Finance Assistant
At Eakin Healthcare we put our patient at the heart of everything we do.
Fifty years ago, it all started with one man’s mission: pharmacist, Tom George Eakin. He saw his patients struggling with leaking urostomy pouches and decided enough was enough. He got to work and formulated what would become the game-changing, eakin Cohesive® seal.
Fast forward to today, and we’re still keeping it in the family. We’ve grown a lot since then, both organically and through acquisitions. We now have a team of over 700 colleagues across three manufacturing sites and 12 sales and distribution centres. We’re making a difference in three therapeutic areas:
- Ostomy
- Respiratory
- Surgical
We’re proud to export our innovative products to over 60 countries through a network of 40 distributors plus our own offices in Japan, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium and Luxemburg.
We’re good at what we do – come and join us!
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Finance Assistant will assist in the financial control and reporting environments for TG Eakin Ltd within the Eakin Group and will have responsibilities for these activities reporting directly to the TGE Finance Manager. They will work primarily with existing accounts department personnel, and where relevant, HR and other departments. The Finance Assistant will be responsible for the provision of relevant, timely and accurate financial and operating information as directed.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Financial Administration
Duties include but not limited to, the administration & management of the monthly and also year end close processes for TG Eakin Ltd (TGE) and Eakin R&D Ltd (ERD) to include:
- Assist in the preparation of weekly and monthly payroll of TGE Ltd and ERD Ltd.
- Providing payroll back-up to other group companies
- Monthly administration of TGE, ERD and EHGL pension scheme
- Manage other EU payroll for journal and payment purposes
- Preparation of the IE Monthly payroll
- Bank reconciliations
- Journal entries including stock valuations, accruals, prepayments and intercompany reconciliations
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Month end intercompany stock
- Manage the financial administration of capital projects
- Completion of statistical forms
- Completion of month end files to audit standard including the preparation of all backup documentation
Other
- To adhere to the company’s Equal Opportunities policy and Dignity at work policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible
- To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the company’s’ Health and Safety policy
- To adhere to the company’s Quality policy and Environmental policy
- To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required
KEY SKILLS
Essential
- Qualified Accounting Technician or similar third level professional qualification recognised in Northern Ireland
- Experience of running a payroll system
- Experience of managing purchase & sales ledgers in a busy office environment
- Experience co-ordinating numerous tasks with varying deadlines
- Proven competency in maintaining comprehensive audit files for all areas of responsibility
- Proven competency of working in, and knowledge of, a computerised accounting system, financial reporting and control software (ideally Sage, but not essential)
- Strong knowledge of computer-based presentation software especially Excel, Word and Outlook
- Experience of working in a busy account’s office environment in the delivery of relevant, timely and accurate financial information including daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly management information and year-end financial accounts
Desirable
- 5 years' experience of working in a busy accounts office environment in the delivery of relevant, timely and accurate financial information including daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly management information and year-end financial accounts
- Experience in a specialist manufacturing environment would be an advantage
- Experience of using SAGE 200 would be an advantage
- Experience of using electronic document management system would be an advantage
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
- TGE Finance Manager
- Finance Director Group Accounting
- Chief Finance Officer
- Other accounts department personnel
- Research & Development, Operations and Sales & Marketing managers and personnel
External
- Overseas Distributors
- Suppliers
- Personnel in Pelican, Cardiff (Group Companies)
- External Auditors
- HMRC
COMPETENCIES
Balances stakeholders
Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
Collaborates
Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Communicates effectively
Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Decision quality
Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
Financial acumen
Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
Customer focus
Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Ensures accountability
Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Nimble learning
Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
