Finance Business Partner (1yr Fixed Term Contract)

Finance Business Partner (1yr Fixed Term Contract)

Reach your career goals with Eirgen Pharma, your future could be here

Would you like to be part of a company that has the courage, innovation, and capability to
improve and enhance patient lives across the globe?

Eirgen was founded in 2005 and since then we have continually grown and now employ over 180
employees at our site in Waterford. Our strengths lie in our capability to rapidly introduce new
products and add additional volume to existing products - ensuring supply for new product launches
and expanding market opportunities.

What makes us different is that while we continue to grow our business we have still maintained that

small company feel to our culture which enables us to ensure that our employees are always front

and centre in everything we do. By creating a progressive and dynamic working environment, where

hard work and enjoyment aren’t mutually exclusive, we have created a high performing, people-

centric culture which allows us to work in an environment where the focus is always on ensuring that

the patient comes first.

About the Job

In this role you will support the financial management of the supply chain and R&D activities of the
business, as well as taking on various general accounting month end tasks which have been shared
between the finance team members.

You will:

• ensure that the financial transactions driven by supply chain and R&D activities are in

compliance with accounting policies and SOX controls, this includes ensuring that
masterdata in SAP is correct

• ensure that senior management have access to monthly full year / next year financial

forecasts for the respective areas

• ensure that business processes and systems usage are actively reviewed for improvement,

efficiency gains and optimization

• ensure that key accounting tasks (reviews, controls, reports) are delivered as part of the

financial controllers month-end checklist

• Specifically in relation to R&D, the Finance Business Partner is annually responsible for the

internal calculation of the R&D tax credit, doing so with the support of the R&D team and an
external consultant

Books, Records and Financial Reporting

• Review, understand and take actions in relation to Supply Chain General Ledger accounting

(purchase variances, supply chain charges, yield variances, scrapping, provisions)

representative and post in SAP, drive actions with the teams to avoid / recharge, and if not
possible drive actions to initiate physical scrapping to free up warehouse space

• Calculate the monthly ‘overhead in inventory’ cost allocation and post in SAP

• Process intercompany R&D invoices, ensuring correct project assignment, internal sign-offs

and timely posting

• Review, understand and ensure compliance in relation to SOX requirements for own areas of

responsibility – engage actively with stakeholders, update narratives, propose and execute
checks / controls / improvements to aid the process and the annual audit

• Actively support the Financial Controller with the timely and accurate production of monthly

management accounts (OPKO reporting pack), including variance analysis and pack
generation / submission

• Perform additional tasks as agreed with the financial controller in relation to finance

activities, potentially in the area of cash applications, bank approvals, fixed asset completion
verifications, journal reviews, etc.

Business Partnering

• Build a relationship with key stakeholders to understand how they impact financial

transactions / results and how best to support this, with the right balance of driving business
value while remaining (financially) compliant

• Create, improve and maintain reports / calculation files / analysis tools that aid supply chain

and R&D in carrying out their activities – these can include inventory related overviews,
reject notes, cost overview for R&D (actuals and purchase orders), standards for cost
forecasts, etc.

• Understand the business processes and systems used, and suggest / support delivery of

improvements in ways of working as appropriate and relevant

• Work together with finance colleagues to create budgets (annually) and forecasts (monthly

Integrated Business Planning process), as agreed with the FP&A Manager, with a focus on
product costing / supply chain charges and R&D project costs

Audits

• Support the annual audit process by making necessary preparations with the supply chain,

operations and R&D teams in relation to ensuring the SOX process narratives and controls
are accurate and complied with; an important aspect of this will be in relation to annual
inventory count

• Act as focal point in providing requested documentation (including back-up forms,

approvals, invoices, etc.) to the external auditor for the relevant responsibility area

• Act as focal point in arranging physical walk-throughs of the process between the external

auditor and the supply chain, operations and R&D teams as relevant / requested

Masterdata Management

to comply with inventory valuation accounting policies; the role is responsible for
performing all product costing in SAP and troubleshooting costing issues

• Define, create and run as relevant control reports in relation to key material masterdata

fields to ensure continued compliance and up to date costing

• Support Supply Chain with the optimization of masterdata creation / change processes as

relevant

• Annually, ensure purchasing prices and other relevant supply chain conditions for the

following year are reviewed and updated in SAP, and these assumptions are (1) used in
budgeting and (2) translated into updated cost estimates per 1/1 of the following year

About you

You are a qualified or part qualified accountant (Abba/ACA/CIMA) with a minimum two years’
experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally in a Pharma or regulated company.

You are knowledgeable in US GAAP, Irish GAAP/IFRS and SOX and have experience using ERP software
packages, specifically SAP. You have excellent Excel and spreadsheet knowledge while PowerQuery
and PowerBI are an advantage.

You demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and you are able to engage positively with cross functional
team and stakeholders. You are a natural influencer, comfortable with your ability to identify risks and
opportunities and manage same and driven by the task and showing flexibility to ensure results are
achieved.

You are possess the ability to implement efficient processes to deliver for the business. You excel in
planning, data analysis and can prioritise effectively. You have the ability to self-reflect and self-
manage, you enjoy gaining knowledge, continuous improvement and solving problems.

Working at Eirgen – What to expect

At Eirgen, we have developed a diverse, people-centric, high performance culture where people are

enabled to achieve their potential.

If you are working at Eirgen, then we think you’ve got something special. Our employees are high-

performing and work as part of a cohesive team, they are dedicated people who are driven to

succeed and are rewarded with competitive salaries and an attractive range of benefits including

opportunities for career progression and continuing education.

Apply for the above role by sending your CV to opportunities@eirgen.com including the job title in

the subject.