Senior ManagerAssociate Director, Accounting
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Job Location:
San Diego, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 145000 - 160000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
About Us
We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing through Phase 3 development with a focus on delivering universal prophylaxis and treatment of seasonal and pandemic influenza therapies to market. As we prepare for commercialization we are building a world-class finance team to support our growth and ensure compliance in a dynamic regulatory environment.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced accounting professional to lead our month-end close process in a SOX 404(b) environment. The Senior Manager or Associate Director Accounting will be responsible for oversight and direction of day-to-day accounting operations. This position requires a hands-on approach to coaching and mentoring and will be critical in designing and implementing first-class accounting processes to support our companys growth. This role will be instrumental in establishing and maintaining strong internal controls supporting audit readiness and scaling accounting operations for a commercial organization. This position reports to the Controller.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the monthly quarterly and annual financial close processes ensuring accuracy timeliness and compliance with US GAAP.
- Review journal entries account reconciliations payments and financial reporting packages.
- Develop implement and monitor internal controls in accordance with SOX 404(b) requirements.
- Provide strategic guidance on control design and documentation partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure operational effectiveness.
- Collaborate with external auditors and internal stakeholders to support audit processes.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and scalability.
- Supervise and mentor accounting staff fostering professional development and team growth.
- Support system implementations and upgrades as needed to align with commercialization goals.
- Analyze the reconciliation of our clinical accrual compared to the reports provided by the CRO.
- Maintain knowledge of FASB pronouncements SEC rules and regulatory compliance issues that impact the company. Implement accounting policies that conform to GAAP and SEC rules as appropriate. .
- Maintain a basic understanding of the companys science.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance; Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred.
- 7 to 10 years of progressive accounting experience.
- For Associate Director an additional 2-3 years experience is required.
- Public biotech/pharmaceutical company experience.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and internal control frameworks.
- Experience in a SOX 404(b) compliant environment and clinical trial accounting.
- Demonstrated success leading and mentoring a team.
- Excellent communication analytical and organizational skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced evolving environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Public accounting experience
- Expertise and applicable experience with a commercial-stage biotechnology company
- Familiarity with NetSuite
San Diego - Hybrid
Senior Manager: $145000 - $160000 per year
Associate Director: $160000 - $175000 per year
The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the years of relevant industry experience education and skills/abilities.
The content of this position description provides a summary of the general nature of the job and may include other duties as assumed or assigned. The Company reserves the right to change this description at any time and requires the employee to perform other tasks as required due to business needs.
Cidara Therapeutics is an EEO/Disability/Vets Employer and an E-Verify Company
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Internal Audit
- Supervising
- Data Entry
- Compliance
- Customer Service
- Accounting & Finance
- General Ledger Accounting
- IFRS
- External Audit
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP
- Payroll
- Financial statement
- ACCA
- CPA
