Our client is a publicly traded global biotech company dedicated to discovering and developing the next generation of medicines for the treatment of serious diseases. They offer a collaborative work environment and a career track for you to advance within the organization.
We are currently recruiting for a G & A Senior Accountant to join their team in San Francisco, CA.
If you have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, FP&A background or Big 4 experience and 3-5 years’ experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, please submit your resume to [email protected].
Job Summary
The ideal candidate has a high sense of urgency, strictly adheres to close timelines, and loves being part of a hard-working, committed and fun team. He/she will be responsible for preparing all general & administrative expenses on a monthly basis, and will collaborate with the clinical operations, project management, research, contracts, finance & accounting groups. This position will report to the senior accounting manager.
Required Skills:
- Liaise with multiple groups and vendors monthly regarding overall progress of consulting arrangements to budget, completion of work at period end by contractors, and acquisition, disposition, and depreciation of fixed assets
- Post cash and investment journal entries
- Collaborate with G&A operations, corporate operations, human resources, and facilities and contracts to gain an understanding of drafted contracts, SOWs, and work orders for planned projects
- Proactively examine purchase orders to assess percentage completion or timing of delivery of goods or services
- Design and maintain accrual models in MS Excel
- Propose automated solutions to accrual accounting for future consideration
- Assist the accounting manager in review of contracts
- Analyze invoice data and compare to budget, contracts, and work orders to derive needed accruals or prepaid expenses at each period end
- Compile monthly account reconciliations and work with FP&A on detailed consultant roll forwards
- Prepare reports and presentations to management on the status of each accrual area, and on cash and investment balances
- Document desktop procedures and perform required steps under SOX for each month-end close
- Provide assistance to accounting manager and controller on ad hoc projects as needed
Required Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- FP&A background is a plus
- Big 4 experience a plus
- Must have 3 years of experience with G&A
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and work under pressure
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Three years of experience in an accounting or auditing role
- Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience is highly desired
- Outstanding ability to communicate complex information (written and verbal) quickly
- Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite tools