Senior Accountant

Vaco
US - California - La Jolla
December 3, 2024

About Vaco: Vaco provides expert consulting, permanent placement, executive search, and strategic staffing for companies around the world, in the areas of accounting, finance, operations, administration and more. As a premier talent solutions firm, Vaco connects people to their dream jobs and helps leading companies find talent to grow their business.
About the Company: Publicly traded biotechnology research company

Title: Senior Accountant

Location: San Diego - Mandatory once a week onsite

Salary: $85-110K(DOE) Bonus Equity

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Ideal candidate is a detail-oriented problem-solver with a solid understanding of GAAP and strong communication skills. The ideal candidate is proactive, adaptable, and thrives both independently and in a team. You'll excel at managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and analyses, ensuring accuracy in line with GAAP and meeting internal/external deadlines.
Calculate and analyze R&D and Clinical Trial accruals; collaborate with internal and external partners to resolve issues and ensure accurate reporting.
Track and report expenses related to non-dilutive grant funding, and prepare budget-to-actuals and financial analysis reports.
Record bank and credit card activity, including accruals, and prepare weekly wire reports for the Chief Accounting Officer, processing wire payments as needed.
Ensure accurate GL coding for AP, purchase requests, and expense reports; manage AP Aging, accruals, and identify unrecorded liabilities.
Troubleshoot integration errors between NetSuite and SAP Concur.
Support quarterly reviews and annual audits with external auditors, ensuring documentation of procedures and internal controls in line with Sarbanes-Oxley and company standards.
Manage incoming mail, prepare 1099s, and address internal and external business partner requests, fostering respectful, productive relationships.
Lead workflow process improvements and assist with special ad-hoc projects as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
5 years of progressive accounting experience
Thorough understanding of GAAP
Advanced Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications

Public accounting background preferred
Life sciences industry experience preferred
Experience using NetSuite preferred
Experience with SAP Concur a plus

Benefits

Health, dental, vision
Flex (unlimited) PTO
Two one-week company shutdowns each year
Hybrid remote (in office one day a week, subject to change)
Monthly cell phone allowance
Eligible for annual bonus
401(k) company match
Growth opportunities

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact *** .

Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

California residents may access Vaco's HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here .
Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here .
Residents of all other states may access our policies here .
Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here .
Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here .

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
licensure and certification requirements;
office location and other geographic considerations;
other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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