Senior Accountant (CPA), Audit Readiness & Operations

About the role

The Senior Accountant, Audit Readiness & Operations is responsible for managing the financial close process and audit engagements (external, internal, and SOX), driving operational accounting excellence, and strengthening the company’s control environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead s audit engagements and serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, internal audit, and SOX/compliance partners; manage PBC lists, coordinate walkthroughs, and track and drive remediation to disclosure.
• Create s and m aintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures; update and standardize processes to reflect evolving operations, GAAP, and regulatory requirements.
• Implemen t s and monitor “controls over controls” and key internal controls to minimize financial and compliance risk; coordinate testing, evidence gathering, and deficiency remediation.
• Manage s the monthly, quarterly and year - end close processes with the accounting team for accurate and timely close processes including variance analysis, reconciliations, flux reviews, and close calendar adherence.
• Coo rdinate s with the accounting team to ensure accurate, timely journal entries, account reconciliations, and approvals for critical close activities.
• Execute s and review monthly accounting entries for revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and general accounting; ensure alignment company policies.
• Ensure s compliance with local, state, and federal requirements (e.g., tax filings, reporting, registrations); partner with external advisors as needed and maintain requisite documentation.
• Drive s audit readiness by maintaining organized documentation, process narratives/flowcharts, risk - control matrices, and auditor - ready evidence.
• Collaborate s cross - functionally (Finance, Operations, Legal, IT) to address control gaps, streamline workflows, and improve the reliability and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Identif ies and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to shorten the close cycle, enhance data quality, and strengt hen governance and controls.
• Handles ad hoc analyses, special projects, and deliverables as needed; prioritizes assignments to meet competing deadlines.
• Prepare s clear documentation and leadership - ready summaries on audit/close status and risk.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with a diverse team.
• Champions a collaborative attitude for the team.
• Hightly motivated, self-starter with ability to work independently in a fast-paced changing environment, prioritizing tasks effectively.
• Superior communication skills for collaboration at all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable working with complex data sets, systems, and processes.
• Exhibits critical thinking skills, high energy, disciplined organizational skills and sound judgment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS knowledge preferred.
• Solid understanding of revenue recognition, lease accounting, fixed assets, month-end financial close processes and financial reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• ERP (SAP) or similar financial system knowledge.

Preferred Requirements

• Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Prior experience working with Pharma or Bio-tech industry.
• Public accounting experience and industry experience working with Pharmaceutical, Bio-tech or Manufacturing industry.
• Strong influencing, collaboration, oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable, moving and managing projects with different objectives, milestones, and deliverables.

Company Overview

At FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, we’re leading the charge in advancing tomorrow’s medicines. If you want to be a part of life-impacting projects alongside today’s most innovative biopharmaceutical companies, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies could be the right place for you. From our Bioprocess Innovation Center to our cGMP-compliant manufacturing site, we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Whether your expertise lies in research, manufacturing, or production, you’ll find a home here where your efforts directly improve patients’ lives. Together, let’s shape the future of healthcare.