Staff Accountant

Title: Staff Accountant

Process- video onsite

Industry- life sciences, publicly traded, division of a large Swedish company with about 1000 employees, this division has about 85ee with 3 in Accounting

Location- Onsite daily in Ashland, MA (need car - free parking). Flexibility for hybrid down the line.

Hours- full time

Background- yes

Why open: This is a Staff Accountant job that will help with a wide range of accounting tasks. Great job with a lot of variety!

Must haves:

-Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance

-1 years of general accounting experience

-Excel

Preferred:

-NetSuite

-Life sciences industry

Job Description:

A life sciences company is looking for a Staff Accountant. In this general accounting role, you will join a small team and assist with tasks related to AR, AP, cash receipts and disbursements, general ledger, payroll and financial reporting. You will work NetSuite and Excel, providing support to the CFO and Senior Accountant.

Duties:

• Assist and provide backup support for all tasks related to AR and cash receipts.
• Assist and provide backup support for all tasks related to AP and cash disbursements.
• Perform ongoing general ledger reconciliations and adjustments.
• Reconcile purchase and sale transactions with related companies.
• Perform or assist with payroll processing and all related tasks.
• Work with credit, collections, and sales to reconcile clients’ accounts.
• Assist in the monthly closing process.
• Assist with requests related to the annual audit.
• Assist the CFO with budgets, projections, and analysis.
• Assist in procurement, inventory, and purchasing tasks when necessary.
• Assist in other projects and assignments as requested by CFO.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 2 years of broad-scope experience in accounting.
• Must be analytical, organized and detail oriented.
• Proficient in Excel.

Preferred experience:

• NetSuite
• Payroll processing
• International accounting & consolidations