Job description
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We’re not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
The Role
The GL Accountant will be a key member of the EMEA finance team reporting to the EMEA Accounting Manager. The rapidly expanding global Finance organization based in Budapest, Hungary supports the accounting, payroll, and other related daily processes of more than 1,400 employees across 22 countries in Europe.
The GL Accountant will be involved in all aspects of the regular accounting activities, will participate in projects and will be expected to leverage their experience to drive innovation within the group. This role plays a crucial part in the monthly, quarterly financial close processes, maintaining compliance with accounting standards, and contributing to overall financial excellence.
What You’ll Do
- Participate actively in the monthly and quarterly close processes for multiple EMEA entities
- Be involved in day-to-day accounting activities
- Ensure compliance with SOX policies
- Cooperate with external accounting service providers and auditors in several countries
- Actively participate in process improvements and projects
- Be involved in the training and education of junior team members
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- 3+ years of post-qualification experience, with a strong focus on GL
- Familiarity with US GAAP, FRS 102 is essential
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skill
- Detail-oriented yet able to reflect on and understand the big picture
- Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment where change is the norm; strong multi-tasking skills, and flexibility to switch from one project to the next quickly
Nice to Have
- Recognized accounting qualification (CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Experience with NetSuite and/or Blackline and/or Concur is an advantage
- Experience working in a publicly traded, high-tech, high-growth company preferred
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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
