Four Pillars Talent Looking for Director of Accounting – Biotech at United States Full Time

Director of Accounting – Biotech

The Director of Accounting will serve as the accounting lead for various areas: preclinical, research, CMC, and regulatory activities. The individual needs to have strong operational experience in a biotech or pharma company with month-end close process including accounts payable, accruals and budget/forecasting operations. This position can be scoped at the Associate Director or Senior Manager level as well depending on experience.

Responsibilities:

· Liaise with multiple groups in R&D, Clinical business operations, CROs, and vendors regarding: tracking of all R&D contracts, the overall progress of projects to budget, and status of completion of work at the period end

· Collaborate with R&D operations, Clinical business operations and contracts team for contracts and work orders for amendment of existing contracts and new contracts for planned projects

· Own the accounting close for all R&D activities

· Generate and manage all R&D accruals models and perform monthly journal entries related to all R&D accruals

· Propose automated solutions to R&D accrual accounting for future consideration

· Manage at least one direct report, the Clinical Finance Manager

· Responsible for review of clinical accruals prepared by the Clinical Finance Manager

· Support budget, forecasting and R&D long range planning process

· Proactively examine R&D-purchase orders to assess percentage completion or timing of delivery of goods or services

· Review monthly account reconciliations and assist with forecasting detailed R&D roll forwards

· Prepare reports and presentations to management on the status of each accrual area

· Own desktop procedures and required steps under SOX for each month-end close; understanding of how R&D accrual process impacts overall SOX risk.

Background Profile:

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

· CPA / CMA / MAcc / MSA / MA / MBA a plus

· Ideally 10+ years of strong Clinical Accounting / R&D Accounting experience

· Biotech / Pharma industry experience required

· Previous public accounting audit / assurance and technical accounting experience a plus

· Experience with SOX

Compensation: the compensation will be generous and includes a base salary, annual bonus and RSUs.

Exploratory conversations are currently being conducted, for immediate consideration or interest, please apply today.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is NOT available.

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