Financial Analyst Cost Accounting

Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career and contribute to a greater cause? Join our innovative team at one of the largest industrial pharma companies in the Netherlands.

At location Haarlem, our team has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Analyst.

Welcome in our team

Our COSI Human Health (HH) Finance team leverages sophisticated financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation techniques to propel medical innovation and enhance people's lives. In this role, you will analyze inventory, production, and product cost data and support monthly accounting close and management cycles for multiple branches across the world in the Cost of Sales & Inventory (COSI) matrix organization.

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. The Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities, and Security.

Purpose of the role

This position is part of the COSI matrix organization, which performs end-to-end activities from the actual occurrence of a financial result through consolidation at HQ level. As a Financial Analyst, your main tasks will be maintaining, reviewing, reporting, and analyzing inventory, production, and product cost data, while supporting the monthly accounting close and management cycles for multiple branches. You will oversee and deliver end-to-end cost accounting, compliance, and finance support.

Tasks and responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Maintain and create product cost under US GAAP rules.
• Control, analyze, and report production results and variances.
• Review and ensure accurate data is reported for monthly product cost and inventory consolidation close.
• Analyze standard revision on a global level and ensure appropriate accounting is performed.
• Identify and work on initiatives to improve cost control and increase efficiency.
• Provide accurate and timely financial cost and inventory data to customers.
• Participate in special and ad hoc projects to support management analysis.

Your profile

• Bachelor's/Master's in finance, business, administration, or economics.
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience in Finance, preferably in manufacturing/production, analytics, or cost accounting.
• Experience with SAP production analysis and in preparing accounts in accordance with US GAAP.
• Improvement mindset.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

What we offer

Working at our organization means collaborating to improve health in an international environment alongside dedicated colleagues.

You will have every opportunity to develop yourself and show who you are. In addition, you can expect an attractive benefits package, including:

• 35.5 vacation days per year
• 8% holiday allowance and a 3% year-end bonus
• Excellent pension plan
• High-quality company restaurant offering fresh and healthy options every day
• On-site sports facilities with classes such as boxing, Zumba, and Pilates
• Excellent coffee prepared by a professional barista
• Game room with a pool table and table tennis table
• Contribution toward your personal gym or sports subscription
• Mental well-being support through Lyra Health for you and your family members
• Access to a dedicated prayer and meditation room

Required skills

Accounting Applications, Analytical Thinking, Cost Accounting, Cost Accounting Standards, Cost Controls, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Economics, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling