Dir, Accounting, Equity and Payroll

The Director of Accounting runs day-to-day certain accounting operations and certain areas within
month-end close. This role will be overseeing accounting and certain administration functions within
payroll and equity as well as certain general technical accounting activities and some compliance
functions. Responsible for meeting deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including certain general ledger preparation and certain areas within financial reporting. Responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage a team of direct reports, ensuring effective distribution of work and achievement of both quality and quantity objectives.
• Oversee specific areas of the month-end close process, including the review of footnotes within financial statements and reconciliation of Balance Sheet and Income Statement accounts.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, maintaining compliance with SOX regulations.
• Lead the development and implementation of improved procedures and features to optimize workflows within the functional area.
• Act as the lead for financial statement audits in assigned areas and contribute to application implementation projects to enhance process efficiency.
• Support the Chief Accounting Officer with special projects and collaborate with other department managers on inter-departmental activities and initiatives.
• Build and manage a high-performing, client-focused team by recruiting, training, and developing team members while fostering a strong performance culture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (required).
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification (required).
• Minimum of 7 years of experience leading teams and managing month-end close processes (required).
• Big 4 Public Accounting experience (preferred).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of technical accounting principles and SOX compliance requirements.
• Experience with leading audits and implementing process improvements.

Behavioral Skills:

• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication abilities.
• Proven ability to coach and motivate teams to exceed expectations consistently.
• Demonstrated capability to manage complex projects and achieve results across business groups.
• Self-starter with excellent problem-solving, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Duties are typically performed in an office environment.
• The position requires the ability to use a computer keyboard, communicate effectively by telephone, and read printed materials.
• Duties may occasionally require working outside normal business hours, including evenings and

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. 

Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/

Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

For more information:
- BBB announcement on job scams 
- FBI Cyber Crime resource page