Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

As a Financial Controller, your main tasks will be:

Support monthly & yearly closing processes :

• Manage the payroll finance considerations, including preparation of the monthly reporting,
• Review trial balances submitted by accounting team, including results analysis by Business Unit,
• Support the preparation of group reporting packages and make proposals to enhance the process,
• Act as a single point of contact for global entities in relation with the group intercompany reconciliation process,
• Manage the audit process, in close cooperation with the accounting team & the finance manager,
• Maintain and enhance existing procedure in order to increase the reliability and efficiency of the closing processes

Internal processes implementation / enhancements :

• Support the accounting team in identifying areas of improvement within the ERP, and drive the changes together with the Global Finance IT team,
• Support the Finance Manager in the implementation of new IT tools (Purchasing module, Treasury Management System, …) and related processes / procedures,
• Implement, maintain and enhance processes, in very close cooperation with our Group Treasury department, to organize the proper accounting of our legal entity dedicated to group treasury operations,

Manage Group Invoicing Schemes :

• Manage the monthly invoice issuance process , ensuring proper billing in due times,
• Act as the single point of contact for any invoicing related matter, and solve any issues/questions arising from the business,
• Maintain and enhance the group invoicing process & related reporting tools

Miscellaneous :

• Follow-up of legal documentation, in close cooperation with our Group Legal Department,
• Overall support to the Finance Manager in its-day-to-day activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA certificate is a plus.
• Proven working experience as auditor or financial (3-5 years) in a multinational company
• Advanced Office experience, including advanced use of Excel (Data Modelling / M language / DAX language will be considered as a strong asset)
• Excellent understanding and management of Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Profit and Loss
• Proven working experience in leading month-end close process.
• Fluent in English