Senior Financial Accountant

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organizes and manages period end close. Leads preparation of complex reconciliations and journal entries across balance sheet P&L and cash account

• Develops reports and schedules for internal management external compliance and financial audits and analyzes financial results and trends to support planning forecasting and risk identification

• Ensures compliance with financial transaction recording standards tax requirements and regulatory obligations

• Advises and leads improvements to systems controls and reporting processes to enhance accounting efficiency and accuracy

• Leads the resolution of complex financial transaction accounting and/or issue resolution working collaboratively and effectively with other teams/departments
  

Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting Finance or related field and CPA (or equivalent) plus 6-10 years of relevant experience

• Advanced knowledge of accounting standards reconciliations and compliance reporting

• Experience preparing audit-ready schedules and supporting external reporting requirements

• Proficiency in ERP systems specifically SAP reporting tools and financial analytics

• Knowledge of consolidation cash flow reporting and budget processes
  

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STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientistsstanding by our customers to provide the outstanding products technical support and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell immunology cancer regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media cell separation products instruments accessory products and services. Through our many regional offices as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver Seattle Grenoble and Singapore we deliver our innovative specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1800 employees globally most with scientific or engineering degrees STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer inCanada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented creative and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary excellent benefits and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canadas Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe valued and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

The annual salary for this job ranges from:

STEMCELL determines an individuals pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience education job-related skills and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company addition to base salary STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits retirement savings and more.

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