SDM_Accounting Controller

PCI Pharma Services • San Diego, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for all aspects of accounting, including revenue, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll, general ledger, fixed assets, and audit. The position involves directing and supervising a large team, managing the monthly financial close process, overseeing variance analysis, and interacting with budget owners and stakeholders for reporting. Responsibilities may include revenue recognition and lease accounting, developing accounting policies and procedures, driving process improvements with digital technology, and supporting the ERP platform. The role also requires collaboration with external auditors, defining department KPIs, ensuring compliance with internal controls, and assisting with tax return compilation. Additional duties and corporate finance projects may be assigned.

Requirements

• CPA, CMA, or MA in Accounting with 10+ years related work experience.
• Managerial experience in a larger organization (>$100M revenue)
• Relevant accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Apply GAAP accounting standards related to revenue recognition, lease accounting and asset capitalization.
• Ability to quickly comprehend a complex organizational structure, including the general ledger structure and various financial systems, is essential.
• Proven ability to leverage current technology to drive process efficiency and improve accuracy
• Advanced analytical skills in combination with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptionally well organized, flexible and easily adaptable to changing conditions
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.
• Advanced and demonstrated proficiency with Excel.
• Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task, work independently and with minimal direction.
• High energy, high ownership of work products and dedication and commitment to driving results.
• Confident, fact-based decision maker.
• Proactive, looking for new solutions, opportunities and insights.
• Approaches problems from different perspectives to suggest and implement solutions.
• Forecast issues pro-actively to prevent potential impacts; both internally and externally.
• Facilitates communication between team members to ensure efforts are aligned.
• Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.
• Ability to solve complex problems.
• Adept at using logic and reasoning to work through problems and analyze information.
• Pro-active approach and leadership style.
• "Roll-up-your-sleeves" attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing experience is highly desired.
• Pharmaceutical Industry experience preferred.
• Experience with accounting software JDE / QAD or similar ERP platform is a plus

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of accounting (revenue, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll, general ledger, fixed assets, audit, etc.)
• Direct and supervise a large team of people by proactively managing and coaching the team to provide employee development opportunities.
• Manage and deliver the monthly financial close process timely to include preparation and/or review of journal entries, assurance that all costs incurred are properly recorded, and completeness of account reconciliations.
• Oversee variance analysis and review expenses by financial statement line item for reasonability, investigate unusual amounts, make any corrections as necessary, and determine root cause and solutions.
• Interact at all levels and with budget owners or other stakeholders to produce timely, efficient and accurate month-end close process and all internal management and financial reporting.
• Participate in the ongoing development & establishment of accounting policies, procedures, and operational strategies to include the review and implementation of process and system changes.
• Drive continuous process improvements leveraging digital technology and support the development and enhancement of the ERP platform to ensure systems integrity, financial effectiveness and controls.
• Collaborate with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance.
• Define and maintain department KPI’s.
• Ensure compliance with internal control policies.
• Assist with compilation of information for preparation of tax returns.
• Performs other duties and corporate finance projects as assigned by manager.

Benefits

• Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our company’s purpose: Together, delivering life-changing therapies.
• We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace by holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards of understanding, fairness, respect, and equal opportunity – at every level.
• We envision a PCI community where everyone can belong and grow, and we strive to bring this vision to reality by continuously and intentionally assessing our people practices, policies and programs, marketing approach, and workplace culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees