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Vice President Finance

Employer
Alkahest, Inc.
Location
San Carlos, California
Start date
Sep 24, 2021

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Discipline
Administration, Finance
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Biotech Bay

Job Details

Alkahest is seeking an experienced Vice President of Finance to manage all financial aspects of the Company.  Serving as an integral member of the leadership team, the VP of Finance is responsible for overall day-to-day management of the accounting, finance, and procurement functions, which include financial reporting, financial information systems, accounts payable, payroll, cash management, tax, fixed assets, internal controls and purchasing.


Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

  • Manage and mentor a growing team in Accounting, FP&A and Procurement
  • Ensure the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements are completed on a timely basis and in accordance with GAAP
  • Oversee the budgeting and forecasting process
  • Active member on the company’s leadership team, participating in decisions on company operations and ensuring compliance with financial policies
  • Act as primary liaison with Finance and Treasury departments of parent company, Grifols International, S.A.
  • Ensure tight control over cash management, including requesting funds from our parent organization on a timely basis.
  • Clinical trial accounting management, including monthly monitoring of clinical studies, ensuring timely and accurate accrual entries and reporting
  • Manage financial information systems design, implementation, enhancement, monitoring and controls
  • Ensure financials are always audit ready and assist parent company with audit support, including analysis of technical accounting issues
  • Oversee compliance and filings of all areas of tax, including corporate tax returns and use tax
  • Operational experience in SOX 404(b) environment including oversight of internal controls
  • Assist with identifying process improvements, implementing changes, and ensuring best practices Participate in, or lead, ad hoc projects, as needed

Requirements:

  • CPA with bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in a senior-level finance or accounting position, ideally in a high growth biotech company
  • Proven ability to thoughtfully evaluate processes, identify opportunities for improvement and successfully execute on those plans
  • In-depth knowledge of US GAAP and clinical trial accounting
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel
  • Experience with QuickBooks and Bill.com a plus
  • Ability to understand financial systems and workflow and experience with system implementations a plus
  • Strong communication skills (oral & written); able to effectively interact with all levels internally and externally – within and outside of finance; able to tailor communications to the audience to achieve desired results
  • Attention to detail with ability to move easily between hands-on work and strategic thinking
  • Team player, positive and confident, with high energy drive
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize
  • Strong leadership skills with a desire to nurture, train, and grow the existing finance group
  • Working knowledge of Spanish and EU accounting rules is an asset, but not a requirement

Applicants and new hires are subject to the Company’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy.

Company

At Alkahest, we strive to lead the way towards effective therapies for patients suffering from diseases associated with the detrimental processes of aging. We believe that as an industry, we simply haven’t done enough to help drive solutions for the most under-treated and devastating diseases affecting this growing demographic. We want to help.

Aging is the dominant risk factor in degenerative diseases. Many of the pressing age-related and neurodegenerative diseases have a profound impact on patients and their caregivers, yet have very limited treatment options. Alkahest has embarked upon a simple but elegant approach to treat disorders of aging by capitalizing on the body’s own natural regulatory and communication mechanisms, leveraging the plasma proteome. The promise of this science, and the potential to make a difference to patients around the world, was the founding principle of Alkahest.

For all of the great progress we have made so far, we credit our dedicated and impassioned team for driving our successes. Our culture is warm and supportive, genuine and ethical, rigorous and scientific, and collaborative yet entrepreneurial. Based in Silicon Valley, home to many leaders in the biotechnology industry, the heart of our culture is scientific innovation. We work hard, yet we have fun while we’re doing so. We are passionate about both our collegial atmosphere as well as working together on cutting-edge therapies that will change the lives of patients. We know we have a lot further to go, and we’re ready for the long haul.

Company info
Website
Phone
650-801-0474
Location
75 Shoreway Road, Suite D
San Carlos
California
94070
US

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