Sr. Associate Accounting - Amgen Europe B.V.

We are seeking a Sr Associate Accounting to join our Global Accounting team. As the Sr Associate Accounting, you will be responsible for the month-end close and controllership activities for specific countries in the ELMAC region (Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, and Canada). Besides that, you will support the Sr. Managers with the successful delivery of strategic, tactical, and general accounting & controlling goals. In this role, will also be under your responsibility performance of balance sheet reviews in liaison with outsourced partners/Finance and Administration team at the ELMAC affiliate, as well as the control validations and testing (IICC/SOX).

Are you ready? Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.

In this vital role you will:

• Be responsible for accurate, complete, and timely periodic accounting close for ELMAC;
• Support the preparation of close packages (including variance analysis), and disclosure checklist;
• Operate as a link between local, regional, and functional finance teams establish clear roles & responsibilities, and install the appropriate processes and tools;
• Support and advise local Finance leads with Tax compliance, internal and external audits as well as the implementation of recommended improvements;
• Create and track financial metrics as part of a dashboard for management;
• Provide ad hoc support to the Accounting Director and flag all opportunities and challenges;
• Keep track of the effectiveness of SLAs, process maps, and SOPs, and monitor the various Finance functions.

At Amgen Breda, medicines are labeled, assembled, stored, and eventually shipped to various countries worldwide. Every day more than 1000 people from 38 different nationalities are working on supply chain processes, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of our medicines and clinic new medicines.

You will be offered a contract via YER and second mended to Amgen. We offer:

• Salary range: €4.000 - €4.500 gross per month
• 30 holidays per year
• 8,33% holiday allowance
• A good pension plan

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Sr Associate Accounting professional we seek is highly detailed with these qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or a related field of study
• 3+ years of related professional experience
• Proficiency in technical knowledge of accounting (US GAAP), accounting processes and ERP systems
• Proficiency in English (both verbal and written);
• Basic knowledge of the VAT system is a plus;