Senior Director, Corporate Controller

4 weeks ago

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Akebia Therapeutics Full time
Job Description

Akebia Therapeutics is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director, Corporate Controller to lead our financial reporting and accounting processes. As a key member of our Finance Leadership Team, you will oversee the implementation and identification of process improvements, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting while maintaining compliance with internal and external reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage an accounting staff responsible for monthly close processes, general accounting, revenue, cost accounting, and payroll
  • Coach and develop team members to achieve their full potential
  • Work closely with the SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting function to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, internal controls, and enable timely business decisions
  • Partner with business stakeholders to recommend system improvements or integrations to enable improved financial reporting or analyses
  • Ensure processes and people are in place to deliver timely and accurate monthly financial statements
  • Support strong internal controls across the organization
  • Direct and lead accounting teams in the development, implementation, and oversight of company-wide accounting policies and controls consistent with SEC, US GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
  • Work closely with the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on presenting materials to the Audit Committee
  • Manage relationship and reporting matters with the external audit firm and interface effectively with external and internal audit resources to resolve complex accounting and auditing issues
  • Optimize the team organizational structure
  • Participate in and collaborate with Company programs, projects, and objectives that require extensive communication, change management, and interactions with other finance leaders
Basic Qualifications:
  • Current CPA license
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
  • 15+ years of work experience in corporate accounting in roles of increasing responsibility
  • 5+ years of experience in an accounting leadership role in a public company, including SEC reporting
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
  • Ability to train, mentor, and motivate team members
  • Comprehensive knowledge and experience with general accounting, month-end close procedures, eliminations, and consolidations, SOX controls, and external audit procedures
  • Experience leading and driving process improvements
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and build cross-functional relationships to drive business results
  • Gross to net revenue experience
  • Inventory experience
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work and communicate effectively at all levels within and external to the organization
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize, and to establish and meet deadlines
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Experience working with NetSuite ERP platform
  • Highly experienced in Excel

Akebia Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all job applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.

Akebia Therapeutics is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. As a condition of employment, all new hires will be required to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or, if not, that they are legally entitled to an accommodation due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief.

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