Title: Finance Manager

Requisition ID: 68198

Date: Dec 17, 2024

Location:

Dublin, Leinster, IE

Department: Finance

Description:

Who We Are:

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Manage the delivery of regional accounting activities for assigned region/entities, which includes:

Perform timely month end, quarter end and year end closing activities; responsible for the close in accordance with US GAAP, including month-end close activities for revenue, cash, prepaids, tangible and intangible assets, accruals and debt
Reviewing monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure compliance
Statutory reporting
Processing of transactional taxes e.g. VAT
Support annual tax compliance
Liaison with financial planning team to understand changes in financial performance

People:

Lead and mentor a team of professional accountants
Focus on talent development, building a strong team
Develop a customer-centric culture in your team with highly collaborative relationships with the relevant stakeholders

Control environment:

Ensure that company financial records are maintained in compliance with company policies and US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
Accountable for ensuring that company policies and procedures (internal controls) are implemented to provide reasonable assurance that the company assets are protected
Support the Sarbanes Oxley activities relative to internal controls documentation and testing and segregation of duties
Liaise with internal and external auditors

Process, technology and service:

Report agreed key performance indicators
Support deployment of SAP S/4 HANA and other systems e.g. Blackline to garner greater efficiency within the Record to Report function
Support implementation of Artificial Intelligence and /or RPA to drive further efficiency and effectiveness in our delivery of accounting services
Acquisitions: Support integration into financial operations

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Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent in Finance or Accounting
Minimum 7+ years of PQE experience with a minimum of 3 years of management experience
Qualified accountant i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Public Accounting background
Previous Shared Service Centre with multinational publicly quoted company experience
Working knowledge of US GAAP
Proficient in SAP or similar ERP and MS Office suite
Experience of BI tools an advantage
Demonstrated ability to form, lead and develop high-performing teams
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Project management, meeting facilitation, written/oral communication and presentation skills
Able to comply with the company’s safety and quality policy at all times

Travel Requirements

10%: Up to 26 business days per year

Additional Requirements

Use written and oral communication skills
Read and interpret data, information and documents
Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations.
Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize.
Ability to make independent and sound judgments.
Observe and interpret situations, analyze and solve problems

West embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We foster an environment where all individuals are safe, treated fairly, valued and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Where permitted by law, employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of post-offer background screening and/or drug screening. 