Location: Boston

Reporting to: Associate Director, Finance

Job Summary

Orchard Therapeutics North America is searching for a motivated and resourceful, critical thinker to join our dynamic finance team. The Senior Accounting Manager will be a key member of the North America (OTNA) Finance team. The position requires an in-depth knowledge of accounting, internal controls, and both internal and external financial reporting. The ability to work in collaborative manner with peers, auditors, strategic partners, and to effectively communicate with various levels of management and external service providers is a must. Candidates should possess a "can do" attitude and desire to continually enhance and improve financial processes and embrace a strong team environment.

Key Elements and Responsibilities

· Lead the accurate and timely month-end close process. Activities include recording journal entries, reviewing account reconciliations and roll-forwards, and performing detailed account analysis.

· Provide G&A departments (Legal, Information Technology, Human Resources, Business Development, Corporate Communications, Facilities and Finance) with monthly financial reporting and associated business insight to drive sound financial and strategic decision-making. Support financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.

· Oversight of purchase order process, ensuring proper coding and maintenance

· Collaborate with Legal Department to ensure newly executed contracts are properly filed and liaise with the business to ensure timely creation and proper expense coding of related purchase orders.

· Interact/collaborate with various business partners and stakeholders to ensure appropriate/timely progression of routine work and projects

· Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reporting to parent company

· Assist where required in the design, implementation and maintenance of internal controls.

· Assist with the periodic external audits and reviews and liaising with external auditors.

· Assist with the preparation of data and reports as and when required by the business.

Requirements

Required knowledge

· Bachelor or Masters' in Accounting, CPA preferred

· Knowledge with accounting systems, experience with NetSuite, Concur, Adaptive Planning preferred

· A Pharmaceutical or Biotech background preferred

· 8-10 years of accounting experience

· Strong Excel experience is essential with the ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of lookup functions, Pivot tables and similar functions/ reports with the ability to handle high volume data.

Skills & Abilities

· A strong communicator with the ability to communicate through the use of different means to a broad range of individuals at all levels.

· A very organized individual with a high level of attention to detail with excellent timekeeping; required to meet internal and external deadlines to desired standard.

· A motivated self-starter that is quick to learn and takes responsibility for day-to-day activities with minimal input and direction.

· Professional, hard-working team player with a can-do attitude that acts responsibly in an ethical manner

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