Staff Accountant

About Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.

We are a rare disease therapeutics company leading with science to make life-changing therapeutics available to patients with significant unmet needs. We involve key thought leaders, physicians, patients, care partners, and advocacy groups in all of our clinical and regulatory development strategies.

With a keen understanding that drug development often requires creative solutions, we have the insight and expertise to forge new pathways to success that others have missed. By following the data without bias, our transparent narratives and common-sense perspective have successfully overcome complex development challenges to make much-needed therapies available to patients.

Nimble and dauntless, we push boundaries beyond what is thought to be possible and advance new therapies that have the potential to bring meaningful improvement to patients’ lives.

About The Role

Looking for a detail-oriented staff accountant to perform and coordinate accounting duties within the organization. Responsibilities include preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, assisting with maintaining the general ledger, assisting with audit preparations, and performing other accounting duties as assigned.

A successful staff accountant should have a solid working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, strong financial analysis skills, possess strong Excel skills, be detail-oriented, highly organized, able to work with little to no supervision and perform under pressure.

What You'll Do

• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording invoices, bank deposits and other journal entries.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet, sub-ledger and general ledger accounts.
• Support month, quarter, and year-end close procedures.
• Compile ad hoc daily/weekly, monthly reports and reconciliations.
• Prepare financial analyses and reports.
• Support quarterly, annual and statutory financial audits.
• Support internal control over financial reporting audits.
• Investigate and resolve audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP principles.
• Accounting special projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or another business-related field
• Minimum 2 years of accounting experience with working knowledge of recording journal entries and preparing reconciliations
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Proficient in Excel
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central
• Strong analytical, technical skills and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills, strong verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities that require strong project management, decision-making capabilities, and flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Zevra is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Notice to External Recruiters

Zevra does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firms. Recruiters are requested not to contact employees or hiring managers. All candidate submissions must be coordinated through our Human Resources team and require a prior written agreement. Any resumes sent without such an agreement will not create any implied obligation.