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Sr Manager, Accounting

Location Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States of America Job Id R-01306918 Job Type Full time Category Finance Remote Hybrid
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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

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Office

Job Description

Position Summary:

As a key member of the Americas Clinical Trials Division Accounting Team, the position will be responsible for driving a controllership vision. The role will ensure the integrity of accounting and financial reporting by providing leadership, process knowledge and technical expertise. This position will report directly to the Controller.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Responsible for the accounting operations for Five North American sites and Latin America.
  • Lead all aspects of the financial close process guiding the controllership to meet Corporate Guidelines and reporting requirements.
  • Coordinate division-specific accounting and reporting to ensure entries are accurate and in accordance with U.S. GAAP, produced in a timely fashion.
  • Collaborate closely with FP&A teams to understand variances to budget and forecast, providing insights into the financial impact of future transactions and decisions.
  • Build a sustainable highly effective control environment instituting end-to-end accounting process standards, with a common framework and governance.
  • Drive strategies to improve controllership efficiencies, and scalability, including the application and execution of policy, process and system governance.
  • Contributes towards continuous improvement in all areas including revenue recognition.
  • Mentor and develop an impactful team.
  • Collaborate to ensure successful ERP implementation.
  • Support internal and external auditor request.
  • Strong business partner working closely with other business functions to drive positive change.
  • Demonstrates and promotes the company vision.
  • Provide leadership and manage daily operations.

Education/Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance
  • CPA Highly Preferred
  • 7+ Years Accounting experience
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP
  • Experience with ERP General Ledger and Excel

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

  • Ability to work cross-functionally and manage by influence across a global organization
  • Outstanding leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Strong understanding of revenue recognition
  • Experience in automation tools and implementation
  • Intellectual curiosity, versatility, adaptability
  • Effective communication across Senior leadership and Group Executives
  • Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
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