Senior Director, Corporate Controller

4 weeks ago


Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Akebia Therapeutics Full time
Job Title: Senior Director, Corporate Controller

Akebia Therapeutics is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director, Corporate Controller to oversee our financial reporting and accounting processes. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned professional to join our team and contribute to the success of our company.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the team in implementing process improvements and optimizing business processes across the company to ensure scalability and efficiency.
  • Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting while ensuring compliance with internal and external reporting requirements.
  • Manage an accounting staff whose activities include the monthly close processes and procedures, general accounting, revenue, cost accounting, and payroll.
  • Coach and develop all team members.
  • Work closely with and support the SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting function.
  • Recommend and implement process improvements that will 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 CAO and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on presenting materials to the Audit Committee.
Requirements:
  • 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:
  • Device, Diagnostic, Biotech, or Pharmaceutical industry experience.
  • 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.
Compensation:

Targeted Base: $219,412.55. Base pay is only one component of the company's total rewards package, all regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or the incentive compensation program (if applicable), as well as equity. Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, etc.



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