Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant - Pharmaceutical Company - Norwood, MA

Meet Recruitment is partnered with a leading pharmaceutical company in the inflammatory disease space. They are on the search for a Senior Accountant to join their finance team! The Senior Staff Accountant is responsible for various aspects of accounting, specifically related to the month- and quarter-end close, including preparing and recording journal entries, maintaining control processes and testing, general ledger account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation and analysis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide month- and quarter-end financial close support for key accounting areas, including preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Responsible for invoice review for internal control purposes and compliance with Company general ledger coding of invoices.
• Perform established control procedures to provide documentation and support, in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Assist with external audit requests, SEC financial reporting requirements and preparation of filed documents.
• Participate in ad hoc projects as needed (Purchase Order status reviews, ERP implementation assistance, etc.)

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years corporate staff accounting experience or CPA, or CPA track, with 2+ years public accounting and/or industry experience (ideally in a pharmaceutical or life sciences setting) and a knowledge of GAAP
• BS degree in Accounting/Finance or related degree
• Strong analytical and Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel (intermediate level, including pivot tables, v-lookups, sumif formulas) and Word
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to thrive in our value-driven culture

Contact Details:

Full job description and company details are available upon application, apply below. If interested in this position, contact Kelly Gerlak at Meet, email directly at {apply below} to discuss further and in confidence