Title: Manager, Accounting
Location: New Haven, CT; Hybrid option
Duration: 6 months
Job Type: W-2 Contract PART-TIME*
PART-TIME, variable schedule; there may be up to 40 hours for start and end of month activities.
This Is What You Will Do
The Manager, Accounting is responsible for applying generally accepted accounting principles and procedures to analyze financial information, prepare accurate and timely results and to ensure appropriate accounting control procedures. This position will be a key member of a cross-functional, multi-national accounting team adding value to global revenue process and other areas, including: the revenue accounting close, reporting and analysis, contract revenue and assessment, process review and documentation and business partner education and outreach.
The position and its responsibilities will be focused on global revenue accounting for a >$6B business unit, requiring a high degree of technical accounting in the area of revenue. Significant interaction with business leaders and executive members of the accounting, tax and business finance teams will be required.
You Will Be Responsible For
Revenue Analysis and Reporting
- Develop executive-level reporting and analysis, as needed, to meet the needs of an evolving and complex organization
- Act as primary revenue contact for system testing related to system upgrades, product launches, distribution model changes, etc. ensuring accuracy of revenue transactions
- Oversee maintenance of key revenue documentation which includes the entity level matrix for global revenue recognition and the global revenue process narratives
Revenue Related Business Partnership
- Participate in commercial launch readiness for future product launches, communicating the impact of potential strategies to revenue recognition
- Support revenue forecasting process as needed, liaising with business controllers in global markets
- Coordinate with Order-to-Cash (OTC) team members to support timely and accurate price change requests as well as other OTC related processes
- Engage with business leaders to review and assess new or amended revenue arrangements in the context of the operational plan to ensure compliance with company policies
Accounting Close Activities
- Manage monthly revenue close status across regional accounting teams and global finance services teams, driving for timely submission of consolidated revenue results
- Review journal entries and reconciliations for various complex and material net revenue adjustments
- Review monthly revenue close materials, identifying and delivering key messages of statutory and management results
- Perform internal controls reviews and act as liaison with internal and external auditors for revenue related audit requests
Other Areas Of Focus
- Support integration of new activities acquired through business development and transition of processes throughout the controllership team, as required
- Support controllership integration activities and projects as merger integration continues
- Oversee the monthly employee compensation accruals, ensuring completeness and accuracy
- Perform quarterly calculations for royalty-based debt arrangement
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (Accounting, Finance)
- 7+ years of experience in public or corporate accounting
- CPA required
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and supervisory skills with ability to meet strict deadlines
Skills
- Highly self-motivated
- Experience applying revenue recognition accounting principles and standards in a multi-product company with complex gross-to-net adjustments
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including reporting to senior stakeholders
- Comfortable working with a cross-functional and collaborative team and effectively able to deal with all levels of personnel across geographies
- Intermediate level with Microsoft Office Products
We Would Prefer For You To Have
- MBA/MSA
- Experience in Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industry is a strong plus
- Prior Big 4 auditing, including SOX and financial reporting related experience
- Experience with SAP, BlackLine, Qlik a plus
- Multi-national/Global companies