Associate, Accounting Operations Lead (12-month contract)

About Astellas

At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.

We pursue innovative science, focusing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions.

We work directly with patients, doctors and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage.

Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division

We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their care-givers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes.

Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access and ultimately standards of care.

About this job:

Your main responsibilities would be:

• Assisting with receivables, payables, and processing of nonemployee payroll
• Preparing manual journal requests and supporting documentation (e.g., Prepayments, Accruals, Reclassifications) as well as monitoring the performance of BPO activities
• Supporting financial close, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and group reporting and preparing reports and analysis to support tax filings, fiscal and statutory reporting, audit of Financial Statements and internal compliance review process
• Assisting in the preparation of budgets and financial statements as well as maintaining records and filing systems
• Performing other duties as required to support the Accounting Operations Lead

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Proven experience in accounting and internal control standards in an international and intercultural organization
• Solid knowledge of local statutory requirements combined with financial analysis skills
• Proficiency in MS Office is a must and experience with SAP software will be considered as an advantage
• Fluency in English in speaking and writing and with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills combined with a strong ability to work under pressure

Education/Qualifications:

• University degree, ideally in finance or accounting or equivalent accounting qualification

Additional information:

• Full time
• Hybrid workplace model

We offer:

• A challenging and diversified job in an international setting
• Opportunity and support to continuous development
• Inspiring work climate