Senior GL Accountant

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on innovative products that meet the needs of underserved patients. As an industry leader in providing unique, accessible, and high-quality medications, Azurity leverages its integrated capabilities and vast partner network to continually expand its broad commercial product portfolio and robust late-stage pipeline. The company’s patient-centric products span the cardiovascular, neurology, endocrinology, gastro-intestinal, institutional, and orphan markets, and have benefited millions of patients. For more information, visit www.azurity.com.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an inclusive workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Azurity's success is attributable to our incredibly talented, dedicated team that focuses on benefiting the lives of patients by bringing the best science and commitment to quality into everything that we do. We seek highly motivated individuals with the dedication, integrity, and creative spirit needed to thrive in our organization.

Brief team/department description:

The Azurity Accounting Team is searching for a GL Accountant/Sr GL Accountant to join the team as we build out best-in-class finance processes and ensure quality information is available for decision making. This person needs to be a go-getter who can take ownership of their areas. GL Accountant needs to build relationships with Commercial, Legal and HR to ensure information is flowing from the business to Accounting and then to FP&A. When issues arise, this person should be ambitious, ready to dig in to determine root cause and the path forward.

Principle Responsibilities:

The Sr GL accountant’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Fully owning the general ledger accounts within his/her responsibility and ensuring compliance with US GAAP; calculating and explaining variance analysis
• Assisting with ad-hoc accounting projects, driving change, and implementing enhanced processes
• Assisting with and potentially running, the annual financial statement audit
• Performing ad-hoc accounting research, making recommendations for proper accounting treatment and documenting transactions
• Ensuring accounting entries are posted in a timely manner so that account balances are properly stated.
• Taking ownership of the balance sheet accounts and performing analytical reviews of those accounts. Preparing and documenting month-end Balance Sheet Specifications (reconciliation, G/L account breakdown, supporting documentation)
• Coordination and execution of the month end closing activities of the entities according to closing schedule and in line with both US GAAP and internal accounting guidelines and participating in month-end close in general by performing a variety of accounting tasks.
• Assisting with external and internal audits and participating in tax audits

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• CA/CWA Inter with 3-4 years of experience or a Commerce graduate/MBA with at least 7+ years of experience
• Pharmaceutical industry experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics365 preferred.
• Strong PC skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and financial accounting systems.
• Strong analytical skills, accuracy, and attention to detail are a must.

Physical & Mental Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; talk and/or hear
• May occasionally climb stairs and/or ride elevators
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Employee must be able to manipulate keyboard, operate a telephone and hand-held devices
• Other miscellaneous job duties as required