Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. StaffRight Associates is recruiting for a premier, high-growth life sciences organization to identify an exceptional Senior Accountant to champion the corporate finance function within the United States market. The role involves driving accurate fiscal reporting, advanced financial analysis, and strategic cross-functional business partnering while reporting directly to the US VP of Finance.
Responsibilities
- Synthesize comprehensive monthly financial reporting packages and detailed supporting schedules for the US VP of Finance and global finance leadership
- Execute the end-to-end monthly closing cycle by preparing complex journal entries, performing accrual analyses, and evaluating actual performance metrics
- Audit monthly balance sheet accounts, investigating discrepancies to guarantee all primary accounts are fully verified and accurately detailed
- Govern complex sectoral revenue accounting operations, including the precision management of rebates, chargebacks, customer returns, distribution fees, and related accruals
- Direct daily treasury workflows by executing weekly disbursement runs, uploading automated bank payments, monitoring liquid cash balances, and enforcing rigorous internal controls
- Champion continuous modernization strategies by leveraging corporate automation tools, refining data quality, and streamlining standard reporting frameworks
- Facilitate internal and external audit procedures, providing necessary documentation while continuously strengthening financial governance protocols
- Partner with cross-functional executive stakeholders to translate dense corporate financial data into clear, actionable commercial recommendations
Skills
- Minimum of 6 to 10 years of professional tenure in Accounting or Financial Reporting, with direct experience operating within the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, or broader Life Sciences business sectors
- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
- Expert-level mastery of the Monthly Close Process, Variance Analysis, Financial Reporting, Data Quality, Management Reporting, Pharmaceutical Revenue Accounting, Gross-To-Net Accounting, Treasury Operations, and Internal Controls
- Proven, hands-on experience utilizing SAP S/4HANA, enterprise-scale ERP Systems, Budgeting Systems, and advanced Excel functions to manipulate large datasets
- Exceptional attention to detail, a strong controls mindset regarding Segregation Of Duties, and experience navigating Private Equity Backed or High Growth environments
- Absolute readiness to execute necessary professional travel to the US headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina, as well as international travel to the United Kingdom
- An active CPA, ACA, ACCA, or CIMA credential is highly preferred, though candidates actively working toward qualification are welcome
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