Manager, Accounting

Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients. We are PCI. Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.

Responsibilities

• Account for fixed assets, including tracking of CIP projects and coordination with project managers, reviewing and assessing projects for capital/expense determination, and monitoring adherence to capital expenditure policies.
• Complete month-end closing activities, including timely capitalization of capital projects, asset additions/retirements/gain or loss on sale, and posting of depreciation expense.
• Review repairs and maintenance and other asset-related expenditures for proper capital/expense classification.
• Support monthly closing process for general accounting activities, including journal entries, fixed asset roll-forward reporting and various account reconciliations.
• Create and issue management reporting and dashboards.
• Collaborate with project leads to monitor budget-to-actual project costs and forecast future commitments.
• Manage and coordinate the quarterly impairment of assets review and assessment including documentation, reporting and accounting.
• Complete year-end financial closing activities, including preparation of information for external auditors.
• Manage and coordinate periodic fixed asset physical counts, including documentation, reporting, and retirement tracking and approval.
• Calculate and maintain right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liability amortization schedules.
• Ensure all new, modified, or terminated leases are captured and reflected accurately and timely in the general ledger.
• Partner with operations, legal and procurement to review lease and rental agreements and determine appropriate accounting treatment under ASC 842.
• Prepare required lease disclosures and supporting schedules for financial reporting.
• Maintain strong internal controls related to asset management and ensure compliance with GAAP and PCI policy.
• Play a key role upgrading/management of the Fixed Asset ERP system and lease accounting software.
• Assist in developing, documenting, and continuously improving fixed asset and lease accounting policies and procedures.
• Maintain support reconciliation files for assigned balance sheet accounts, including but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses, deposits, intercompany accounts, fixed assets, accrued expenses, leases, and deferred revenue.
• Review assigned balance sheet account reconciliations, investigate differences, and prepare correcting journal entries as deemed necessary.
• Review assigned income statement accounts for posting errors or accruals required at month-end.
• Oversee accounting process improvement initiatives by handling initiatives from start to finish, collaborating with other departments, and presenting updates to management.
• Drive root-cause investigations to mitigate and mediate recurring and/or critical issues.
• Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI rules, internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Controller.

Special Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Stationary Position: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Move, Traverse: Up to 1/4 of the day.
• On an average day, the individual can expect to move and/or transport: up to 25 pounds less than 1/4 of the day.
• Communicate or exchange information: From 1/2 to 3/4 of the day.
• Detect, distinguish, or determine: From 1/2 to 3/4 of the day.
• This position requires the ability to focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Work is primarily performed at a desk and/or in an office environment for 3/4 of the day and up.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically quiet.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or 7-15 years of experience.
• College Level Mathematical Skills.
• Intermediate Computer Skills: Ability to perform more complex computer tasks and has knowledge of various computer programs.
• Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
• Very High Reasoning: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Be able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in math or diagram form and deal with several abstract/concrete variables.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, or MS Accounting.
• Knowledge of ASC 842 and ASC 606.
• Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to display original thinking and creativity.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail.

Skills & Competencies

• Relevant accounting experience in Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain.
• Experience with accounting software JDE or similar ERP platform.
• Experience in an organization and company structure with revenues over $1 billion is preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Excel.
• Ability to quickly comprehend a complex organizational structure, including the general ledger structure and various financial systems, is essential.
• Exceptionally well organized, flexible, and easily adaptable to changing conditions.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and manage conflicting priorities.
• Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task, work independently, and with minimal direction.
• High energy, high ownership of work products, and dedication and commitment to driving results.
• Facilitates communication with team members to ensure efforts are aligned.
• Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.
• Adept at using logic and reasoning to work through problems and analyze information.
• Holds self and others accountable for deliverables, continuously raises the bar in terms of quality of work-product delivered.