Accounts Clerk in Weybridge

Come and Save Lives with Us! SERB is a fast-growing specialty pharmaceutical company that equips healthcare providers worldwide with life‑saving medicines for patients facing rare conditions and emergencies. For over 30 years we have consistently provided emergency medicines, medical countermeasures, and the world’s leading portfolio of antidotes.

Today SERB has over 500 employees in 18 countries and group revenue in excess of €400m. With a strong presence in the US, Europe, and the Middle East, along with a global network of trusted distribution partners, we make a broad range of essential medicines available in over 100 countries. Having the right culture is as important to us as having the right portfolio. We are guided by our four values:

• We make patients our priority
• We act with accountability and integrity
• We work together as one team
• We look for better ways forward

By expanding our reach through selective acquisitions and entering new markets, we’re not just supplying medicine; we’re improving the standard of care for more patients around the world.

Broad Overview

Provide support to the finance team by undertaking day‑to‑day accounting tasks such as processing invoices, reconciling bank statements, maintaining accurate financial records, and assisting with credit control. The role will involve handling supplier and customer queries and supporting month‑end close activities, all while ensuring data accuracy and smooth financial operations.

Your responsibilities include:

• Purchase ledger
  • Accurately recording purchase invoices in accounting system
  • Ensuring appropriate authorisations are gathered and recorded in a timely and efficient manner
  • Making payments to suppliers on a timely basis
  • Supporting spend requesters in raising, maintaining, approving and receipting purchase orders
  • Reviewing and maintaining open purchase orders, clearing any remaining balances
  • Advising on expected cash payments to assist with treasury forecasting
  • Creation of suppliers, and other relevant administrative tasks
• Other payment methods
  • Assisting with analysing and recording payments through other payment channels, such as credit cards and personal expenses
  • Assisting with reconciling monthly closing balances on such channels
• Sales ledger
  • Monitoring receivables balances and chasing overdue balances
  • Advising on expected cash receipts to assist with treasury forecasting
  • Issuing statements to customers
• Cash
  • Recording bank transactions in accounting system
  • Allocating receipts against customer invoices
  • Performing bank reconciliations
  • Ensuring petty cash is accurately maintained and controlled
  • Assisting with the maintenance of banking systems as required
• Other
  • Assisting with analysis of spend
  • Maintaining Standard Operating Procedures as relevant to area of responsibility
  • Routine administration of travel and expenses system
  • Other ad hoc tasks from time to time, as relevant to area of responsibility and expertise

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list, and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties compatible with your experience and competencies. This description may be varied from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.

To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate:

• Experience of working in similar roles
• Excellent communication skills, with highly diligent, organised and efficient approach to work.
• Strong numerical skills with high attention to detail
• Competency in MS Office applications
• Competency in use of Finance systems (background in SAP and SAGE would be an advantage)

SERB Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer. We offer competitive compensation & benefit packages, challenging opportunities and a culture of working together in a supportive way built on our strong foundation of values.