Senior Accountant

Summary

Join Formation Bio, a tech and AI-driven pharma company, as a Senior Accountant. This role is crucial for enhancing the efficiency and structure of financial reporting. You will lead the monthly close process, manage expenses, perform reconciliations, and conduct financial system improvements. The ideal candidate possesses 3+ years of experience in public accounting or in-house finance, a bachelor's degree in a related field, and strong proficiency in Excel and GAAP. Formation Bio offers a competitive salary, equity, generous perks, hybrid flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. Eligible remote locations are listed in the job description.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in public accounting or in-house Finance/Accounting department with a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/related field
• Detail oriented and ownership mentality
• Willingness to go above and beyond expectations
• NetSuite or similar ERP experience
• GAAP proficient
• Strong understanding of how the financial statements interact
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly close and handle complex components of the process
• Manage the company’s expenses for 3rd party payments
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Conduct financial system implementations, integrations, and improvements
• Perform regular flux analysis to deliver key insights to the team and key stakeholders
• Collaborate with Strategic Finance to deliver insights from actuals and how they impact future results
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments
• Support technical accounting requests, such as stock comp, ASC 842, taxes as needed
• Assist in external financial audit with timely and accurate PBC requests and supporting schedules
• Respond to ad hoc financial requests and implement processes to support them

Benefits

• Equity
• Generous perks
• Hybrid flexibility
• Comprehensive benefits