Staff Accountant

Catalent • Philadelphia, PA • 4h ago

About Site

Catalent's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania site serves as the company's North American Center of Excellence for clinical supply packaging, delivering comprehensive, end-to-end support for global clinical trials across multiple therapeutic modalities. The site provides integrated services including direct comparator sourcing, blinding and manufacturing, primary and secondary packaging, storage and distribution, and clinical returns management, enabling efficient and compliant trial execution. It also plays a growing role in supporting biologic as well as cell and gene therapy programs, with enhanced cold-chain and cryogenic handling capabilities designed to meet the complex requirements of advanced therapies. As a critical hub within Catalent's global clinical supply network, the Philadelphia site helps sponsors accelerate development timelines while maintaining the highest standards of quality, flexibility, and regulatory compliance.

Our Philadelphia site is located in the Bensalem/Northeast Philadelphia area.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for a Staff Accountant to join our team. In this role, you will prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts, and manage balance sheet general ledger accounts. You will assist with audits and tax returns, prepare financial statements, and ensure compliance with technical accounting standards. You will also support month-end and year-end closing processes, analyze budget variances, and handle billing and invoice processes.

Location: Philadelphia, PA

100% Onsite

The Role

Prepare journal entries and reconcile accounts

Manage and reconcile balance sheet general ledger accounts

Assist with external and internal audit teams and tax returns

Prepare financial statements and financial reports

Research technical accounting issues for compliance

Support month-end and year-end closing processes by ensuring account accuracy (3 days)

Analyze and report budget variances

Assist and generate billing of invoices, review and maintain work file process

Perform other duties as assigned

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

High School diploma

Ability to interpret financial data

Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Advanced computer skills in Excel functions (e.g., Pivot Tables, Lookups, Formulas)

Preferred Skills & Background

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Minimum one year of relevant experience

Advanced proficiency with various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Sage or JD Edwards (JDE)

Why You Should Join Catalent

Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process

Diverse, inclusive culture

Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives

Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays

Community engagement and green initiatives

Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment

Tuition reimbursement

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

Visit Catalent Careers (https://careers.catalent.com/us/en) to explore career opportunities.

Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com . This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

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