Job Description Summary

BD is currently hiring for the position of Financial Accountant. You will be a member of the UK local finance team & Entity Finance COE (EFCOE) team.

This is a key compliance role as part of the EFCOE team covering legal and statutory compliance functions within the UK and the Irish Branch.

Job Description

We are the makers of possible

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Why join us?

A career at BD means learning and working alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. You will have the opportunity to help shape the trajectory of BD while leaving a legacy at the same time.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.

Become a maker of possible with us!

Main responsibilities will include:

• Responsibility for accurate and timely completion and filing of certain statutory accounts within the UK portfolio. Currently this role looks after 8 legal entities.
• Supporting month, quarter and year end processes for selected legal entities linked to the statutory responsibilities.
• Significant responsibility and involvement in corporation tax, VAT review and general tax compliance
• Ensure accuracy and timely financial information generated in the Region, both for US GAAP books and for local GAAP / Statutory books.
• Working closely with the members of the Fin Ops COE in Belgium, ESSC in Poland, BP&A organisation and UK Finance Manager to carry out all necessary work to achieve sign off on the US GAAP monthly close.
• Reviewing month end financials within local finance supported by the BP&A team, Identify and analyse key performance variances, investigate and document root causes and future impacts; understand performance and identify any anomalies that require correction.
• Identify any accounting errors and mis postings and prepare journal vouchers to correct where necessary.
• Work with team on trial balance trend analysis reports and review to provide a good comfort level on the financials being reported.
• Support with internal audit recommendations and mitigations
• Ensure strong compliance to BD Policies and local tax matters and support a robust internal control environment.
• Support team with timely and accurate balance sheet reconciliations uploaded to the Blackline system.
• Work within wider EFCOE team on key projects
• External relationships: Work with BDO to prepare the local statutory accounts & liaise with Ernst & Young for all audit and control related items during the annual external audit.

About you

• Educated to degree level and recognised Accounting qualification.
• At least 1 year’s post-qualification experience, ideally within the medical device or pharmaceutical industry
• Experience of a complex matrix organisation would be advantageous.
• Strong technical (practice based) background covering statutory and tax elements.
• Experience and interest in business tax compliance as this will become a key component in the role in the future
• Experience of working with Shared Service Centers/Centers of Excellence also advantageous
• Solid knowledge of both US GAAP and UK GAAP
• Systems: ERP (preferably SAP and JDE) and BPC & High level user of Microsoft packages (especially Excel)

Click on apply if this sounds like you!

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