Director, Accounting Systems & Consolidation (Hybrid)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals • Boston, MA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Vertex is seeking a hands-on, experienced consolidations leader with accounting systems and process expertise to join our Global Accounting organization. The Director, Accounting Systems & Consolidation will o versee the global close and consolidation process and drive accounting system and financial reporting excellence. In addition, the Director will closely partner with IT and other stakeholders to maintain and enhance our key accounting systems and applications such as HFM, Oracle EBS, and Blackline. This newly established role is ideal for a motivated leader who can effectively lead our small team of experienced professionals to align diverse stakeholders, foster collaboration, and deliver innovative solutions to advance our consolidation processes and accounting systems.

Requirements

• Expertise with complex integrated financial reporting systems, inclusive of HFM, Hyperion ESSbase and Oracle EBS
• Knowledge of financial consolidation, accounting for intercompany and foreign currency translations, eliminations, reporting for monthly and quarterly closes, general ledgers, hierarchies and data structures
• Direct management of governance and finance system compliance in accordance with company policies, standards and SOX requirements
• Strong systems mindset and understanding of accounting system workflows
• Applies knowledge and understanding of financial and US GAAP accounting principles to systems and business processes
• Ability to interact and partner with all levels of management to help drive collaborative business decisions
• Possesses interpersonal and organizational skills, high energy level and strong work ethic
• Able to anticipate change and respond to client priorities, demonstrating a “can do” attitude
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to succinctly convey relevant information across multiple levels of the organization
• Bachelor's degree in either Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Business or a related field
• Typically requires 10+ years of experience in finance or accounting with a large, complex, multinational organization

Nice To Haves

• Finance process excellence or Six-Sigma experience a significant plus
• Big 4 experience and life science industry experience is preferred
• CPA or equivalent certifications are desirable

Responsibilities

• Drive process excellence for the monthly, quarterly, and yearly close and consolidation process, working closely with the appropriate stakeholders (global accounting, tax, treasury, finance and shared services) to ensure timely and accurate financial results
• Develop and execute strategy for various consolidation initiatives, such as intercompany automation, cloud-based applications, and RPA bots
• Partnering with Vertex’s IT organization, maintain and support our key accounting systems and applications such as HFM, Oracle EBS, and Blackline, including change management for upgrades and enhancements
• Collaborate with global partners to formulate enhancement options to address specific functional issues/requirements
• Manage and oversee completeness and accuracy of system eliminations for intercompany balance sheet and income statement activity
• Develop and monitor metrics and key performance indicators that drive best practices
• Assist in the development of the overall Accounting Systems roadmap
• Effectively lead team of 4 experienced professionals; mentor, develop, retain and recruit high potential talent

Benefits

• This role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards.
• Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements.
• At Vertex, our Total Rewards offerings also include inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees wherever they are in their career, financial, family and wellbeing journey while providing flexibility and resources to support their growth and aspirations.
• From medical, dental and vision benefits to generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter), educational assistance programs including student loan repayment, a generous commuting subsidy, matching charitable donations, 401(k) and so much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees