Senior Accountant-General Accounting

Senior Accountant-General Accounting
Job LocationsUS-MA-Watertown Job ID2024-1393
Overview
Be Seen and Heard at EyePoint Pharmaceuticals

At EyePoint, leadership trusts our employees to get the job done. The patient-centric and award-winning approach we're taking in business fuels our success for:

• developing therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with serious retinal disease
• advancing best-in-class proprietary drug delivery technologies
• innovative pipeline of sustained delivery products

We See You.
Your wellbeing
Your professional worth
Your future at EyePoint
EyePoint offers robust total rewards in a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There's space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected.
EyePoint is searching for a Senior Accountant - General Accounting to join our growing Finance team. Reporting to the Assistant Controller, the Senior Accountant will assist with the financial statement close and reporting process on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The Senior Accountant will take an active role with the Company's accounting and finance team and will interact with other functions throughout the organization.
We offer a hybrid work schedule. This position is located in Watertown, MA.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Individual responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the monthly, quarterly and annual close process, which includes the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations and financial analysis
• Review purchase orders, expense reports and invoices for compliance with internal controls and policies
• Prepare and book expense accruals as necessary
• Assist in the preparation of materials to support audit requirements/requests including interacting with auditors
• Prepare requested analyses, reports and documentation to expedite an effective and efficient external audit process
• Support the external financial reporting process and help prepare supporting documentation for certain financial tables and related note disclosures for the Company's SEC filings
• Follow transactional accounting policies and controls in support of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
• Collaborate with Financial Planning & Analysis organization to analyze and provide analytics to support commentary on the balance sheet and income statement
• Assist in the development of internal reporting including standard financial and management reports to be utilized by functional managers and senior leadership
• Assist in other accounting and financial activities or projects
• Contribute to ongoing focus on best-practices and functional automation

Qualifications
Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:
Minimum Requirements

• Action oriented and self-starter
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and internal control standards
• Work closely with and as part of a team
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• 2 years of audit experience with accounting firms, Big 4 preferred
• 2 years working directly within a corporate environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with a clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm
• NetSuite and/or Forecast experience a plus

Other Requirements:

• Biotech or pharma experience preferred

Level of Education Required:

• Bachelor's degree with a major/concentration in Accounting or a Master's in Accounting or related field
• Certified Public Accountant preferred

Number of Years of Experience in the Function and in the Industry:

• Minimum 4-7 years of experience

Envision Your Future
With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed topreventing blindness by developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics.
The collective power of our values influences everything we do, and everything we do for you.

• Success begins with our People
• Patients First
• Integrity
• Results-Driven
• Innovation
• Team Focus
• Diversity & Inclusion

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
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