Assistant Accountant (Part Qualified)

The Role

Assistant Accountant required to support the finance team in preparation and closing of the month end, cash & bank, debtor and creditor reconciliation processes for both internal & external stakeholders.

Ownership of banking administration, preparing monthly cash and bank reconciliations, and supporting schedules. 

Responsibility for management of accounts payable process 

Preparation of monthly reconciliation schedules. 

Preparation of accurate balance sheet reconciliations 

Responsibility for credit control over debtors, assisting with cash flow transfer of funds & reporting processes. 

Responsibility for accounts payable process 

Monthly Reconciliation of banking bank accounts including clearing all reconciling items 

Assisting in preparation for annual audit 

Responsibilities: 

• Working with the Financial Accountant to close month end, complete group reporting 
• Support in preparation monthly management accounts 
• Distribution Margin analysis for multiple customers 
• Program pass through costs reconciliation.  
• Bank and Balance Sheet reconciliations 
• Maintaining Fixed Asset Register 
• Variance analysis and preparation of commentary for balance sheet line items (debtors, creditors, stock) 
• Maintenance of issue tracker, involvement in continuous improvement projects and communication to the Finance Manager 
• Update daily cashflow report and managing payments to suppliers – preparation of mid-month and month end payment run 
• Processing AP/AR for the entity 
• Process banking payments, recording and processing receipts 
• Matching foreign payments and invoices 
• Supporting the operations team on financial reporting of stock 
• Maintenance of stock system for products including ensuring booking out process is correct for prescriptions- weekly and month end 
• Review Stock queries/discrepancies 
• Supported each company with Annual Audits 
• Ad-hoc Finance administration duties 

Candidate Requirements: 

• Finance Graduate and/or experience within Accounts Payable/Receivable function.  
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy 
• SAP experience preferred 
• Working towards a professional qualification in ACCA/ACA/CPA desirable 
• Intermediate Excel skills (vlookup, pivot tables etc) 
• Excellent written and communication skills 
• Minimum two years in an accounts role desirable 
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative 

Uniphar Background

Uniphar Group is a rapidly expanding diversified healthcare services business with a global footprint and a proud heritage in Ireland.  Since Uniphar became a publicly listed company in 2019, the Group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions, which continue to strengthen Uniphar’s international reach. With a workforce of more than 3,000 spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and medtech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines and treatments around the world.

Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Uniphar Supply Chain & Retail, Uniphar Medtech and Uniphar Pharma

Uniphar Pharma

Pharma is a global division operating across US, Europe, APAC and MENA, bringing a range of pharma services to manufacturers across the product life cycle. We leverage this platform to provide unlicensed medicines, or medicines that are otherwise difficult to source. In addition, we commercialise launch and established brands to HCPs on behalf of pharmaceutical clients across the globe. The core to this division is providing equitable access to medicines globally.

Culture at Uniphar

From our leadership team and across all of our divisions, Uniphar lives and breathes four key culture pillars:

1.We have a People First approach, we do the right thing and take a stand for our people.

2.We foster a strong Entrepreneurial Spirit where Adaptability, Commitment & Resilience is embodied in our way of working.

3.We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people.

4. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.

How we’d like to work together

As we are a global team, there is flexibility to be based in one of Uniphar’s offices or work from home.  There may be a need for face to face meetings in other locations, as needed.  There may also some flexibility required in order to interact with colleagues or clients in their time zones (i.e. it’s not a ‘9 to 5’ type of job).  In return, you will be joining an environment that understands how inter-twined work and life have become - and both the benefits and challenges that brings - and therefore offers a flexible, progressive way of supporting it through our Hybrid Working philosophy.

Please note that Uniphar is an equal-opportunity employer; we do not discriminate and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. #uniphargroup