Sr. Accountant

Job title: Sr. Accountant
Location: San Diego, CA, 92130 - 3 days on-site
Duration: 06+ Months (Potential Extension)
 
Position Summary:
Performs a variety of accounting responsibilities while ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP), Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and company policies and procedures.
 
Education:
Education, Education and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. 
• Targeting 2 to 5 years of general accounting experience, preferably in pharmaceutical, biotech industry, or public accounting. An equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered.
• Familiarity with manufacturing, cost accounting, pubic accounting, auditing, and payroll. 
• Experience with GL module of ERP systems. NetSuite preferred. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures accuracy and compliance with GAAP, SOX and company policies and procedures.
• Prepares and maintains schedules calculating accruals, including research and development accruals.
• Performs reconciliations and analyses of certain General Ledger (GL) and bank accounts.
• Maintains the integrity of financial systems.
• Prepares and records journal entries. Prepares reports for internal reporting.
• Prepares schedules, reports and documentation for internal and external audits.
• Performs month-end close activities. Data entry and analysis of transactions.
• Ensures that all actions, both internally and externally working on client’s behalf are in compliance with all laws regulations, policies and demonstrates client’s values. Completes special projects as required.

 
Skills:
Key Candidates Skills:

• Ability to work independently and solve moderate to complex problems
• Detail oriented with good analytical skills. Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Proven track record of reliability and accurate work product
• Results-oriented, ability to prioritize projects and deliver quality results within tight time constraints
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Experience operating with candid transparency, professionalism, strong emotional intelligence, and the highest degree of integrity
• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)
• Experience with NetSuite a plus
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate to advanced Excel skills

 
Scope:

• A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization. 
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways. 
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. 
• Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments.

 
Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, see, talk or hear in a standard office environment. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $50.00/hr – $52.00/hr.