Finance Assistant

Job title: Finance Assistant

Job Type: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Location: Ideally EU based role

Job purpose: To ensure all Suppliers invoices are raised and managed in good time and month end reconciliations are complete in order to support the accurate and timely preparation of the month end accounts.

Job Role:

• Review all invoices and expenses for appropriate documentation.
• Ensure all invoices are approved prior to payment.
• Post supplier invoices into our accounts system, posting to the correct supplier, expense code and project code.
• Review of employee expenditure, ensuring that all transactions have the necessary backup/documentation to prove business expenditure for all STEM Entities.
• Monthly reconciliation of supplier accounts by posting all weekly payments and recording supplier accounts to statements.
• Responsible for the review of bills processed and paid, making sure there is no duplication of invoices.
• For global projects, ensure we record all consultants’ expenses in each region and ensure we have all the necessary backup to bill our clients and booked according to match the project.
• Assist in month end closing.
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Balance sheet reconciliation.
• Assist with STEM US Accounts payable.
• Assist with other ad hoc finance when needed.

Essential Requirements:

The ideal candidate will be:

• Interested in studying Finance and accounting to gain technical/professional qualification.
• Some financial and system knowledge including basic spreadsheet skills desirable.
• Self-starter- ability to work on own initiative.
• Take ownership- good attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills- ability to prioritise workload and work to strict deadlines.
• Team player- maintaining close working relationships with good communication and interpretational skills.

About STEM:

STEM Healthcare is a dynamic, fast paced global pharmaceutical and life sciences strategic benchmarking firm headquartered in the UK and present across six continents. STEM have developed an audit process and built a benchmarking database with more than 500,000 face-to-face observations completed across 52 countries. The benchmark provided is unique in the pharmaceutical industry consisting of over 100 KPIs, while focusing on 2-3 key priorities during formulation of action planning to help clients further accelerate performance.

STEM accelerates performance, improves strategic alignment, and facilitates excellence in marketing, medical, market access and account plans strategy execution. Due to the unique, specialised and highly targeted offering, STEM is experiencing a rapid growth phase, and recruiting heavily across the world. New employees will be joining at a time where rapid career development and growth opportunities are expected, as the organisation works towards their mid and long-term goals.

Vision:  To always be viewed as an essential partner in enabling our clients to reach more patients with their medicines

Mission: To accelerate high performance

Core Values: Brave, Honest, Performance Driven, Practical, Customer Focused, Caring

Find us here:

Website: www.stemhealthcare.com  

STEM Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.  STEM Healthcare will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. STEM Healthcare only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.