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About the Company: Publicly traded biotechnology company
Title: Senior Accountant
Location: La Jolla - Hybrid Schedule
Salary: $95-105k Bonus Equity
Job Description: The Senior Accountant is an important part of the accounting team and will support a diverse range of subjects across multiple business process cycles.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares complex journal entries, reconciliations, disclosure footnotes and accounting analysis applicable to the group
- Month-end and Quarter-end close activities including: accounts payable, account receivable and revenue recognition, general ledger, fixed assets, clinical trial accounting, tax compliance, payroll, cash & cash equivalents.
- Support and provide input to the clinical trial and manufacturing accounting accruals.
Qualifications/Skills:
- 4 Years of experience that includes both Auditing and Corporate Accounting
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and able to articulate accounting theory
- Intermediate Excel/MS Office & ERP skills
- Big 4 or other Large National Audit Firm experience
- Corporate Accounting experience in a SOX environment
- Experience with D365 or other large ERP systems
- Biotech and clinical accounting experience
- Licensed CPA or in progress with the CPA Exam
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