Business Planning Analyst (BPA)
Cork (County Cork) Sales
Job description
Job Description
A key support to the controller, providing accurate information, adhering to reporting deadlines, ensuring statutory compliance in reporting in at least two key areas. Providing finance support to management.
1. Month end responsibilities – particularly ensuring all fixed assets are correctly recorded, expenses – personnel and business - properly analysed and recorded in accordance with local & corporate finance procedures and GAAP. Completion of gross margin analysis. Intercompany accounts are reconciled between relevant affiliates and Alcon Ireland. 2. Responsibility for Intrastat,Vies, Duty – Individual bears joint responsibility with the logistics coordinator to ensure compliance, correct reporting and obtaining most favourable duty treatments/rates for imports.Timely and Accurate completion of all Duty and other returns and any other government returns as required. Validating each change of business to the existing duty and VAT model to ensure any changes are captured and dealt with appropriately. 3. Fixed Asset responsibility – All asset expenditure appropriately authorized within Alcon procedures and controls. Assets recorded correctly and good internal controls on safeguarding of company’s assets.Participation in the capital budget process. 4. Project work including finance input to process & IT systems. Start up project cost monitoring, adhoc projects as required. 5. Set up , review & administration of contracts for Alcon Ireland to local & corporate standards. 6. Generate and post AR invoices, allocate payment, reconcile accounts. 7. Involvement in the budget and projection process, developing the overhead costs for the facility & administering updates & changes throughout the process. Analysis of E/A vs proposed budget. Completion of the necessary schedules in the Alcon budget package. 8. Ensure continual Quality System compliance by adherence to established and evolving Alcon and Novartis QS requirements. 9. Local and Divisional reporting as required, including headcount, Capex, operations, completed accurately and on time. 10. Cost Accounting and reporting to be completed as necessary. Including Inventory reconciliations, overhead and scrap posting and variance calculation.
Position Title
Business Planning Analyst (BPA)
Desired profile
Minimum requirements
Please refer to Specific Professional Competencies for Educational Requirements N/A Experience Minimum: 2-3 years accounting experience as higher level clerk in a manufacturing industry using a computer based costing system. Preferred: 2-3 years experience in assistant accountant/higher clerk role in pharmaceutical or medical device industry.
Job Type
Full Time
Country
Ireland
Work Location
Cork City
Functional Area
Audit & Finance
Division
ALCON
Business Unit
FINANCE & CONTROL AL
Employment Type
Temporary
Company/Legal Entity
Alcon Laboratories Ireland Ltd