Senior Accountant

Requirements & Responsibilities

• Review new vendor set up and existing vendor changes.
• Prepare/Review journal entries and their back-ups and ensure accurate and timely period close.
• Prepare/review account reconciliations of balance sheet accounts and contract expense.
• Review/approve accounts payable processing.
• Prepare and review financial information for semiannual and year-end audit including footnote support schedules.
• Responsible for accuracy of intercompany cross charges and allocation.
• Responsible for maintaining general ledger account information within accounting system.
• Deal with complex accounting treatment such as lease accounting, stock compensation, and consolidation of financial statements.
• Work with other accounting teams in Asia and provide support when needed.
• Work closely with payroll team to understand payroll system logic, deductions, etc., to ensure proper accounting treatment.
• Work closely with FP&A to assist with explanation of variances.
• Prepare ad-hoc and special projects as deemed necessary.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting or a related business field.
• Strongly preferred will be a candidate who is working toward and/or near completion of their CPA.
• Five or more years of related experience to include US GAAP/IFRS, financial reporting, internal controls, accounting systems, and financial statements analysis, with the experience dealing with intercompany accounting and consolidation.
• Prior experience managing full month book-closing.
• CRO/CDMO contract accounting experience preferred.
• Microsoft Office (especially Excel and Word) experience required.
• Experience within the biotech/pharma industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience in NetSuite or other similar ERP/finance system (such as Hyperion, Oracle, etc.) required, system implementation experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task effectively.
• Ability to work independently or within a team and with strong attention to accuracy and detail.
• Bilingual in Mandarin/English is a plus.