Manager (Life Sciences) - Business Process Outsourcing (51277)

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day financial operations of our clients including the general ledger, payables, receivables, payroll, collections, and financial reporting
• Monitor our team’s usage of our internal procedures, processes, and controls
• Manage both onshore and offshore staff on an ongoing basis as they perform transactional activities, technical accounting activities, and synthesize data into reports or analysis for the clients
• Assist in the preparation of financial statements in compliance with official guidelines and requirements
• Manage communications with vendors, customers, partners, shareholders, banks, and other interested parties for each client
• Manage journal entries, reconciliations, and coordinating the overall effort for the monthly and annual closing processes
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Review the company’s accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances
• Convert customers to new accounting systems and perform cleanup activities on clients’ books and records
• Advise and assist with technical accounting decisions
• Develop models and analysis for client requests
• Encourage ongoing improvement of internal operations, taking input from key business stakeholders (or senior staff) and developing process, technology, or structural improvements

Qualifications

• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills and is highly effective in developing trusted relationships in person, over the phone, and through written communications
• Proven experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or other similar position
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and financial processes and of the structure necessary to run them efficiently and effectively (budgeting, financial closure, reporting etc.)
• Knowledge and experience of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
• Experience with multiple accounting systems which could include Quickbooks, Xero, Dynamics, NetSuite, Intacct, and other middle-market accounting and ERP packages
• Expert in Excel
• Well-organized with ability to prioritize
• Strong Attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a relevant field is preferred
• Experience participating in an ERP implementation is a plus
• Professional certification (e.g. CPA) is a plus