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Associate Finance Cambridge, East of England, England

Amgen

Full Time Cambridge, East of England, England 24000 - 35370 GBP ANNUAL Today

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Finance

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

FINANCE ASSOCIATE

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What you will do

This is a great opportunity to join a growing organization and accounts team in a varied role, assisting across a wide range of finance processes. This new role has been created due to growth in our business and would suit an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual eager to learn and pursue ACCA or CIMA qualifications. Study support is offered.

Key responsibilities:

Common to each responsibility is the need for strong analytical skills and the ability to accurately process and interpret large amounts of data.

Partnering closely with the Commercial team, you will support analysis and processing of our commercial sales rebates:

Processing and validating complex customer rebate claims, together with communicating with customers regarding questions and issues within those claims.
Maintaining and providing audit evidence regarding UK sales rebates to external auditors & handling initial audit queries.
Sell-through invoice testing to validate sales rebate claims.
Produce reporting to analyse UK and Ireland sales accrual balances.

Working as part of the financial accounting team, you will support all aspects of our financial compliance responsibilities, including:

Support with data analysis for compilation of the UK and Ireland VAT returns.
Support with month end and quarter end activities, such as Balance Sheet clearing accounts review.
Coordinate ad-hoc accounting requirements, such as ad-hoc accruals; journal entry requirements etc.
Analyse data and financial results for completion of statutory surveys.
Monitoring compliance with accounting policies, investigation and resolution of identified non-compliance and support in training our staff.

Be part of our team

You would be joining the UK & Ireland Finance team which provides a compliance bedrock for the growth of our business, together with a high level of support through forecasting, business partnering and commercial contracting. You would be working within both the FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) and F&A (Finance and Accounting) sub-teams.

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What we expect of you

Demonstrable understanding of numeracy and accounting (e.g. through relevant degree / professional accounting apprenticeship).
Strong numeracy and analytical skills with the ability to accurately process and interpret large amounts of data

A detail-oriented approach and a keen eye for accuracy.
Proficiency in financial modelling and Excel
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with internal colleagues and external customers
Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines
Self motivated and able to work both independently and within a team

THRIVE

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Vast opportunities to learn, including support with studying for a professional accounting qualification, as well as to move up and across our global organization
Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

LOCATION: Cambridge office with flexibility to work from home

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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