Financial Accountant

Bio-Techne is a leading supplier of life science products to the research industry. The company is growing at a fast pace both organically and through acquisitions. The European headquarters is based in Abingdon, UK with a manufacturing facility in Bristol and subsidiaries in Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic.

Position Summary

The Financial Accountant is a key contributor in the preparation of month end accounts and statutory reporting for Bio-Techne’s European operations and entities. Working as part of a team the ideal candidate will ensure the company is able to report group results within agreed timescales. This role would be ideally suited to a newly qualified accountant, or candidate completing their final level of training. The Financial Accountant is a key position in Bio-Techne’s Finance function for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and reports directly to the Financial Accounting Manager, commencing as soon as possible. This is a hybrid role on site in our Abingdon office a minimum of three days per week.

Essential Functions

Key contributor to delivery of the month end close process and management accounts, including twelve legal entities across multiple countries.
Variance analysis and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
Supporting Group & Company Statutory requirements including HMRC filing, statutory and VAT returns.
Liaise with local accountants in all EMEA subsidiaries to support statutory requirements including relevant tax filings, statutory accounts, and VAT returns.
Responsible for SOX controls for all in scope EMEA entities. Liaising with the US Corporate Accounting team.
Play a key role in year end and interim EMEA group audit in support of the US audit with external auditors.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ICAS)

Skills required/desired:

Strong accounting background
Knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP
Excellent IT skills, including advanced level Microsoft Excel
Experience working with ERP systems.

Personal Qualities:

Excellent attention to detail, time management, organisational skills, administration, verbal and written skills
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels, with both financial and non-financial management.
Enjoy working autonomously and as part of a team to deliver results, learn and share knowledge.
Ability to remain calm under pressure.
Feel comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders.

EPIC Attributes:
Empowerment
Set goals and monitor KPI’s for the direct reports. Assess results and adapt as necessary to ensure continuous improvement of support.
Ability to collate and produce comprehensive reporting. Monthly, Quarterly and Management review.

Passion
Love science, give it everything, maximise opportunities and be a strong brand ambassador.
Provide guidance and support to other team members and departments.
Excellent attention to detail, time management and process management

Innovation
Outstanding problem solving and interpersonal skills.
Self-directed and creative.
Contribute to the success of the team and by challenging and offer suggestions/ideas and feedback.

Collaboration
Work closely with all departments within EMEA to ensure superior customer support.
Work closely with peer Leaders to ensure consistency of service across regions and brands.
Work closely with Technical & Service departments to ensure quality of support.
Support the NPS program and perform account recovery when scores indicate customer dissatisfaction.
Negotiating and influencing skills.

Bio-Techne is committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, continued improvement, minimising environmental impacts and conserving natural resources. Environmental and quality management is an integral core value and vital part of the Bio-Techne culture.