Senior Controller

Company

CuriRx, Inc. was founded in 2012 with the goal of creating new standards of care in therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs. We do this by partnering with our clients to provide innovative development solutions for pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, vaccines, generics, and biosimilars. CuriRx focuses on formulation and lyophilization development of biologics, small molecule, analytical development, and GMP manufacturing of biologics.

Job Description

CuriRx, Inc is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Controller to handle all financial and accounting operations and bookkeeping based on generally accepted accounting principles. This will consist of issuing financial reports, doing timely monthly closing, cash flow analysis and balance sheets and P&L, forecasting, budgets, including developing financial modeling for current and new business. The incumbent will be responsible for developing policies and procedures, timely collection of receivables, maintenance of a system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles. Senior controller’s responsibilities will also include financial risk management as you will be instrumental in developing and implementing robust internal controls to safeguard company assets. The ideal candidate will be motivated, problem-solving, and a strong team player who is dedicated to helping our organization expand and grow.

Duties and Responsibilities

Management

• Manage and oversee all aspects of financial management and provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on financial matters.
• Manage daily bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable entry for all company chart of accounts and financial policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Manage cash flow by tracking transactions for Company and Clients projects and regularly reviewing budget and creating internal reports.
• Weekly report/analysis of cash flow, BS and P&L and ensuring timely and accurate month-end and year-end closings, adhering to industry best practices.
• Create and maintain a documented system of financial and accounting policies, procedures, and protocols, continually reassessing for process improvement.
• Create and maintain quarterly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts.
• Manage outsourced functions, liaise with external vendors and financial experts/services as needed (e.g., tax lawyer, payroll, benefits providers)
• Manage and negotiate major capital purchases, identify and manage leasing companies.
• Manage the operations of the finance/accounting department, including the design of an organizational structureadequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives.
• Manage the financial/accounting operations of all associated corporations(e.g, CuriOral, CuriNano), especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures.
• Provide training as needed to staff on various accounting processes (e.g., expense reports)

Transactions

• Verify that accounts payableare paid in a timely manner.
• Monitoring and prompt collection of accounts receivable.
• Work directly with the scientists to maintain oversight over all project-related spending, including internal costs and costs billed back to the client(s).
• Work directly with the scientists and create procedures and system for knowing start and end of the project.
• Confirm periodic bank reconciliations, journal entries, review and reconciliation of general ledger accounts and monthly accruals.
• Ensure required debt payments are made on a timely basis.
• Maintain the chart of accounts.
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system.
• Monitor and ensure a system of controls over accounting transactions.

Reporting

• Review and Issue timely and complete financial statements, including preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Review and Issue monthly financial reporting, delivering regular updates to the CEO and analyzing variances from month to month.
• Oversea the preparation of the corporate quarterly and annual report.
• Conduct regular financial analysis, identifying trends, and providing key insights to optimize business performance.
• Examine and Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations.
• Establish, Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics.
• Oversee and manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts.
• Review and Examine variances from the budget and report significant issues to management.
• Establish a system of management cost reports.
• Advise, recommend, and provide financial analyses as needed for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations.

Compliance

• Collaborate and supervise the provision of information to external auditorsfor annual (and any other) audits.
• Review debt levels and compliance with debt covenants.
• Ensure Compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Collaborate with and assist Human Resources on any tax- and/or payroll-related tasks, including but not limited to reviewing any documents and reports prepared by third parties and preparing documentation in the case of any government audits.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field.

· 15+ years’ experience working in a corporate accounting setting, preferably for a service organization.

· CPA or CMA certification is a plus, but not required.

· Able to see both macro and micro pictures, with strong analytical skills and ability to effectively utilize technology.

· Ability to communicate effectively within a variety of situations and diverse populations.

· Experience in financial planning and analysis.

· Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.

· Superior verbal and written communication skills.

· High Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) 3% Match
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person