Accountant
About The Position
Gator Bio is a biotech company located in Palo Alto, California, that develops, manufactures, and markets instruments, biosensors, reagents, and consumables for in-vitro diagnostics and biotherapeutic development. Its mission is to simplify and accelerate biological analysis for biotherapeutic research and development. The Accountant manages financial transactions, including fixed payments, variable expenses, bank deposits, and budgets. The role audits financial documents and procedures, reconciles bank statements and cash flow, and calculates tax payments and returns. It also supports accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger entries, accounting reporting, month-end close, and financial reporting. The Accountant helps improve and automate accounting processes and may support other business office duties and projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting.
- Two years of experience in accounting.
- Working knowledge of US GAAP, procedures, practices, and internal controls.
- Computer and accounting application proficiency, including advanced proficiency in Excel (especially PivotTables and VLOOKUPs) and Microsoft 365.
- Ability to provide business office and accounting services in a start-up environment.
- Demonstrated business judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated experience defining and implementing process improvements.
- Highly organized, independent, accountable, detail-oriented, able to multitask, flexible, and accurate, with the ability to meet deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with NetSuite and Bill.com.
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily sales transactions and related accounting activities.
- Perform advanced accounting functions and maintain accurate financial transactions.
- Reconcile cash flow.
- Cross-train and provide backup for other accounting tasks, including purchasing, sales orders, and fulfillment.
- Reconcile synced data from Bill.com, Divvy Card, and SVB credit cards, and resolve syncing errors.
- Apply payments to customer invoices.
- Manage transactions in Bill.com and Divvy Card.
- Support sales tax and property tax return filing.
- Resolve account discrepancies by reconciling statements and transactions.
- Perform duties related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash flow, general ledger entries, and accounting reporting as requested.
- Assist with month-end closing and prepare monthly financial reports and supporting worksheets.
- Help improve and automate accounting system processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and workflow optimization.
- Lead and/or participate in business office duties and projects as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
