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Position Summary: 

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the expanding Thermo Fisher Scientific Shared Services, in a company considered a global leader in its field. The successful candidate will join the Record to Report (RtR) Accounting Operations Team. They will be deadline driven, with an excellent ability to learn and grow. The candidate must be able to prioritise and work at pace in a corporate, multi-task environment. Computer literacy and attention to detail are essential. 
The successful candidate must have experience in RtR Accounting Operations Analyst roles, be able to work independently, and be passionate about process compliance in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, business requirements and applicable government regulations. Candidates must demonstrate a thorough approach to completing processes, with the ability to follow detailed procedures and ensure accuracy in data. They will pride themselves in communicating openly. 

Responsibilities:

•    Prepare accounting journal entries for monthly close transactional activities, including but not limited to: intercompany, fixed assets, prepayments, inventory, accruals & payroll
•    Management reporting to Corporate through Hyperion 
•    Perform balance sheet account reconciliations for high & medium risk general ledger accounts
•    Provide general ledger coding to colleagues in PtP and Intercompany
•    Annual supplemental reporting to Corporate through Hyperion
•    Support requests from external and internal auditors as well as various groups company-wide
•    Assist in maintenance of documentation of policies, procedures and controls. Ensure compliance with Corporate Accounting policies, procedures and controls (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
•    Preparation and submission of government and other agency returns, including but not limited to government statistics returns
•    Processing Intercompany recharges in a timely and accurate manner resolving any issues 
•    Review and clear aged intercompany AR items, agree intercompany AR balances with appropriate counterparty for month-end close 
•    Book any month-end adjustments as required to reconcile intercompany relationships 
•    Processing Intercompany invoices in a timely and accurate manner resolving any issues 
•    Process intercompany netting payments and allocate any payments/receipts on a monthly basis 
•    Monthly analysis of goods received but not invoiced (GRNI) 
•    Manage specific bank accounts throughout the month, ensuring all entries posted either manually or automatically, investigating and resolving any differences. 
•    Working with Accounting teams to clear cash in transit accounts, review and clear aged unallocated items on bank clearing accounts. 

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications: 

•    Minimum 2 years experience in RtR Operational Accounting Analyst role, or equivalent
•    Accuracy is required in performing all aspects of the role
•    Previous experience in a large scale organisation would be beneficial
•    Ability to work well under time constraints
•    Deep Accounting Operations knowledge.
•    Computer literacy, incl. MS Excel
•    Fluent in English