Senior Associate - Audit Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences

Build Trust and Solve Complex Problems in Assurance

Join a team dedicated to building trust in society and solving important problems. You will support multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare clients in navigating increasingly complex financial reporting, regulatory, and audit environments. Working with leading organisations, you will contribute to audits of multinational groups, review complex accounting estimates, evaluate financial reporting processes, and support clients through a rapidly evolving business and regulatory landscape.

Your Impact

• Lead and coordinate audit engagements for clients operating in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, and consumer health sectors.
• Evaluate significant accounting judgments, including impairment assessments, intangible asset valuations, and business combination accounting.
• Review management forecasts, cash flow projections, and key financial assumptions supporting asset recoverability and strategic investment decisions.
• Analyse internal governance documentation, board and committee materials, and external market intelligence to assess financial reporting implications.
• Perform and review testing of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Swiss and international auditing standards.
• Support audits of multinational groups with exposure to US reporting requirements and complex regulatory environments.
• Collaborate directly with senior client stakeholders, including Finance Directors, CFOs, and business unit leaders.
• Coach and develop junior team members while supporting engagement planning, resource coordination, and quality delivery.
• Contribute to the continuous enhancement of audit methodologies and industry-specific insights within the Pharma & Life Sciences sector.

Your Skill Set

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• In progress towards, or completed, a professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent).
• Experience auditing multinational organisations within the pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or consumer industries.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, accounting estimates, and internal control frameworks.
• Experience reviewing financial models, forecasts, and valuation-related assumptions.
• Exposure to audits of listed entities and multinational group environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.

What We Offer

• Exposure to leading pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations in Switzerland and internationally.
• Opportunities to work on complex accounting and assurance matters in a highly regulated sector.
• Continuous professional development and support for professional qualifications.
• A collaborative and inclusive environment focused on innovation, learning, and career growth.
• Flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to build an international network within the global organisation.

Your Benefits

Hybrid Flexible Working Model

Our work model enables you to spend part of your time working in the office and part at home, unless you are at your client's premises, which is always the priority. This approach allows you to tailor your schedule to your personal working style.

Learn and Grow

Our learning and development approach helps you gain valuable skills and knowledge to advance your career. We offer a variety of internal and external courses for training and upskilling. Identify your strengths and areas for improvement, gain new skills to achieve your professional goals, build confidence, enhance your job performance, and take your career to the next level.

Sustainable Performance

We are committed to creating an environment of sustainable performance. We offer a range of resources such as sustainable performance workshops, self-leadership trainings, resilience and mindfulness sessions, nutrition webinars, and yoga courses.

Vacation and Leave

From maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to vacation and paid leave, we know it is essential to take time away from work. You can enjoy a variety of leave options to recharge, relax, or achieve personal milestones.

Volunteering

We encourage you to participate in volunteer work by offering paid time off for volunteering activities. Our Corporate Sustainability programmes help you find purpose and fulfilment while working with us.

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