Financial Accountant - Germany and Belgium

The Financial Accountant role is to support the financial control team in the completion of month end activities in relation to EMEA entities in line with reporting deadlines. Reporting to the UK & EMEA Financial Controller, this role will be responsible for finalising month end numbers and processes, ensuring reconciliations are complete and accurate and supporting submission to our parent company Geopost.

Responsibilities will include:

• Manage the month end reporting process for some EMEA entities


• Work closely with AP/AR teams to understand transactional variances on month end reporting against Budget


• Maintain Fixed Asset register


• Completion of monthly VAT returns in a timely and accurate manner and submission to tax authorities


• Work with UK and EMEA Financial controller to close out all audit requirements


• Assist with the development of systems and initiatives relevant to enhancement of gross margin and statutory data, interacting as needed with broader business projects to drive financial control and efficiency of process


• Provide support if required to payroll specialist


• Support the delivery of ad-hoc projects as required in partnership with relevant stakeholders throughout the business


Our company values matter, and guide all that we do each day. The successful candidate will be expected to operate in line with them as we strive to be the provider of choice for specialist logistics solutions to the global scientific community; based on the highest levels of care, expertise and precision; enabling our customers to retain absolute focus on research and development.

In addition, you will demonstrate these key competencies:

• Be an advocate for positive change, by promoting a team culture of reflective learning and continuous improvement


• Role model the Biocair values and encourage those behaviours in all team members


• Delivery of process improvement and change


• Knowledge of international statutory requirements and processes


• UK GAAP and IFRS reporting


• Part Qualified in desirable but not essential
  
  Biocair know that having engaged people is crucial to our business success and to do that, collectively we look for great people to work with and then strive to influence, enable, and facilitate their experience at work so that everyone can flourish in their role and achieve success with the rest of us.
  
  Up to £45,000 depending on experience.


• A generous non-contributory pension


• 25 days holiday and the option to buy/sell 5 days


• Life Assurance


• Group Income Protection


• Private Medical Insurance


• Wellness Programme


Please note this is a full time role, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:30am to 17:30pm and the role is offered as hybrid from our Cambridge office (CB22 3EG) with up to 2 days per week working from home.

This is a UK based role and the right to live and work in the UK will need to be established during the recruitment process. Please note we are not currently a Home Office visa sponsorship licence holder.