Job description:
Location: Amman, Jordan
Job Type: Full-time
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About Us
For over 45 years, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has been putting better health within reach, every day, by creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to those who need them. We are helping to shape a healthier world that enriches all our communities, and our global team of 9,500+ empowered employees are central to this mission.
As a trusted and reliable partner of over 800 high-quality generics, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products, we are driven to improve access to medicine. Through our 29 manufacturing plants, 9 R&D centers across the MENA, North America and Europe, our footprint allows us to play a critical role in serving patients.
Description:
We are looking for a talented Manager, Finance – Germany to join us. At Hikma you’ll be supported by a culture of progress and belonging where people are encouraged to develop, wellbeing is prioritised and our inclusive approach values contributions from all. We’re seeking candidates who embody our values: Innovative, driven to keep learning; Caring, genuinely compassionate in their work; and Collaborative, eager to solve problems together.
If you want to be part of a team that cares about impact, this is the place for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparation of various monthly financial management reports (Including Group reporting of IFRS packs, OM&A packs, MD&A packs and ad hoc reports).
- Review monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts with sub-ledgers and detailed listings.
- Effectively managing the AR & AP cycles in conjunction with AR & AP CoE.
- Review and approve month-end journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, to ensure accuracy and high-quality results.
- Provide analysis and respond to queries from business units on the financial results
- Assist in the preparation of annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
- Ensure compliance with minimum set of standard financial controls.
- Review current procedures and processes for improvement opportunities. Provide recommendation and develop related solutions such as automation opportunities for manual processes.
- Manage team members by assigning and prioritizing their daily tasks.
- Coach and mentor team members, providing training and development opportunities. Provide feedback on staff performance and offer support when required.
- Prepare statutory financial statements in coordination with 3rd Party.
- Coordinate and work with external auditors, financial compliance, banks and other officials as necessary.
- Coordinate with internal tax team to prepare statutory tax returns.
- Complete ad hoc requests and special projects as they arise.
- Support and help with other tasks assigned by the Finance Directors/CFOs.
Qualifications:
We are looking for candidates whose experience and skills align closely with the qualifications outlined below:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting/Finance or similar field.
- Fluent in English; intermediate proficiency in German.
- Strong technical accounting background with thorough knowledge of IFRS.
- Must have strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
- Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum of 7~10 years’ experience in public accounting and/or private industry is required.
- Experience managing teams and working in cross-functional environments.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting.
Experience working in a life science company is preferred.
Skills
- Analytical skills, decision making capabilities and an understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Strong leadership and team management abilities.
- Strong and practical internal control knowledge and comprehension, including financial control and business understanding.
- Demonstrates expertise in financial accounting, compliance, risk management, internal control, auditing, risk analysis, business process and/or information system dependency and risk evaluation.
- Demonstrates ability for strong management, organization, communications, analytic, presentation skills and an effective cross-functional communicator.
- Prior large-scale project management experience, including external and internal auditors
- High level of attention to detail.
- High level of comfort presenting to senior management.
- Prior ability to analyse regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Interpersonal skills and ability to develop mutually beneficial, positive relationships to successfully interact in team environment.
- Ability to influence without authority.
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of business ethics, integrity and trust.
- Proven ability to effectively function under pressure
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