Accounting Manager – R&D
Summit Therapeutics, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Palo Alto • California • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $139,000 - $163,000 per year
About the role
- Support the monthly close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, with a focus on continuous process improvement and reducing close timelines
- Prepare and review high visibility CRO entries, Investigator Grant entries, and other R&D entries
- Own/review the accounting and financial tracking for clinical trial accruals, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the data is complete, accurate, and audit-compliant
- Lead site payments process with 3 rd party vendor clinical sites by reviewing invoices, checking them against Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), working with the Clinical Operations team and resolving any issues quickly and timely
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams like Clinical Operations, Vendor Management and Legal to support strategic business objectives and ensure the accuracy of financial information
- Maintain and monitor SOX controls related to operational accounting are completed on time and are working as intended. Proactively identify and escalate any control deficiencies
- Support financial systems optimization and upgrades, including implementing systems/tools and making the most of Netsuite and Coupa
- Assist with audit preparation by gathering needed documents, preparing schedules (PBCs), and responding to audit requests
- All other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in finance, business, accounting or related field preferred
- A minimum of 5+ years of experience in accounting /finance
- Experience in the life sciences industry, with prior exposure to clinical study accruals strongly preferred
- Experience in FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling
- Strong understanding of GAAP, internal controls, SOX controls and month-end close procedures required
- Must be proficient in handling large-scale financial data using Excel and financial systems for accurate analysis and reporting
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Demonstratable experience of working within a fast-paced finance function
- Demonstratable experience of prioritizing workload and managing multiple tight deadlines effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to forge strong internal and external working relationships, and the confidence to challenge information constructively
- Enthusiastic team player with an approachable manner and an ability to engage with colleagues across the business with a constructive and can-do attitude to deliver the successful completion of team outputs within required deadlines.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial reportingclinical trial accrualsFP&Abudgetingforecastingvariance analysisfinancial modelingGAAPinternal controlsmonth-end close procedures
Soft skills
attention to detailcommunication skillsteam playerprioritizing workloadmanaging deadlinescross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingconstructive feedbackapproachable mannerenthusiasm