General Ledger Accountant

IQVIA™ is the leading human data science company focused on helping healthcare clients find unparalleled insights and better solutions for patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness the power of healthcare data, domain expertise, transformative technology, and advanced analytics to drive healthcare forward.

PURPOSE
You will be a member of the new IQVIA financial shared services center in Bratislava Slovakia, supporting our operations in EMEA, which is an integral part of our global financial shared services network.
On this position, you will assist the Team Leader responsible for the accounting and reporting requirements for the Company’s legal entities in a number of countries in EMEA. This includes a broad range of day-to-day general accounting duties to ensure the entities’ books are complete and accurate and are reported to the US parent company in a timely fashion each month. The primary focus will be to ensure strict adherence to US GAAP, internal financial policies, and ensure compliance with IQVIA Financial Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

RESPONSIBILITIES
•Support month end process and statutory related processes within deadlines and instructions.
•Ensure that accounting records are thoroughly maintained in preparation for independent audits.
•Provide full audit support during annual independent audits
•Perform or review close related ledger tasks, e.g. accruals, provisions, journals postings.
•Prepare or review accounts reconciliations on timely basis in accordance with Group internal control guidelines.
•Perform and review SOX controls in line with Group internal guidelines.
•Participate in local projects or initiatives

•Ensure appropriate communication with all business partners and support business partners in financial decisions, if required.

•Maintain and improve technical accounting skills.
•Support the onboarding of additional countries to the new IQVIA financial shared services center in Bratislava Slovakia.
•Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

•General Ledger Accounting background preferably with Finance Shared Service.
•Strong communication skills – effective verbal and written communication skills in English language is MUST
•other language ( French, German, Italian, Spanish) is advantage
•Attention to detail and a high degree of intellectual curiosity; inquisitive.
•Ability to exercise judgment within procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and managers.
•Sense of urgency and ability to juggle and prioritize multiple work requirements to meet deadlines.
•Strong customer service focus, with a drive to ensure that we exceed the expectations of our customers.
•Commitment to delivering quality results and overcoming obstacles and challenges in a time-sensitive environment.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

•Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years’ experience in accounting.
•Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
•Technical accounting skills.
•Good analytical and numeracy skills.
•Ability to identify financial issues and execute mitigating actions.
•Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple work requirements to meet deadlines.
•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients

Join Us

Making a positive impact on human health takes insight, curiosity, and intellectual courage. It takes brave minds, pushing the boundaries to transform healthcare. Regardless of your role, you will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and ultimately improve outcomes for patients.

Forge a career with greater purpose, make an impact, and never stop learning.