Accounting & Consolidation Manager

The purpose of Idorsia is to challenge accepted medical paradigms, answering the questions that matter most. To achieve this, we will discover, develop, and commercialize transformative medicines – either with in-house capabilities or together with partners – and evolve Idorsia into a leading biopharmaceutical company, with a strong scientific core.

This is your chance to bring your consolidation expertise into a dynamic biotech setting with direct exposure, wide responsibilities, and meaningful business impact.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepares consolidation journal entries, eliminates intercompany transactions, and consolidates divisional and subsidiary financial accounts on a timely and accurate basis for inclusion in internal and external financial statements and reporting
• Liaise with the Group’s external auditors regarding the quarterly financial statement reviews and the year-end audit, and responding on a timely basis to auditor
• Support the implementation of new accounting standards and other business-specific accounting transactions in the Group’s accounting and reporting systems
• Ensures accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close processes for the respective entities
• Performs complex journal entries for HQ entities
• Participates in the preparation of Group and Swiss standalone Financial Statements
• Support in the evaluation of ICFR requirements, identifying controls, analyzing control gaps, and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls
• Monitors and revise policies and procedures as needed to ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of ICFR 
• Assist the Associate Director and Head Global Finance in all tasks around financial accounting and reporting
• Supports and reviews globally the affiliates in accounting and reporting matters with the right sense for cultural differences
• Supports affiliate Finance Managers and HQ controllers on ad-hoc accounting matters
• Prepares and supports various General ledger bookings and reconciliations for Swiss and certain other smaller Idorsia companies
• Supports ERP and consolidation developments

Requirements:

• At least 4 years professional experience in a group finance department or in audit business.
• Excellent knowledge of statutory and intercompany relations and their effect within the consolidation of legal entities
• Experience with US GAAP is an advantage 
• Experience with Swiss statutory accounting and its application
• Good experience with consolidation software e.g., SAP Group Reporting is a plus
• Experience with internal controls evaluation or with COSO Internal Control Framework
• Understanding of audit work and documentation requirements in a consistently changing economic environment and accounting requirements
• Good analytical, planning and interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, while managing multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate with external and internal partners
• Clear sense of priorities, meeting deadlines and timely planning of recurring tasks and closing requirements
• Self-starter capable of working independently, highly self-motivated
• Fluent in English; German and French is a plus 
   

What we offer

• Development – opportunities to grow, learn, and expand your expertise in a dynamic and international organization
• A collaborative culture – a supportive, solution-oriented environment where teamwork, initiative, and new ideas are encouraged
• International exposure – work in a truly multicultural setting with colleagues and partners from around the world

Work  Location: Allschwil

Country: Switzerland

Business Area: Global Finance & Procurement

Schedule: Fulltime

Job Type: Permanent

Job ID: 4722

At Idorsia, we harness the power of difference, authenticity, and inclusion to achieve business success.
We encourage all potential candidates with diverse backgrounds of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, and disability to submit their job applications. All applicants will receive consideration.
We are committed to fostering respect, fairness, and equal opportunities for all job applicants and our employees.

Please be informed that if you are selected for this position, your employment will be subject to a pre-employment background screening process, of which you would be informed in greater detail in due course.

Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd ("Idorsia") is committed to a fair and transparent application process. In order to avoid any conflict of interest in line with Idorsia Code of Business Conduct, which would undermine such a commitment, the applicants  must disclose any personal, financial, or other outside interests interfering with the interests of Idorsia. Further, the applicant is obliged to disclose any and all relationships with close or affiliated persons, who are employees of Idorsia or are collaborating with Idorsia in any other contractual relationship. 

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