Trainee Accountant

Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients.

The role

This fully on-site role is responsible for day‐to‐day finance operations including cashbook management, AR/AP processing, reconciliations, and HMRC‐compliant import documentation. They will support month‐end close, management reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and intercompany accounting, with direct reporting to corporate finance. Lastly, they will ensure compliance with accounting standards, audit requirements, and company policies while driving continuous process improvements across finance operations.

Main Responsibilities:

• Management of the company cashbook and cash allocation.
• Assistance with accounts receivable and accounts payable – including raising & processing 150+ invoices/credit notes per month and communication with clients & customers to rectify any queries.
• Import document preparation for HMRC compliance including decision making, liaising with internal and external contacts and IPR imports.
• Ensuring expenses are claimed in accordance with company policy.
• Numerous reconciliations to the general ledger.
• Participation in month end process and production of management accounts.
• Reporting financial information directly to corporate finance.
• Assistance with forecasting for numerous departments.
• Update and analysis of the monthly revenue including forecasting.
• Assistance with external audit.
• Assistance with stock reconciliation.
• Preparation of general accruals/prepayments.
• Intercompany reporting and reconciliation.
• Assistance with budget preparation.
• Compliance with international accounting standards.
• Identifying & implementing processes as part of continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified to degree level in a financial discipline.
• Advance competence level in Microsoft Excel.
• Intermediate competence level in Microsoft Word.
• Honest and trustworthy.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving.
• Customer focused.
• Self-motivated.
• Conscientious.

Benefits

At PCI, we believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. That's why we are committed to providing a benefits package designed to support your well-being and enhance your overall quality of life. Here's what we offer:

• Employer Pension: Secure your future with our employer pension scheme (above statutory pension).
• Competitive Salaries: We offer competitive salaries that reflect your dedication and contributions.
• Generous Annual Leave: Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Family Friendly Benefits: Enjoy a range of benefits designed to support your family life.
• Staff Engagement: We value your dedication with recognition schemes and long-service awards.
• Health and Well-being: Your health matters. Count on our support with generous sick pay, access to a 24/7 GP through our employee assistance program, mental health support, and life assurance up to 4 times your annual salary.
• On-Site Subsidized Canteen.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Development Opportunities: Invest in your future with our training programs, coaching opportunities, LinkedIn Learning, and further education options.

Join us and be part of building the bridge between life changing therapies and patients.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement: PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

At PCI, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our company’s purpose: Together, delivering life-changing therapies. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace by holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards of understanding, fairness, respect, and equal opportunity – at every level. We envision a PCI community where everyone can belong and grow, and we strive to bring this vision to reality by continuously and intentionally assessing our people practices, policies and programs, marketing approach, and workplace culture.

At PCI, we have an uncompromising focus on providing quality and operational excellence and providing the industry leading customer experience. Our people make all of this happen, so providing an industry leading experience for our people is equally as important. By creating an authentic culture of purposeful work, we aspire to be an interesting and fulfilling place for talented individuals to grow careers. We live a philosophy of intentional learning combined with real-life experience supported by a fair and competitive rewards program. We are individuals, teams and a company that believes in our purpose and our approach is simple, the people who work at PCI fuel our business; we don’t say no, we figure out how.