• Support the Finance Team Leader in ensuring SOX compliance for the internal control system and external auditors.
• Support the Finance Team in ensuring compliance to Cham standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
• Multiple stakeholder management on Cham site (Supply chain teams, customer service teams, cross-functional departments) and across Catalent (direct contact with manufacturing sites and corporate oversight).

The Profile

• Accounting or finance degree, with at least 2 years of experience in similar roles ideally within the Pharma industry.
• Expertise on G/L and BS, but also good analytical skills to understand numbers.
• Organizational skills; prioritizing work to meet timetables and deadlines is crucial.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Excel and an ERP system (JDE preferably).
• Knowledge on US GAAP and ASC 606 is an advantage.
• Knowledge on EU-VAT transactions is an advantage.
• Fluent in English (both oral and written).

We offer:

• What we offer is an exciting role, a chance to grow and learn new skills in a global company, and in a demanding quality environment within the pharma industry.
• Multicultural environment in Cham.
• Potential for personal development within an international company.
• Competitive annual salary.
• Pension plan.
• 25 days legal holidays.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

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