Title:  Accountant, Accounts Payable

Location: Amman, Jordan

Job Type: Full-time

Hashtag: #LI-AA2

About Us

For over 45 years, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has been putting better health within reach, every day, by creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to those who need them. We are helping to shape a healthier world that enriches all our communities, and our global team of 9,500+ empowered employees are central to this mission.

As a trusted and reliable partner of over 800 high-quality generics, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products, we are driven to improve access to medicine. Through our 29 manufacturing plants, 9 R&D centers across the MENA, North America and Europe, our footprint allows us to play a critical role in serving patients. 

Description:

We are looking for a talented Accountant, Accounts Payable – German Speaker to join us. At Hikma you’ll be supported by a culture of progress and belonging where people are encouraged to develop, wellbeing is prioritised and our inclusive approach values contributions from all. We’re seeking candidates who embody our values: Innovative, driven to keep learning; Caring, genuinely compassionate in their work; and Collaborative, eager to solve problems together.

If you want to be part of a team that cares about impact, this is the place for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Policies, Processes & Procedures

Follows all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner

Day- to-day operations

• Follows the day-to-day operations related to own job to ensure continuity of work

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Coordinates with all company functions to ensure the completeness of the period related expenses and related accruals, prepayments, provisions, other debit & credit balances.
• Assists in performing month end close requirements, including preparing and booking journal entries to ensure keeping track of such entries.
• Prepares monthly balance sheet reconciliations under supervision to present it to management in a timely manner.
• Contributes to the analysis of financial information and reviews financial reports to identify any significant variances, trends and irregularities.
• Assists in the preparation of quarterly and year end disclosures to hand it for management in a timely manner.
• Coordinates and works with internal and external auditors to provide them with adequate support while performing their audits.
• Assists in Collaborations with other sectors within financial team to produce financial reports efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the period closing activities to ensure the timely delivery of monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements and analytical reports.

Continuous Improvement

• Contributes to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of processes and practices taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement

Reporting

• Assists in the preparation of timely and accurate reports of accounting to meet company and department requirements, policies and standards

Safety, Quality & Environment

• Complies with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

Related Assignments

• Performs other related duties or assignments as directed

Qualifications:

We are looking for candidates whose experience and skills align closely with the qualifications outlined below:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant field, preferably with a masters.

Experience:

• 0-3 years’ experience in accounting or other relevant practice experience.

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