Senior Accountant, Helix

• BS in Accounting or Finance required; CPA/CMA a plus
• Minimum 4 years experience in general accounting: cash and investments. prepaid assets, Fixed assets, accruals
• Inventory management and reporting experience
• Understanding of Supply Chain and Cost Accounting – preferably in a manufacturing or laboratory environment
• Comfortable working with and analyzing large data sets, and summarizing results in a meaningful way for non-financial stakeholders
• Successful track record of effectively interfacing with supply chain, research, and manufacturing personnel to identify, support, and execute on value-added ideas to improve processes
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and influence cross functionally
• Experience with designing, implementing and monitoring internal controls
• Experience in analyzing and reporting causes of manufacturing variances and recommending corrective actions
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills is a must
• Ability to communicate effectively with non-financial stakeholders and identify meaningful trends in financial data that impact business and operational decisions
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills and related tools

Desirable

• We are looking to hire a Sr. Accountant with a well-rounded breadth in accounting operations and US GAAP to be an integral part of our growing team
• This role will primarily be responsible for all aspects of the accounting workflow, including month-end close,, audit support, and providing timely and accurate analytics \to Finance, Supply Chain, and Lab Operations colleagues
• Perform month end close accounting responsibilities related to inventory and cost of goods sold including inventory including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and other analyses such as cost variance reports
• Analyze and report on inventory levels, gross margins, manufacturing spend, absorption, standard cost variances, E&O, reserves, and other standard costing concepts
• Manage inventory using a standard costing method and ensuring compliance with US GAAP
• Help to identify, perform and drive process improvement opportunities in the month end close process
• Play a hands-on role in the day-to-day accounting operations and work closely with cross-functional groups to develop and maintain processes, procedures and policies
• Help to prepare, consolidate, review and present cost analyses and KPIs on a monthly basis to finance and operations leadership teams
• Work with the Accounting Manager to improve processes and policies
• Conduct physical count of inventory and monitor cycle count program
• Support quarterly and annual audits by the external auditors
• Participate in the maintenance of the internal financial control environment ensuring data integrity, accurate financial statements and safeguarding company assets
• Support / drive ad-hoc process improvement initiatives
• What To Expect During Your Onboarding Week:
• We want to make sure your first week is spent learning the foundations. You will be invited to live orientation sessions and spend time with your hiring manager developing your individual roadmap to success
• This experience will include sessions that cover your benefits, security & privacy training, an introduction to the OKR framework used at Helix and our communication tools and norms
• What To Expect During Your First 90 days:
• First 30 days: you’ll spend time learning the Helix way, completing training and onboarding for your roles, and getting introduced to your team and relevant stakeholders. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of our customers, our products, the impact we make in the lives of our communities, and how to thrive at Helix through participation in Helix U
• Day 30 - 60: you’ll spend time contributing to projects, deeply familiarizing yourself with team and company processes, and developing a deeper understanding of Helix’s products, services and capabilities
• Day 60 - 90: you’ll build your OKRs with your manager, start to take ownership of projects and initiatives on your team, and begin to demonstrate your impact on the Helix mission

• 1) Recruiter Screen
• 2) Manager Screen/Tech Screen
• 3) Onsite
• 4) Offer