Accounting Analyst in Basingstoke

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Location: Basingstoke

Hybrid/Remote: Hybrid

Reports to: Associate Director, UK Finance

About Lilly: Lilly is a global healthcare leader dedicated to improving lives through innovation, scientific excellence, and compassionate care. For more than a century, our mission has remained the same: to develop high‑quality medicines that address real patient needs, advance the understanding and treatment of disease, and strengthen the communities we serve. Our worldwide teams work together to deliver life‑changing therapies and meaningful impact.

What you’ll do: The UK Accounting Analyst is responsible for managing key elements of the UK’s daily accounting operations and ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting. This role requires strong technical accounting capability and plays a critical part in month‑end close, audit support, and ongoing enhancement of financial systems, processes, and controls. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, sound judgement, and a proactive, solution‑oriented approach.

• Lead UK VAT compliance, including return preparation, close activities, VAT advisory support, and acting as the primary HMRC liaison.
• Oversee UK treasury activities, including cashflow forecasting, banking operations, dividend processes, and insurance administration.
• Manage accounting for UK pension and medical schemes, ensuring accurate general ledger entries and supporting statutory and corporate reporting.
• Lead end‑to‑end accounting for UK & Ireland rebate schemes, delivering accurate submissions and comprehensive documentation to ensure full audit readiness.
• Support statutory reporting and month‑end and year‑end close activities.
• Maintain strong financial controls, governance, documentation, and overall compliance.
• Prepare ad‑hoc financial analysis and reporting as required.
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvement, enhanced controls, and operational efficiencies across the finance function.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong technical skillset across financial reporting, analysis, and control frameworks.
• Advanced Excel skills and solid financial analysis capability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Proven problem‑solving ability and confidence identifying issues and delivering effective solutions.
• Demonstrated accounting proficiency.

Additional Preferred Skills:

• Recognised accounting qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience working with SAP.

EMBRACING DIVERSITY: Embracing diversity is at the core of our long-held value of respect for people. It is the lens through which we understand and respond to the unique needs of the millions of individuals who depend on our medicines. For us, embracing diversity means understanding, respecting, and valuing differences, including but not limited to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. The greatest measure of our diversity efforts is our ability to attract and retain exceptional employees who feel comfortable in a culture that supports them being themselves. Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

At Lilly we strive to ensure our employees are part of a team that cares about them and our shared purpose of making life better for those around the world. We hope that you seek to join us on our journey as we create medicine and deliver improved outcomes for patients across the globe!