Associate Director, Accounting
- Employer
- bluebird bio
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, United States
- Start date
- Dec 7, 2018
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- Discipline
- Administration, Accounting
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- Genetown
Job Details
Principal Responsibilities of Global Accounting Close:
- Responsible for the monthly closing process of US and all foreign subsidiaries with oversight and review of accruals and other more complex areas of accounting.
- Improve coordination and partnerships with bluebird departments in support of our close process and cross functional initiatives.
- Support Company's efforts to integrate related finance closing processes into a fully integrated financial close process. Identify and implement ways to streamline, simplify and shorten our close process and enhance our quarterly close cycle
- Plan and design business processes and make recommendations for changes in order to improve and support scalability in company's business systems and activities, including enhancements and efficiencies in our accrual process
- Ensure accounting records, monthly accounting close activities, and variance analysis are properly prepared, maintained and explained in a timely manner.
- Use broad knowledge of accounting concepts, wide-ranging experience, superior analytical skills and knowledge of the industry to review issues and develop standards and policies.
- Support of the SEC Filings, audit committee and other financial presentations • Support of the quarterly reviews and annual audit process with the auditors
- Identify any technical related or other complex accounting matters and work with the technical accounting group and interface with corporate departments to address accounting matters on an operational basis
- Strong internal controls background and demonstrated ability to support compliance with internal control frameworks and company policies
- Responsible for direct supervision and development of a growing accounting team
- Ability to motivate, lead and teach team members in order to produce high quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
- Responsible for appraising performance and motivating team within the accounting function
Qualifications:
- CPA required, Bachelor's degree in Accounting required, MBA or Master's degree is a plus
- 7+ years of combined Public Accounting and accounting experience in a growth industry
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls able to manage a complex global closing process
- 3+ years of accounting managerial experience
- Experience with financial systems inclusive of Oracle Cloud, Blackline (or equivalent system), and Concur are preferred, with a clear ability to demonstrate enhanced utilization of system capabilities
- Advanced skills utilizing Microsoft Suite of products
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Strong contributor in a team environment, with the ability to balance team and individual viewpoints and responsibilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively across departmental functions
Company
bluebird bio is leading the gene therapy revolution. We have nearly 15 years of scientific and clinical experience at the forefront of gene therapy, with deep expertise in rare diseases and immuno-oncology, a proven scientific and lentiviral-based manufacturing platform, and a complementary set of tools such as gene editing.
We are a patient- and purpose-driven, product-oriented organization. Our diverse flock of bluebirds is united by a singular focus: a passionate commitment to changing the lives of patients and supporting each other on this journey. At bluebird bio, we will work like crazy with a never-give-up, little-but-mighty attitude, as exemplified by our namesake, the Eastern Bluebird.
we are always innovating, never stopping and never giving up.
Stock symbol: BLUE
Stock exchange: NASDAQ
- Website
- http://www.bluebirdbio.com/
- Phone
- 339-499-9300
- Location
-
60 Binney St
Cambridge
MA
02142
US
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