Sr Accountant (Compensation Accounting)
Company: Charles River Laboratories
Location: Paterson
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
For 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to
assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new
drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a
significant impact on the health and well-being of people across
the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance,
IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role
in the work we perform. In return, we'll help you build a career
that you can feel passionate about. **JOB SUMMARY** We are seeking
a Senior Accountant to join our North America Compensation
Accounting team, located in Wilmington, MA. This role presents a
unique opportunity to join our newly created team specializing in
the accounting of compensation and benefits and to work closely
with our N.A General Ledger Accounting, Payroll and Human Resources
teams. Primary focus areas include: general ledger accounting of
compensation and benefit plans, various reporting and analysis
activities, stream-lining processes and enhancing accounting and
reporting support provided to business partners in our rapidly
growing global organization. **The following are responsibilities
of the Senior Accountant position:** - Prepare journal entries,
balance sheet reconciliations and other accounting and reporting
schedules, primarily relating to payroll, benefits and other
compensation.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
- Assist with review of general ledger detail and compensation and
benefits expense run-rates to identify and record required
adjustments and reclassifications.
- Assist with compensation and benefits reporting as well as
analysis to be used by North America business finance leaders for
forecasting purposes.
- Understand and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
- Assist with creation, documentation and monitoring of systems
controls, procedures, and forms.
- Provide internal and external auditors with requested
information.
- Communicate effectively with other departments to ensure
transactions are recorded appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Assist with identification and implementation of process
improvement initiatives.
- Support integration activities and ERP conversions of newly
acquired companies.
- Perform other related and ad hoc duties as assigned. **The
following are minimum requirements related to the Senior Accountant
position:** - Bachelor's degree (B.A. /B.S.) or equivalent in
Accounting/Finance or related discipline.
- Five years accounting experience; an equivalent combination of
education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory
substitute for the specific experience.
- Experience with Accounting Software.
- Excellent spreadsheet skills.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills required. **The
following are preferred qualifications related to the Senior
Accountant position:** - CPA
- Degree in Accounting
- SAP, Blackline and BPC experience **COMPETENCIES** Collaborate
-We collaborate when we partner with each other and promote
teamwork, when we communicate clearly and effectively across the
hall or around the globe, and when we welcome all forms of
diversity and encourage inclusiveness. Own - We act like owners
when we hold ourselves accountable for our actions, when we respond
to internal and external client needs with speed and accuracy, when
we set and achieve meaningful goals, and when we strive towards
continuous improvement. Care - We show we care when we respect each
other, our animals and the communities where we work and live, when
we create a positive healthy workplace, when we are mindful of our
compliance standards, and when we choose to do the right thing.
Lead - We lead when we advocate our purpose and model our values,
when we deliver innovation, when we embrace change, and when we
appreciate and celebrate the great work of others. **ABOUT
CORPORATE FUNCTIONS** The Corporate Functions provide operational
support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources,
Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and
Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across
the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global
standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge
between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure
ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement. **ABOUT
CHARLES RIVER** Charles River is an early-stage contract research
organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory
animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of
discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory
Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target
identification through preclinical development. Charles River also
provides a suite of products and services to support our clients'
clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities.
Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our
clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which
reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness
to increase speed to market. With over 17,000 employees within 80
facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically
positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply
multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique
challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical
companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and
hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2019,
revenue increasedto $2.62. At Charles River, we are passionate
about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our
mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose
guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the
knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being
of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development
of -85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019. **EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY** Charles River Laboratories is an Equal
Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet **NEAREST MAJOR MARKET:**
Boston **JOB SEGMENT:** Biotech, ERP, Compensation, Pharmaceutical,
Science, Technology, Human Resources, Research
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