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The Role
Manage monthly and quarterly close for multiple EMEA entities; perform daily GL tasks (payroll, cash, fixed assets, leases, intercompany, accruals); execute balance sheet reconciliations and SOX compliance; collaborate with external providers; and design scalable efficiency improvements and participate in cross-functional projects.
Summary Generated by Built In
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
The GL Accountant will be a key member of the EMEA finance team reporting to the EMEA Accounting Manager. Based in Budapest, Hungary, our rapidly expanding global Finance organization supports the accounting, payroll, and daily operations for over 1,800 employees across 22 European countries.
In this role, you will be pivotal in all aspects of daily accounting activities, drive cross-functional projects, and leverage your experience to enact innovation within the group. This position plays a crucial part in the monthly and quarterly financial close processes, ensures strict compliance with accounting standards, and contributes to the success of internal customers.
What You'll Do
- Drive the monthly and quarterly close processes for multiple EMEA entities
- Manage daily accounting activities (Payroll, Cash accounting, Fixed Asset Management, Lease accounting, Intercompany, Accruals)
- Execute comprehensive Balance Sheet reconciliations and ensure compliance with SOX policies
- Collaborate with external accounting service providers
- Design and execute scalable efficiency solutions and actively participate in projects
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- 3+ years of post-qualification experience, with a strong focus on GL
- Familiarity with US GAAP, FRS 102 is essential
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skill
- Detail-oriented yet able to reflect on and understand the big picture
- Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment where change is the norm; strong multi-tasking skills, and flexibility to switch from one project to the next quickly
Nice to Have
- Recognized accounting qualification (CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Experience with NetSuite and/or Blackline and/or Concur is an advantage
- Experience working in a publicly traded, high-tech, high-growth company preferred
Interviewing with Veeva
- Follow the application process and submit your resume.
- Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.
- Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
- If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
- A conversation with the hiring manager
- A practical case exercise
- A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.
- Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.
We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.
Compensation
- Total compensation: 30,000 - 45,000 EUR
- The total compensation range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential total compensation range for this role. Please note that actual total compensation may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position's total compensation may be composed of other types of compensation, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.
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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
- 2+ years of progressive accounting experience in an MNC and/or public accounting with strong GL focus
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Detail-oriented with ability to understand the big picture
- Adaptable, able to thrive in a fast-growing environment, strong multi-tasking skills
- Experience with NetSuite and/or Blackline
- Familiarity with US GAAP
- Experience working in a publicly traded, high-tech, high-growth company
Veeva Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Veeva and has not been reviewed or approved by Veeva.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is broadly distributed across the company, positioning most employees as shareholders. Stock-based incentives can materially enhance total compensation, particularly at higher seniority.
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Flexible Benefits — Work Anywhere enables remote-first flexibility with options to use offices and to gather through offsites or coworking weeks. This structure supports collaboration while minimizing rigid on-site requirements.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage includes medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life and disability, and EAP. Supplemental perks such as commuter assistance and wellness or gym reimbursements are available in some locations.
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The Company
What We Do
Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves.
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