Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 940 laboratories in 59 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Working hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

Hybrid working is available for this position.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant within the Finance Reporting Team. We are looking for a strong all round experienced Accountant who has experience of both Financial and Management Accounts to join a team of 10 people.

Main Duties:

• Responsibility for all internal and external financial reporting for several UK legal entities.
• Internal month end reporting to standard processes and practices including:
  • Accounting for revenue and work in progress.
  • Accruals and Prepayments.
  • Payroll accounting.
  • Accounting for fixed assets.
  • Inter-company reconciliation.
• Reporting results in Cognos Controller with our Polish SSC and ensuring results and analysis are as accurate as possible for Group Accounting.
• Conducting reviews and validation of results with Managing Directors and Business Unit leaders conveying financial performance and analysis to non-finance personnel.
• Acting as a true business partner to operational and financial teams for allocated legal entities.
• As part of the yearly external audit cycle. Coordination with operational teams and external audit and tax companies to complete all statutory tax and accounts filing to agreed timeframes.
• Developing internal systems and processes to continuously improve transaction capture and reporting.
• Supporting integrations of acquisitions within the NSC team.
• Supporting the business on financial matters as required e.g. Budgets and forecasts.
• Quarterly capex and overhead reporting.
• Preparation of national statistic forms.
• Ad Hoc tasks.

• Be ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified.
• Hold 2-3 years' experience in a similar role
• A role at Eurofins is all about team work and working towards a common goal to ensure the health and safety of us all.
• Alongside qualifications and experience, we look for people who believe in what we believe in. People who enjoy coming to work each day and being part of a team who provide "results that matter" in establishing the safety, composition, authenticity and origin of our food and water.
• A strong self-starter who is prepared to lead agenda’s directly with General Managers and senior team members.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to convert data into analysis / information which enables users to understand business performance and make informed decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain what the numbers are saying.
• Solid knowledge of finance policies, processes and finance systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player.
• Organised, meticulous with the ability to prioritise and deliver to agreed deadline.

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
• Free car parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team to give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Application Tips

It’s really helpful for our Recruitment Team if you include a full up to date CV, your current location and a contact number so we can talk to you about our exciting opportunities. Please also detail your current Right to Work status in the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.