Senior Analyst (R&D FinanceAccounting)

About Summit:

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company with a mission focused on improving quality of life increasing potential duration of life and resolving serious unmet medical needs. At Summit we believe in building a team of world class professionals who are passionate about this mission and it is our people who drive this mission to reality. Summits core values include integrity passion for excellence purposeful urgency collaboration and our commitment to people. Our employees are truly the heart and soul of our culture and they are invaluable in shaping our journey toward excellence.

Summits team is inspired to touch and help change lives through Summits clinical studies in the field of oncology. Summit has multiple global Phase 3 clinical studies including:

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

• HARMONi: Phase 3 clinical study which was intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC who were previously treated with a 3rd generation EGFR TKI.

• HARMONi-3: Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC.

• HARMONi-7: Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab monotherapy compared to pembrolizumab monotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC.

Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

• HARMONi-GI3: Phase 3 clinical study intended to evaluate ivonescimab in combination with chemotherapy compared with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy.

Ivonescimab is an investigational therapy not presently approved by any regulatory authority other than Chinas National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Summit is headquartered in Miami Florida and has additional offices in California New Jersey the UK and Ireland.

Overview of Role:

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Finance the Senior Analyst (R&D Accounting & Finance) role plays a keypartin ensuringaccuratefinancial operations and compliance across the company.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Support the Sr. Manager Finance with the monthly close process to ensuretimelyandaccuratefinancial reporting with a focus on continuous process improvement and reducing close timelines.
• Prepare and review high visibility CRO entries Investigator Grant entries and other R&D entries including those related to Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials.
• Own and review the accounting and financial tracking for clinical trial accruals across multiple Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the data is completeaccurate and audit-compliant.
• Lead site payments process with 3rdparty vendor clinical sites by reviewing and validating invoices against Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs) working with the Clinical Operations and Study Start Up (SSU) teams and resolving any issues quickly andtimely.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams such as Clinical Operations andSSU tosupport strategic businessobjectivesandensuringthe accuracy of financial informationacross Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies.
• Maintain and monitor SOX controls related to operational accounting are completed on time and are working as intended. Proactivelyidentifyand escalate any control deficiencies.
• Assistwith audit preparation by gathering needed documents preparing schedules (PBCs) and responding to audit requests.
• All other duties as assigned.

Experience Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelors degree in finance businessaccountingor related field preferred
• CPA or progress toward designation preferred
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in accounting
• Experience in the life sciences industry with prior exposure to clinical study accruals strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of GAAP internal controls SOXcontrolsand month-end close proceduresrequired
• Must be proficient in handling large-scale financial data using Excel and financial systems foraccurateanalysis and reporting
• High levelof accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstratable experience of working within a fast-paced finance function
• Demonstratable experience of prioritizing workload and managing multiple tight deadlines effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to forge strong internal and external working relationships and the confidence to challenge information constructively
• Enthusiastic team player with an approachable manner and an ability to engage with colleagues across the business with a constructive and can-do attitude to deliver the successful completion of team outputs within required deadlines.

Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience certifications and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include bonus stock benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation.

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Summit Therapeutics an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in creating and maintaining diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment hiring training or promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.