The Director of Accounting Operations will manage all accounting operations, ensuring compliance and scalability while leading the accounting team and processes.
Scholar Rock is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers life-changing therapies for people with serious diseases that have high unmet need. As a global leader in the biology of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) superfamily of cell proteins and named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures, the clinical-stage company is focused on advancing innovative treatments where protein growth factors are fundamental. Over the past decade, the company has created a pipeline with the potential to advance the standard of care for neuromuscular disease, cardiometabolic disorders, cancer, and other conditions where growth factor-targeted drugs can play a transformational role.
Scholar Rock is the only company to show clinical proof of concept for a muscle-targeted treatment in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This commitment to unlocking fundamentally different therapeutic approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. By harnessing cutting-edge science in disease spaces that are historically under-addressed through traditional therapies, Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients. Learn more about the company’s approach at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock and on LinkedIn.
Summary of Position:
Reporting to the SVP, Finance, the Director of Accounting Operations will have responsibility for the Accounting operations function at Scholar Rock. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in managing accounting processes in a public company with a commercial asset. To lead the accounting function, the candidate will be required to have in-depth knowledge of accounting processes and systems including the general ledger, payroll, equity, and T&E systems. The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of consolidations, accounting for clinical trials, cost accounting, transparency reporting, intercompany reconciliations, payroll, and equity, as well as having a strategic focus to ensure the systems and processes are scalable to meet the growing needs of the Company, while still maintaining compliance with internal control requirements.
This position will require a hands-on approach, strong organization, clear communication, attention to detail and a great sense of teamwork. This position represents a great opportunity to help build a critical function at a growing and evolving, multi-product candidate biotechnology company.
Position Responsibilities
- Oversee and lead all accounting operations activities including consolidations involving multiple subsidiaries, monthly close processes, intercompany, payroll and equity.
- Help to build and scale accounting operations team, including creating processes to enable timely closing procedures that are scalable for growth
- Ensure strong internal control environment is maintained
- Assist in setting up policies related to travel and transparency reporting;
- Position will also require partnership with various members of cross functional teams
- Ability to capitalize on team member strengths and raise the team as a whole
- Assist in ad-hoc projects as needed
Candidate Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, or Finance
- CPA and/or MBA preferred
- Hands-on knowledge of accounting operations and processes
- Prior management of an accounting team
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Familiarity with internal controls requirements in a public company
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at one time
- Thrives in a dynamic environment
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- At least 10 years of applicable experience in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment with prior experience in a public company
- Experience with Netsuite and/or SAP a plus
Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Scholar Rock Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Office
301 Binney St, , Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States, 02142
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