Senior Accountant with management skills

PPD is a leading global contract research organization (CRO) providing discovery, development and post-approval services as well as compound partnering programs.Our clients and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations.With offices in 33 countries and more than 10,500 professionals worldwide, PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and a commitment to quality to help its clients and partners maximize returns on their R&D investments and accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics to patients.As a Senior Accountant you are responsible for all the accounting for the Nordic offices as well as managing 2 accounting assistants.You will report directly to the Finance Manager in UK. Key Tasks *Responsibility for the accurate recording of all Nordic financial transactions * Implementation of new processes and technology * Payments, inter company, balance sheet reconciliations, oversee payroll * Assisting with audits * Supervision, training and development of accounting assistants Qualifications A relevant degree within business administration and several years of practical experience in the accounting area.You have experience from an international company and is confident in the use of large multiple currency accounting package.You are experienced in managing staff.Fluent in English both written and oral as well as good knowledge of IT technology.As a person you are accurate and driven with great communications skills. Application In this recruitment PPD works with.We are eager to fill this position as soon as possible why we like to receive your application shortly.Mark your application "PPD, ref 3167". Hays is the world's leading and most experienced specialist professional recruitment company.We are represented in 27 countries in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South America, Middle East and Asia.The Hays group turn over during 2007/08 was 30 billion SEK.We were introduced on the London stock exchange as early as 1958 and are noted on their FTSE 250 list. Our focus areas in Sweden cover most of the business world's recruitment demands.At www.hays.se, you will find more information about our breadth and our depth, about current services, and about the companies we cooperate with.