Senior Financial Analyst

Based in Gosselies, the mission of Catalent Cell and Gene Therapy is to deliver optimized process industrialization capacities to cell therapy organizations and speed up the arrival of their therapies onto the market. From technology selection to business modelling, through GMP manufacturing, process development, quality services, Catalent’s teams are fully committed to helping their clients fulfil their objective of providing sustainable and affordable therapies to their patients.

To support the finance department we are hiring a **Senior Financial Analyst**

**Position Summary**

Catalent Gosselies, Belgium is a Cell Therapy facility. The Finance Department is responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, for the general ledger as well as for all aspects of project accounting. Additionally, the group provides analysis and decision-making support to Corporate and Gosselies site management teams.

At this facility we are looking for a Senior Accountant who possess solid communication, IT, organizational and analytical skills. The Senior Accountant will be responsible various accounting and financial reporting activities including leading certain areas of the month-end closing and reporting, reconciling various accounts, ledgers, sub-ledgers, assessing internal controls, performing monthly balance sheet, income statement variance analysis, inventory, fixed assets, and leases.

This role will have significant exposure to Senior Finance Leadership as well Catalent’s Corporate Finance Leadership and Project management function. This role provides significant opportunity to learn and grow in fast paced and growth driven environment. If you are looking to change your career from Public Accounting to Industry, this role could give you best of both the worlds - a dynamic and challenging environment as well plenty of opportunities to learn and make a positive impact to the organization.

**The Role**:

- Preparing financial analyses and reports.
- Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet and general ledger accounts.
- Assisting with annual audit preparations.
- Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
- Contributing to the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
- Performing other accounting duties and supporting junior staff as required or assigned.
- Preparation of monthly accounting entries related to revenue, deferred revenue, contract assets, COGS and related accounts.
- Assist Site Finance Leadership on various financial reporting matters to support strategic decision making.
- Leading the month-end closing and reporting processes including liaising with Catalent Corporate Finance team.
- Understands how business decisions impact financial results of the business unit and utilizes financial tools to help calculate and monitor key business targets, including revenue, Contribution Margin, EBITDA as well as asset financial metrics including ROA, ROI, IRR.
- Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Knowledge of Belgian GAAP
- 4+ years’ experience within financial reporting function of a private or public entity with an ability to understand US GAAP/SEC or other accounting standards.
- Experience in public accounting (Audits, consulting etc.), preferred.
- Experience with IFRS15/ ASC 606, is a plus
- Strong work ethic and passion to learn new skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment with firm deadlines.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong communication (verbal and written) skills and be able to communicate with leadership in effective manner.
- Strong data research, analytical and Excel skills
- Working experience with Power BI is a plus.

**Position Benefits**
- Full-time position (40h/week)
- An indeterminate contract
- The opportunity to take part in a growing dynamic biotech company in a human-sized working environment with a convivial atmosphere
- Health & Group Insurance
- Meal vouchers, Eco-vouchers
- Company car

**Catalent’s standard leadership competencies that are used to interview and for Performance & Development**:

- Delivers Results
- Leads with Integrity and Respect
- Demonstrates Business Acumen
- Fosters Collaboration and Teamwork
- Champions Change
- Engages and Inspires
- Coaches and Develo

**Catalent offre des opportunités enrichissantes pour faire avancer votre carrière** Rejoignez le leader mondial du développement et de la production de médicaments et aidez-nous à proposer plus de 7 000 produits qui sauvent et améliorent la vie des patients du monde entier. Catalent est une société internationale passionnante et en pleine croissance où les employés travaillent directement avec des sociétés pharmaceutiques, biopharmaceutiques et de santé grand public de toutes tailles pour faire progresser de nouveaux médicaments, du développement précoce aux essais cliniques et à la mise sur le marché. Catalent produit