Accountant II

Fujifilm•Morrisville, NC

About The Position

The Accountant II is an experienced, cross-functional accounting professional who owns responsibilities in one or more areas, including accounts receivable and collections, accounts payable, revenue recognition, fixed assets and capital projects, inventory and cost accounting, and compliance and special projects. The role delivers accurate and timely close activities, reconciliations, analyses, and controls; responds promptly to stakeholders; identifies risks and root causes; and drives sustainable process improvements and documentation. The Accountant II partners with the business while maintaining professional independence and a strong control mindset. The position may cover one or more functional areas. Accounts receivable and collections responsibilities include billing, cash application, aging analysis, collections, and reconciliation of related balances. Accounts payable responsibilities include payment-run review, exception resolution, vendor master-data integrity, accruals, expense cutoff, and reconciliations. Revenue recognition responsibilities include contract review, accounting treatment, revenue schedules and entries, contract-balance reconciliations, risk assessments, and audit support. Fixed assets and capital projects responsibilities include maintaining asset records, evaluating capitalization, tracking construction in progress, calculating depreciation, and supporting physical verification and controls. Inventory and cost accounting responsibilities include material reconciliations, inventory counts, variance analysis, reserve support, costing, and related controls. Compliance and special projects responsibilities include audit coordination, maintaining accounting and control documentation, supporting remediation, and managing or supporting tax, systems, automation, data, and process initiatives. FUJIFILM Biotechnologies Texas is based in College Station, Texas, and works in biomanufacturing, including areas such as vaccines and cell and gene therapies. The company describes its work culture as Genki and states that it offers a flexible work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Typically three to five years of progressive accounting and/or auditing experience.
Working knowledge of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and internal control principles.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
Experience with an enterprise resource planning system such as Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing (SAP) or a comparable financial system.
Ability to work independently, manage complex or competing priorities, and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Experience in a controlled or audited environment.
Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, or active Certified Public Accountant candidacy.
Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, contract development and manufacturing organizations, manufacturing, or public accounting.

Responsibilities

Prepare and post accurate, well-supported journal entries with appropriate review and approval.
Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including reconciliations, exception investigation, corrections, and final tie-out.
Coordinate close dependencies with stakeholders and communicate status, risks, actions, and deadlines.
Review assigned profit and loss and balance sheet accounts for unusual, incomplete, misclassified, unsupported, or out-of-period items.
Prepare fluctuation analyses and provide inputs to forecasts, budgets, cash planning, accruals, and management reporting.
Partner with Financial Planning and Analysis on variances to forecast, plan, and budget.
Research, interpret, and document United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards for new or complex scenarios.
Respond to auditor and compliance requests with traceable support tied to the general ledger and underlying documentation.
Prepare analyses for management and stakeholders that summarize facts, financial impact, risks, status, and recommended actions.
Identify and resolve discrepancies and root causes, escalating material issues early with proposed solutions.
Design, perform, document, and evidence assigned controls, including journal entry, reconciliation, access, reporting, Sarbanes Oxley Act, and Japan Sarbanes Oxley controls.
Protect confidential information and data integrity, uphold segregation of duties, and ensure compliance with company requirements and accounting standards.
Drive continuous improvement, standardization, process documentation, automation, and sustainable corrective actions.
Build partnerships, maintain governance cadences, and manage assigned projects supporting functional and cross-functional goals.
Depending on assignment, prepare customer invoices, apply receipts, monitor collections, resolve billing issues, and reconcile receivables and contract balances.
Depending on assignment, review payment runs, resolve accounts payable exceptions, maintain vendor data, manage accruals and cutoff, and reconcile payables.
Depending on assignment, review contracts and operational evidence, determine revenue accounting treatment, prepare schedules and entries, and execute revenue controls.
Depending on assignment, maintain fixed asset records, evaluate capitalization, track capital projects, calculate depreciation, and support verification and controls.
Depending on assignment, reconcile inventory movements, coordinate counts, analyze costing and variances, assess inventory risks, and support related controls.
Depending on assignment, coordinate external and internal audits and SOX/J-SOX activities, maintain control documentation, support remediation, and assist with tax, systems, automation, and process projects.