Senior Staff Accountant

Company Overview

Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform that includes a suite of gene editing and delivery technologies and is in the process of building internal manufacturing capabilities. Beam’s suite of gene editing technologies is anchored by base editing, a proprietary technology that is designed to enable precise, predictable and efficient single base changes, at targeted genomic sequences, without making double-stranded breaks in the DNA. This has the potential to enable a wide range of potential therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs. Beam is a values-driven organization committed to its people, cutting-edge science, and a vision of providing life-long cures to patients suffering from serious diseases.

Position Overview:

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for supporting many aspects of Beam’s accounting processes. This role will be a close partner who can successfully interact with other teams – Research, Development, Operations, Legal, and IT – to understand their strategy, concerns and issues to ensure that we are appropriately accounting for our operations. The senior accountant will play a key role in the accounting team’s transition to support the Company’s commercial readiness.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the monthly close, including issue resolution, journal entries and account reconciliations
• Monitor and maintain financial systems
• Participate in preparation of internal and external financial statements
• Provide support for annual financial statement audits and periodic reviews, including Sarbanes-Oxley control reviews
• Collaborate cross-functionally to obtain information needed to estimate monthly accruals
• Be able to work within accounting systems and help with implementation of new systems and processes
• Ad hoc analysis and other special projects as necessary

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 3+ years of accounting experience
• Previous Biotech experience preferred
• Strong analytical, problem solving skills and collaborative skills
• Must be able to make judgment calls regarding the resolution of issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task on competing and deadline sensitive priorities
• Ability to work effectively with all levels in the organization
• Experience with Netsuite, SAP, Coupa and Blackline a plus
• Strong organizational skills and process orientated