The life sciences industry plays a significant role in advancing healthcare and improving the quality of life - in many cases, saving millions of lives globally. At BASE life science, this is the motivation for everything we do, aimed at pushing boundaries, seeking excellence, and making a lasting difference through consulting expertise and data-driven solutions.
Who is BASE life science?
Founded in 2007, BASE life science is a business and technology consulting enterprise working exclusively in the life sciences industry.
From our headquarters in Denmark and offices in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, we serve customers across the globe. With a deep understanding of the life sciences industry, we work hand in hand with customers to identify, develop, and implement strategic initiatives that drive growth, efficiency, and overall success through tailored solutions.
Our partnership with industry-leading solution providers, including Veeva, Salesforce, IQVIA, Benchling, and MediSpend ensures that our clients harness the full potential of the most innovative solutions on the market.
About the role
You will join the Finance department split across Copenhagen and Barcelona consisting of a CFO, a finance manager, a junior controller, five accountants and you. Together with the other teams in Enabling Areas, we support BASE in all matters relating to finance, IT, people & culture and general business support internationally.
If you have experience with invoicing, customer & project controlling, accounting and financial processes and wish to be part of a fast-growing consultancy firm that develops continuously, then BASE life science could be the perfect place for you to continue your career and make a significant impact by ensuring a faster, more efficient way of processing things.
Working in finance at BASE will, among other things, introduce you to the art of data, where you will be a part of laying the groundwork for the tools and structure BASE will use to build future expansion on; in other words, you will learn how to use data to build a business.
About the team
We are a team of many different backgrounds and areas of interest, but our collective drive to make a difference for each other, as well as for the rest of the organization, will make you feel like you are a part of a tightly knit team. The Finance team goes above and beyond and by enabling the entire organization to grow, you yourself will grow, learn and develop your skills alongside your buddy in our mentor-program.
We value a humble, relaxed, open and trusting work environment, and laughter plays a big part as it makes every workday a breeze.
As an Accountant your responsibilities include:
- Customer and project controlling.
- Assisting with monthly invoicing of customers.
- Customer and project data management.
- Assist in the monthly closing process.
- Preparing reports and dialogue with the business.
- Reconciliation of accounts.
- Assist with international reporting.
- Handling incoming requests.
- Assisting with data preparation for payroll.
We offer this position in Copenhagen, Denmark.
What makes you the best person for this job?
- 3-5 years’ experience from another accounting position.
- Strong analytical, communication, and computer skills.
- Understanding of mathematics and accounting and financial processes.
- Attention to detail.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Fluent in English as it is our corporate language, verbal and written proficiency in Danish is a plus but not a requirement.
It will be a plus if you have these additional capabilities:
- Experience with or a strong interest for handling and transforming data.
- Strong proficiency in Excel.
- Knowledge of running payroll is a plus but not a requirement.
What makes us the best employer for you?
BASE life science has been recognized as an outstanding workplace, earning us the Great Place To Work certification in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
We are proud to represent 35+ nationalities among our colleagues, and firmly believe in the power of diverse perspectives and characteristics to drive truly innovative solutions and achieving excellence.
At the heart of our organization lies a foundation grounded in five core values: team spirit, trust, openness, ambition, and execution. We cultivate an environment that champions flexibility, placing confidence in our employees to successfully complete tasks while upholding a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, we place significance in cross-functional collaboration, where niche skills and specialisms are valued and challenging the status quo is encouraged.
Additionally, we offer you:
Health insurance.
Remote work friendliness.
Ongoing learning and development.
Flexible schedules to fit your work to your routine.
Contributions to physical, social, and emotional health.
Home office setup with laptop and other electronic devices.
The chance to help make a difference for patients around the world.
Interested?
If you find this position intriguing, don't delay—submit your application in English at your earliest convenience. We are continuously reviewing and assessing all incoming candidates and eagerly await your application.
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