AP Specialist (Contract to Perm)

Title:                   Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract to Perm)

Location:           Cambridge, MA, Hybrid, or Remote

Reports to:        Senior Manager, Accounting

The Role:

The Accounts Payable Specialist will actively contribute to the growth and development of our Accounts Payable and Finance functions. This role will be instrumental in processing accurate and timely payments, work cross-functionally to maintain strong vendor relationships, and help optimize operational processes and technology. This person must be self-motivated, dedicated, hard-working, and extremely organized. The Accounts Payable Specialist will be part of the Finance Organization and report directly to the Senior Accounting Manager.

Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Match, Voucher, and Process Vendor Invoices
• Resolve Matching Holds with Procurement/Requestor
• Audit and Process Travel Expense Reports
• Prepare Weekly Check Runs for Approval and Processing
• Schedule Wires and ACH’s for Approval and Processing
• Prepare the Accounts Payable and Open Purchase Order Accruals for the Month End Process
• Prepare Account Reconciliations for Accounts Payable
• Code Monthly Credit Card Statement and Prepare Journal Entry
• Prepare Hourly and Salary Payroll
• Ad hoc requests from internal and external customers

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years’ experience in accounts payable, biotech industry is preferred
• Experience with Oracle Fusion is preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products is preferred
• Knowledge of basic accounting and internal control concepts
• Ability to multitask
• Detail oriented
• Strong communication skills for interacting with internal and external customers
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment

Why join Vedanta Biosciences

Vedanta is pioneering the development of a new class of therapies that act by modulating the human microbiome. Modulation of the human microbiota holds enormous promise to treat a broad range of immune and infectious diseases in ways that are completely different to existing drug classes. Breakthrough discoveries of our scientific team in the field of mucosal immunology have led to the first rationally designed drug candidates in the microbiome field. Vedanta was founded by PureTech Health and a team of world-renowned experts in immunology and microbiology. 

We invite you to explore our site to learn more about our company and how our discovery platform enables identification of bacterial consortia with drug-like properties and their manufacture to GMP standards.

Vedanta is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vedanta will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Vedanta Biosciences requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and newly hired employees must be fully vaccinated prior to their employment start date. Vedanta Biosciences will consider accommodations for individuals who are unable to be vaccinated against COVID-19 due to a qualifying medical condition or disability or a sincerely held religious objection.