Staff Accountant

Naveris•Waltham, MA

About The Position

Naveris, a commercial stage, precision oncology diagnostics company, is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their fast-growing team. The company's mission is to develop and deliver novel diagnostics that transform cancer detection and improve patient outcomes. The Staff Accountant will be a key addition to the finance organization, reporting to the Finance Senior Manager. Candidates should be highly organized, self-starters with a positive attitude, integrity, and enthusiasm.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
Knowledge of US GAAP, SOX and SEC reporting.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively work across teams and levels. Develops and maintains excellent working relationships that establish trust and credibility.
Self-motivated individual with demonstrated experience and continuous desire in improving and streamlining processes and workflows that enable sustainable scaling of the business.
Must be adaptable, agile, able to multi-task and take on additional responsibilities as necessary.
Possesses energy, enthusiasm to drive results, action oriented.
Ability to prioritize. Exhibits a sense of urgency towards attaining department goals, issue resolution and meeting deadlines.
Consistently operates at the highest level of integrity and does not compromise ethical standards.
Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements of HIPAA.

Nice To Haves

CPA with Big 4 public accounting experience a plus.
Relevant experience preferred.
ERP systems experience (Quickbooks, NetSuite) a plus.
Exposure to system implementation projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

Participate in month-end close, creating and posting journal entries, performing account reconciliations, analyzing accounting transactions, and meeting all required reporting deadlines. Areas of focus: bank, accounts payable and accruals, fixed assets, payroll cycles and assistance with business performance through review of actual results against company’s budget.
Collaborate with other departments to develop and maintain robust processes which ensure the completeness and accuracy of the financial statements.
Reconciling and analyzing supplies and reagents inventory
Preparing ad-hoc reporting as requested
Implementing process improvements and leading practices that will scale with the rapid pace of growth of the Company.
Assist with the documentation of new policies and procedures to enhance the workflow of the department and the company.
Assist with the annual audits to ensure all requests and questions are responded to in a timely manner.
Coordinate and resolve issues of accounting matters within the area of responsibility.
Ensure compliance with Company accounting policies and the application of generally accepted accounting principles.
As needed, contribute to department and organization special projects as assigned to support management with the decision-making process.