Senior Accountant

COMPANY:

At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we’ve been guided by our passion for not settling for “ordinary” in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Accountant performs various accounting tasks related to the efficient and accurate maintenance of the company’s financial records. The position will be provided day to day direction and support from the manager. Routine duties and responsibilities are handled independently with the use of established policies and procedures. We are an international company that fosters a collaborative, goal-oriented work environment with a focus on small teams, action, and continuous improvement. This role will be focused on cash accounting, R&D accruals and various other areas of accounting to deliver the month-end close. Preferred location for this role is Boston, MA, or Durham, NC, but can be fully remote working East Coast hours.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform monthly financial statement close processes for business units and/or functional areas of responsibility.
  • Perform and support monthly close and year end close process duties.
  • Preparation, maintenance and booking of journal entries, general ledger accounts and transactions.
  • Research cash transactions and classification to appropriate general ledger accounts.
  • Perform monthly account reconciliations as assigned to analyze, review, research and resolve discrepancies.
  • Provide detailed analyses and explanations of all transactions
  • Maintain compliance with local, state and federal reporting requirements
  • Identify, develop, implement and maintain systems, policies and procedures to promote appropriate internal controls, best practices and efficient and cost-effective processes.
  • Assist staff, management and internal/external partners with issues resolution.
  • Monitor areas of responsibility on a continual basis to identify process and efficiency improvements (e.g., automation).
  • Ensure that financial records are kept in accordance with GAAP and all appropriate records are retained.
  • Assist in the analysis of accounting records to assess the accuracy, completeness and conformance to standards defined within the department.
  • Coordinate with internal and external auditors on audit deliverables.
  • Maintain an effective, SOX compliant internal control structure. Prepare requested analyses, reports and documentation to ensure efficient internal and external audit processes.
  • Complete various other ad-hoc analyses as directed by manager and other members of the Finance department.
  • Support all areas of finance to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

• Other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Active CPA License required

• Minimum 2 years Big 4 Audit experience

• Minimum of 5 years hands on accounting experience
  • General understanding of US GAAP. Strong understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Experience booking accruals and with R&D accrual accounting
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proven track record of working in small teams to prepare Journal Entries, Account reconciliations, perform SOX controls.
  • Self-starter with willingness to learn and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Detail orientation with a personality focusing on accuracy and thoroughness.
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office, Oracle Fusion and Concur preferred.

The statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The manager may assign additional responsibilities and assignments from time to time.

BioCryst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Veterans status, disability and/or other protected class characteristics. Additionally, BioCryst is committed to achieving its business objectives in compliance with all federal, state and local law.