Staff Accountant

Overview

A growing biotechnology organization is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join their expanding Accounting team. This role involves managing day-to-day accounts receivable and accounts payable functions, supporting month-end close processes, assisting with payroll activities, and ensuring compliance with multi-state tax and regulatory requirements. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain accurate financial records in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle accounts receivable and accounts payable processes, including invoicing, collections, vendor payments, and reconciliations using NetSuite
• Support month-end close activities such as journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Assist with payroll processing and related activities to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Ensure compliance with multi-state tax regulations and reporting requirements across accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll
• Participate in special projects focused on process improvement, systems optimization, and general accounting initiatives
• Support NetSuite ERP administration, configuration, and daily system operations
• Maintain system data, reports, saved searches, and business processes
• Support procurement, inventory, manufacturing, and supply chain operations
• Perform daily bank and credit card reconciliations across multiple accounts and financial institutions
• Prepare and present weekly cash forecasts and accounts payable bill payment files
• Create and distribute client invoices, including for major pharmaceutical and biotech partners, across NetSuite, client billing portals, and Salesforce-to-NetSuite workflows
• Manage cash application and respond to accounts receivable mailbox inquiries
• Calculate and record interest accruals on notes, convertibles, and other financing instruments
• Process recurring accrual, reclassification, and allocation journal entries
• Maintain accurate vendor, employee, and entity records in NetSuite
• Build and maintain saved searches and custom reports to support accounting and cross-functional reporting needs
• Support payroll allocation by department/class, including creating, validating, and running allocation schedules and batches for journal entry creation

Requirements

• 5-8 years of progressive accounting experience with hands-on responsibility for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and month-end close
• Proficiency with NetSuite, Salesforce, Procurify, Rippling, Google Sheets, and advanced Excel skills
• Strong working knowledge of multi-state compliance and tax requirements
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Location

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Compensation & Benefits

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