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Financial Controller

August Bioservices, LLC · Nashville, TN · 1 mo ago
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We need to produce HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes description about company, role overview, responsibilities list, qualifications list (some split into Required Qualifications and maybe Preferred? Actually there is "Required Qualifications" then later "Preferred Qualifications"? The text shows "Required Qualifications" then list items, then later "Preferred Qualifications" with items. Also there is a paragraph about Credo culture. We need to map sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (maybe combine required qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe preferred?), Skills (maybe advanced Excel etc?), Benefits (none given), Pay (none), Schedule (none). We should not create sections with placeholder or no content. So we include only sections with content: About the role, Responsibilities, Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Skills (maybe we can embed skills within qualifications). But we need to follow headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can map Required Qualifications to "Requirements". Preferred Qualifications to "Qualifications". Skills maybe from list: Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools and financial planning software; excellent analytical, communication, leadership abilities; etc. Could be a Skills section. However the posting already includes those under qualifications. But we can still create a Skills section if we extract skill-specific items. However we must not invent content; we can take those items and put them under Skills. But we must ensure we don't duplicate content? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. It doesn't forbid duplication? It says preserve all substantive information; we can reorganize but must not lose info. Duplication might be okay but better to avoid redundancy. However we can split qualifications into Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (technical/soft skills). That seems reasonable. We need to strip boilerplate: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The text includes a long credo paragraph at end; that's not boilerplate? It's cultural statement; we could include under About the role maybe as part of company description. But we need to avoid fluff? It's substantive? It's about culture; could be included under About the role. We'll keep it. Now parse the posting: First paragraph: "Headquartered in Nashville, TN – one of the fastest-growing and most exciting cities in the United States – August Bioservices is a privately-owned, high-growth, and high-impact Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). As a US-based outsourcing partner that provides a wide array of expert drug discovery, drug formulation, and drug manufacturing services to pharma and biotech companies of all sizes, we play a vital role in the global pharmaceutical industry. Our work is instrumental in helping to develop molecules today that can become the life-changing therapies of tomorrow. To support our growth plans, August is investing significant capital in a two-phase expansion project – including building a new state-of-the-art facility adjacent to our current facility. For those seeking dynamic opportunities, rewarding career paths and a chance to make a difference in global health, come grow with August! The Financial Controller will drive the integrity of financial reporting and the financial planning process for August Bioservices. Additionally, they will lead accounting operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide strategic financial insights to enable scalable growth in the biotech sector." That's the role overview. Then responsibilities list: many items with bullet points. Then "Required Qualifications" heading then list items (some weird numbering). Then later "Preferred Qualifications" heading then list items. We need to extract each bullet's text. Let's extract responsibilities bullets: 1. Manage all accounting operations including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions. 2. Lead month-end and year-end close processes; oversee the timely, accurate monthly financial statements and management reports, including board, lender and investor reporting. 3. Support the development of appropriate accounting activities for key workstreams for August Bio including payroll, manufacturing and cost accounting, as well as customer deposit and pass through activities, 4. Oversee cash flow management, working capital optimization, and treasury controls; manage banking relationships. 5. Ensure GAAP compliance and internal controls; implement and maintain internal controls; coordinate internal and external audits. 6. Manage and develop the finance team; assign responsibilities, set goals, and provide coaching. 7. Support regulatory and compliance reporting (tax, statutory filings, grant reporting if applicable). 8. Collaborate with manufacturing, R&D, operations, and commercial teams to drive appropriate accounting processes, cost containment, pricing strategy, and profitability optimization. 9. Lead ERP/financial systems initiatives; own chart of accounts, cost centers, financial data integrity, and automation opportunities. 10. Develop scalable accounting policies and procedures; document processes and maintain robust internal controls. 11. Support financial planning and analysis activities including forecasting, providing analysis of results versus forecast, and supporting pricing decisions. Now Required Qualifications bullets (note there is a weird first bullet with Bachelor’s degree etc but also a duplicate bullet with same content? Let's parse: The snippet: Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting/controller experience; biotech or life sciences and manufacturing experience (including pass through activities). Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls; experience with SOX/compliance frameworks.
  • Proven experience with ERP system implementation and maintenance (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) and financial consolidation.
  • Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools and financial planning software.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership abilities; ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
  • Detail-oriented with a strategic mindset and problem-solving skills. Note there is also a bullet with posinset=12 earlier that seems misnumbered; but we can treat the first bullet as Bachelor's degree etc. Thus Required Qualifications list: - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA preferred. - 10+ years of progressive accounting/controller experience; biotech or life sciences and manufacturing experience (including pass through activities). Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls; experience with SOX/compliance frameworks. - Proven experience with ERP system implementation and maintenance (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) and financial consolidation. - Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools and financial planning software. - Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership abilities; ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment. - Detail-oriented with a strategic mindset and problem-solving skills. Now Preferred Qualifications bullets: - Experience in early-stage or growth-stage companies; familiarity with ERP implementations. - Knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition and cost accounting methodologies. Now Skills: we could extract technical/soft skills from Required Qualifications and maybe from responsibilities. But we already have many skill-like items in Required Qualifications (Advanced Excel, BI tools, analytical, communication, leadership, detail-oriented, strategic mindset, problem-solving). Also responsibilities include collaboration, ERP initiatives, etc. But we can create a Skills section that includes: Advanced Excel, BI tools, financial planning software, analytical, communication, leadership, cross-functional teamwork, strategic mindset, problem-solving, detail-oriented. However we must not invent; we can take those exact phrases. But we need to avoid duplication: If we put them under Skills, we still have them under Requirements (maybe we should move them). The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications and Skills into fewer sections. But we must follow headings list; we can still include sections but if content is thin we should omit. However we have decent content for each. We could map: - About the role: intro paragraph + company description + credo paragraph maybe. - Responsibilities: list of responsibilities. - Requirements: education + experience + certifications (Bachelor's, CPA/CMA, 10+ years, biotech/life sciences, GAAP, SOX). - Qualifications: preferred qualifications (early-stage experience, ERP familiarity, ASC 606, cost accounting). - Skills: technical/soft skills (Advanced Excel, BI tools, financial planning software, analytical, communication, leadership, cross-functional, strategic mindset, problem-solving, detail-oriented). - Benefits: none -> omit. - Pay: none -> omit. - Schedule: none -> omit. Check if any content for Benefits, Pay, Schedule: none in posting. So we omit those sections. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, with

    headings and
    • for lists,

      for prose. We must not include job title heading. Also not include Job ID etc. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information: we must not lose any bullet content. Let's verify we captured all bullets from responsibilities (11). Required Qualifications (6). Preferred Qualifications (2). Skills we derived from Required Qualifications bullets (Advanced Excel, BI tools, financial planning software, Excellent analytical..., Excellent communication..., leadership abilities, ability to work cross-functionally, Detail-oriented, strategic mindset, problem-solving). Also we might include "Experience with ERP system implementation and maintenance" but that's already in Requirements (maybe we keep there). We'll keep skills separate. But we need to ensure we didn't miss any bullet from Required Qualifications: we have Bachelor's, 10+ years, ERP experience, Advanced Excel, analytical/communication/leadership, detail-oriented. That's 6. Now we need to check if any bullet from responsibilities missing: we captured 1-11. Now we need to ensure we didn't inadvertently drop any nuance like "including board, lender and investor reporting" etc. We have that. Now we need to format lists properly. Let's craft HTML:

      About the role

      Headquartered in Nashville, TN – one of the fastest-growing and most exciting cities in the United States – August Bioservices is a privately-owned, high-growth, and high-impact Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). As a US-based outsourcing partner that provides a wide array of expert drug discovery, drug formulation, and drug manufacturing services to pharma and biotech companies of all sizes, we play a vital role in the global pharmaceutical industry. Our work is instrumental in helping to develop molecules today that can become the life-changing therapies of tomorrow. To support our growth plans, August is investing significant capital in a two-phase expansion project – including building a new state-of-the-art facility adjacent to our current facility. For those seeking dynamic opportunities, rewarding career paths and a chance to make a difference in global health, come grow with August! The Financial Controller will drive the integrity of financial reporting and the financial planning process for August Bioservices. Additionally, they will lead accounting operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide strategic financial insights to enable scalable growth in the biotech sector.

      At August Bioservices, Our Credo is our culture. Everything we do, we do with great care. We believe in the promise of discovery and the power of science to transform lives. We assert that excellence is not a static destination, but a standard, and an every-day measuring stick of our advancement. We

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