- Oversee month-end and quarter end closes for multiple entities, review journal entries and account reconciliations, ensuring compliance with US GAAP
- Responsible for the oversight, mentorship, and development of our senior accountant
- Oversee corporate governance for several portfolio companies
- Manage organizational cash flow, budgeting, forecasting and reporting for several portfolio companies
- Prepare and present to Senior Management Teams for several portfolio companies
- Grow to become a strategic business partner for the management teams to help them understand and plan critical elements of financial decisions and their impact
- Support Series A and Series B Preferred Stock financings including preparation of disclosure schedules, document review, data room development and management, and financial support of due diligence processes
- Research, establish and enforce proper accounting treatment for new and complex business transactions such as those involving mergers & acquisitions and collaboration agreements.
- Oversee the management of leases, contracts, consulting agreements, venture debt financing arrangements, annual reports/filings/audits, equity administration, and other financial commitments
- Assist with specific projects and initiatives unique to a fast-growing biotechnology start-up, such as system implementations and updates and business process improvements
- Continually evaluate and drive improvements across finance operations
- Provide Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis
- 8+ years of financial and accounting experience. Life sciences / biotechnology industry preferred.
- BS/BA in accounting or finance
- CPA or MBA Preferred
- Desire to work with teammates who strive to make each other better every day, who generously give and accept help when it is needed, and who achieve more as a team than is possible as a collection of individuals
- Strong business acumen; proven ability to effectively scrutinize and challenge assumptions and interpret the strategy and priorities of the organization in financial terms
- Excellent project management / leadership skills with demonstrated track record and ability to engage teams to work together towards common deadlines.
- Strong presentation skills to succinctly and effectively deliver recommendations to senior leaders; frames complex concepts
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions and different culture
- Exceptional attitude, attention to detail and ability to motivate teams to do the same
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional team members and with external partners
- Ability to work within and meet all deadlines while executing on multiple deliverables
- Experience with NetSuite a plus
- Flexible, personable team-player, comfortable in a fast-paced, small company environment
- Proven ability to set and meet ambitious deadlines, handle numerous multifaceted financial matters and see projects through to conclusion
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with both scientists and management
- Ability to distill complexity and to communicate decisively with sound judgment
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Description
What if...you could join an organization that creates, resources, and builds life sciences companies that invent breakthrough technologies in order to transform healthcare and sustainability?Flagship's venture creation engine, where companies such as Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), and Editas Medicines (NASDAQ: EDIT) were conceived and created. Since Flagship's founding in 2000, the firm has originated and fostered the development of more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $34 billion in aggregate value, 500+ issued patents, and more than 50 clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents.
Position Summary:
Flagship Pioneering is seeking an experienced and talented finance professional to join a first-in-category organization. The Assistant Controller will be an instrumental player partnering with portfolio companies and will be responsible for providing business insights to our leaders to measure progress on company performance and assist with enhancing companywide financial reports, including enhanced analytics, cash flow management and consolidated reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, "FSP") do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering's internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
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