Staff Accountant
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$ 75000 - 100000
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Job Description
Ossiums mission is to improve the health vitality and longevity of human beings through bioengineering. We develop manufacture and bank cell therapy products that apply the power of stem cell science to revolutionize treatment for patients with blood immune and orthopedic diseases. At Ossium we empower our employees maintain the highest standards of operational excellence and are a force for good.
About the Job
Were hiring a Staff Accountant to provide broad accounting support to our growing biotech startup. This role will get a view into every part of Ossiums business as you help our Controller manage sales account for grants assist with reconciling and building the monthly reimbursement invoice for our government contract process payroll and pay our bills. Youll also help us build reports for our board and investors and prepare for audits.
Your work will be critical in expanding our accounting function at Ossium and youll get to work with members of the team across both of our locations. This is a great role for someone with a few years of accounting experience under their belt who is excited by some ambiguity and the ability to put their mark on an early stage company. This role reports to the Senior Director Accounting (Controller).
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in finance accounting mathematics engineering or other computationally focused field
- 2-4 years experience in a bookkeeping or accounting position
- Comfort with GAAP and other standard accounting practices
- Familiar with financial software tools
- Extremely detail oriented
- Comfortable with ambiguity and building systems as you go
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Capability to operate with a high level of organization and excellent time management in a dynamic startup environment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Pivot tables sumifs and vlook-up functional knowledge
- This position is based in our San Francisco office; we maintain a hybrid schedule of Monday - Thursday in the office with Friday as a remote work day
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with NetSuite
- Previous role at a start-up
- Grant management or project based accounting experience
Key Responsibilities
- BARDA Reimbursements: Prepare submissions for our federal government contract each month. Reconcile invoices import wage information and ensure accuracy of submission
- Accounts Receivable: Ensure that customers pay AR timely and in full by tracking AR aging and diligently following up with customers by phone email and other methods proactively until payment is received
- Invoice Processing: Receive review and enter invoices in NetSuite and checking for accuracy completeness and proper coding
- Purchase Order Review: Perform three-way matching of purchase orders receipts and invoices. Follow up with stakeholders to get Purchase Orders signed and received
- Vendor Management: Establish and maintain positive relationships with vendors responding to inquiries resolving payment discrepancies and addressing any vendor-related issues
- Expense Reports: Review and process employee expense reports ensuring compliance with company policies
- Month-end Closing: Maintain fixed asset and prepaid schedules. Prepare journal entries accruals and reconcile bank and balance sheet accounts. Collaborate with the internal teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments such as purchasing and human resources to resolve issues improve processes and ensure smooth workflow and effective communication
- Ad hoc Projects: Participate in special projects and initiatives as assigned such as system upgrades process automation financial audits or financial analysis
- Maintain accurate records including ledgers journals receipts and invoices
- Identify gaps and areas for improvement find solutions to increase productivity decrease cost and streamline timelines
This position has a salary range of $75000 - $100000 annually. Ossium Health takes a market-based approach to pay. The successful candidates starting salary will be determined based on but not limited to job-related skills experience qualifications and market conditions. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer a full slate of employee benefits including:
- Stock options
- 401(k) matching
- Medical dental and vision coverage
- Four weeks of PTO accrued (vacation & sick time) annually 11 company holidays
- Employer paid life insurance and long term disability
- Gym membership/recreational sports reimbursements
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
