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Senior Accountant

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
$97,000 - $109,000 USD yearly
Corporate Functions

Role Summary

Senior Accountant responsible for month-end close, financial reporting, NetSuite and FloQast management, and tax/treasury support. This role is a key member of a cross-functional accounting team, with significant interaction with business leaders to manage critical accounting areas, reconciliations, corporate accruals, and ad hoc reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Month-End Close:
    • Assist with the month-end close process to ensure timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting.
    • Prepare journal entries for cash, investments, prepaid expenses, SG&A accruals, T&E, stock option exercises, and RSU vesting.
    • Perform foreign currency translation and revaluation, ensuring accuracy of currency translation adjustments (CTA) and validation of exchange rates.
    • Oversee the preparation and distribution of monthly financial reports to internal stakeholders.
    • Ensure the preparation and review of intercompany journal entries and balances.
  • Financial Reporting:
    • Ensure internal financial reports are accurate, up to date, and aligned with business needs.
    • Ensure compliance with financial reporting controls and maintain accuracy in reports used for internal control purposes.
    • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
    • Prepare and oversee balance sheet and income statement flux analysis, comparing current periods with prior periods and the prior year.
    • Lead the preparation and coordination of foreign statutory financial statements, including managing audits in collaboration with PwC.
  • NetSuite and FloQast Management:
    • Serve as the NetSuite administrator, responsible for maintaining accounts, departments, project codes, and GEO codes, ensuring approval processes are followed.
    • Develop, enhance, and maintain NetSuite reports to support internal financial and operational needs.
    • Oversee NetSuite cash reconciliation processes and identify opportunities to leverage additional modules.
    • Administer FloQast by adding new users, assigning reconciliations, and maintaining the month-end close checklist.
    • Lead user access reviews for both NetSuite and FloQast to ensure appropriate permissions are maintained.
  • Tax & Treasury Support:
    • Act as the primary point of support for the Head of Tax and Treasury, providing analysis and data for tax compliance and statutory reporting.
    • Assist with the preparation and review of tax-related disclosures and support the tax filing process.

Qualifications

  • Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • Required: 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Required: Experience with ERP systems, particularly NetSuite
  • Required: Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Office products
  • Preferred: CPA designation or progress toward obtaining a CPA
  • Preferred: Experience working in a public company environment or with a Big 4 accounting firm
  • Preferred: Knowledge of international statutory reporting requirements and foreign currency transactions

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (as listed under Required Qualifications)

Additional Requirements

  • Remote work opportunities within the United States are supported, with limitations based on state regulations; travel to the Cambridge, MA location several times per year is expected.
  • Must have access to a work setting that enables privacy, reliable internet, phone, and video conferencing from a remote location.