Financial Compliance and Operations Associate

Liquidia•,

About The Position

The Financial Compliance and Operations Associate – Life Sciences serves as a core link between financial operations and regulatory requirements, supporting compliance operations throughout Liquidia. The role executes financial compliance audits, monitors healthcare professional (HCP)-related spend, maintains internal controls, and supports accurate transparency reporting, including Open Payments Act aggregate-spend requirements. It also supports compliance operations by centralizing and tracking compliance projects and initiatives. The position requires a foundation in accounting and auditing, awareness of healthcare compliance risks, the ability to translate financial data into actionable compliance guidance, and strong organizational skills. The role works with financial data and documentation to identify compliance gaps, support transparency submissions, and assist Compliance with financial analyses and regulatory inquiries.

Requirements

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related discipline.
Three to five years of professional experience in financial analysis, corporate auditing, or regulatory compliance.
Direct experience working with NetSuite or a similar ERP platform, Concur, and Veeva.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
Working knowledge of life sciences financial regulations and compliance expectations, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, Sarbanes-Oxley, global transparency laws, and federal and state Open Payments reporting.
Strong understanding of financial auditing, internal controls, aggregate-spend reporting, and healthcare compliance risk mitigation.
Exceptional written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and ability to identify trends, gaps, and risks in financial and compliance data.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare sectors is highly preferred.
Relevant professional certification such as Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, or Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional.

Responsibilities

Perform regular, data-driven financial audits and analyses related to HCP-related spend to identify potential compliance gaps.
Lead collection, consolidation, and data-integrity verification of transfer-of-value data for global transparency submissions, including Sunshine Act/Open Payments reporting and partner-related submissions.
Maintain, document, and test internal controls and process maps to mitigate compliance risks involving HCP-related spend.
Monitor changes and best practices in aggregate-spend reporting and recommend updates to internal procedures and policies as needed.
Support Compliance with financial questions, analyses, expense-report reviews, and financial documentation; prepare briefs and assist with responses to regulatory inquiries.
Support compliance operations by centralizing and tracking projects and initiatives involving field monitoring, HCP engagement, and promotional-opportunity review.