Senior Accountant at Collegium Pharmaceutical in Stoughton, Massachusetts

Job Description:

At Collegium Pharmaceutical, we are building a leading, diversified specialty pharmaceutical company committed to improving the lives of people living with serious medical conditions. We have a portfolio of meaningfully differentiated medications to treat serious medical conditions, including severe and persistent pain and ADHD.

Hybrid: Required to be onsite in Stoughton, MA on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Accountant will play a key role in the financial close and reporting process. This role will work closely with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. The Senior Accountant will be expected to leverage both experience and creativity to develop scalable process improvements for reporting financials to management and will play a key role in providing accurate information to the business for decision making. This role is a unique opportunity to be involved in both the internal financial close process with the Finance team and to work cross-functionally with other departments to help improve the overall transparency and accuracy of financial performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the period close process through accurate preparation of month, quarter and year end reconciliations and journal entries and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner


• Lead process improvements for the monthly, quarterly and annual close with assistance from peers and mentors with significant experience


• Play a key role in the business decision-making process by identifying opportunities to improve the accuracy, timeliness and effectiveness of financial reporting


• Act as primary liaison for day-to-day relationship with various stakeholders from other departments for monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting


• Provide support to the internal controls (SOX) and external financial reporting (SEC Reporting) as necessary


• Form good relationships with colleagues from all other functions: FP&A, Legal, HR, IT, R&D, Operations, Sales & Marketing and more


• Communicate clearly with explanations and clarifying questions


• Implement continuous improvements and solve routine problems


• Develop skills within a narrow technical domain, some independence


• Coach others and in some cases may have direct reports


• Interact with external auditors during quarterly and annual financial close periods, including periods of internal controls (SOX) testing

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS

Leadership Behaviors are a core set of behaviors that vary based on Level in the organization. We have categorized these under Head, Heart, and Guts.

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  Head
  
  
  
  • Know our Business
  
  
  • Think Critically
  
  
  • Decide
  
  
  • Execute
  
  
  
  


• 
  Heart
  
  
  
  • Collaborate
  
  
  • Develop
  
  
  • Communicate
  
  
  • Embrace Authenticity
  
  
  
  


• 
  Guts
  
  
  
  • Be Disruptive
  
  
  • Innovate
  
  
  • Evolve
  
  
  • Be Tenacious
  
  
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required, CPA preferred


• 2-4 years of related experience required, Big 4 public accounting experience in auditing preferred


• Strong understanding of GAAP accounting concepts


• Experience in testing and documenting SOX controls


• Experience auditing/working at/with public companies


• Strong understanding and experience accounting for commercial inventory


• Experience effectively managing multiple priorities simultaneously and perform within deadlines


• Hands-on experience using Microsoft Excel at an advanced level

Pay Range$90,800—$100,000 USD

Collegium is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Collegium, in all of its relations with its employees and applicants for employment, to base all employment-related decisions upon valid job-related factors, without regard to age, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, race, color, religion, creed, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to hiring, training, promotion, compensation, disciplinary measures, access to facilities and programs, and all other personnel actions and conditions of employment. By this policy, Collegium seeks to ensure that all employees have the opportunity to make their maximum contribution to Collegium and to their own career goals. This policy provides for an equal employment opportunity program that will simultaneously serve the requirements of society, the law, sound business practices and individual dignity.

If you have questions or concerns about equal employment opportunities in the workplace, you are encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of the Head of Human Resources. We will not allow any form of retaliation against employees who raise issues of equal employment opportunity. To ensure our workplace is free of artificial barriers, violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

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