Corporate Functions

Sr. Clinical Accountant

Job Responsibilities

As a Sr. Clinical Accountant, you will support the expansion of the company’s clinical operations. Reporting to the Controller and working closely with the clinical team, your primary responsibility is to ensure the accuracy of Arthrosi’s clinical accruals (including costs for regulatory, clinical (largely CRO driven), biostatistics, etc.). You will be tasked with other finance and accounting duties, as well, to help with the monthly close, management reporting, and SEC filings. Working closely with the clinical team, you will also maintain our forecasts of spending and expenses and will be reviewing all purchase orders and invoices related to clinical operations.
Review and maintain all clinical agreements, including but not limited to CRO contracts, consultant contracts, protocols, investigator clinical trial agreements, laboratory service providers and supporting technology platforms.
Analyze the sufficiency of prepaid and accrued expense account balances related to clinical programs while maintaining clear detailed support for them
Review vendor invoices for payments against contracts and work performed.
Review Purchase Orders for completeness and comparison to budgets and forecasts.
Monitor and communicate spend/expense recognition against open purchase orders.
Prepare monthly results packages (i.e. budget-to-actual analysis, forecast-to-actual analysis, trending analysis, etc.).
With oversight, perform month-end close responsibilities including posting journal entries to the general-ledger and performing account reconciliations.
Support external auditors during internal control testing and financial audits.
Establish and maintain a SOX 404 compliant control environment, including process narratives and control matrices.
Participate in the implementation and maintenance of accounting systems and other technology platforms and improvements.
Other duties and projects as assigned.
Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive, list of the expected initial duties associated with the position. The role will evolve over time and changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent required; advanced degree or training a plus, (CPA, MBA, Certificates).
A minimum of 8 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including hands on experience working with departments outside of accounting.
Finance experience at a CRO is a plus.
Solid understanding of drug development and clinical operations; well-versed in understanding clinical service provider budgets and associated payment terms.
Intermediate to advanced software skills. (e.g., Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project)
Excellent ability to work in a goal and team-oriented setting.
Well-developed organizational skills and the ability to thrive under pressure.
Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
Excellent internal customer service skills.
Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to develop relationships within and outside the finance team
Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task/ prioritize and time management of daily activities.
Ability to work remotely and effectively interact with a dispersed set of colleagues and consultants.
Ability to build strong relationships with co-workers of various backgrounds and expertise.
Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies.
Ability to function at a high level in a team setting whether leading the group or acting as an individual contributor.
Flexibility within a rapidly changing environment.
Values-based leadership consistent with Arthrosi’s Core Values.
Engaged in the mission of Arthrosi and acting with Flexibility and Integrity.

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