Summary

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller will be responsible for leading all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, technical accounting, budgeting, and internal controls. Candidate should have effective communication skills, foster collaboration, be service focused, experience managing staff and desire to be part of a team. Candidate should have the ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple projects at once and collaborate with others in the organization that do not report to them to accomplish Visterra’s goals.

Responsibilities

• Providing key technical accounting judgments and policies, including oversight, implementation, and execution of new accounting guidance
• Oversight the Company's internal controls compliance, working to strengthen internal controls and ensure the control environment is operating effectively in a dynamic and scaling setting
• Continuously improving processes across the Finance team to enable effectiveness and efficiency, including assessing and implementing innovative technology solutions where needed
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reports including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management report in accordance with IFRS.
• Evaluates all financial systems and procedures and implements changes and improvements to increase accuracy, control, and timely reporting. Ensures the integrity of financial reporting systems with books of original records.
• Develop the annual budget and the quarterly forecast, budget to actual analysis and other management financial reporting
• Coordinate external and internal auditors on an ongoing basis regarding Financial Reporting and internal controls
• Partnering with IT/Enterprise System functions, ownership for the strategic direction of financial systems including the implementation of SAP and automation efforts required to leverage ERP capabilities in a dynamically growing company.
• Collaborates cross functionally to ensure system enhancements and updates to standardized reporting are well understood and aligned across Finance and Accounting
• Provide operations and legal department finance input regarding the financial impact of proposed contract related transactions
• Draft, Review and ensure consistent application of policies and SOPs in the department
• Partners with Human Resources on Headcount reporting, forecasting, and planning.
• Builds and manages a high-performing Finance team that meets increasing needs and requirements across the business and helps drive the overall organization forward
• Trains, develops team members technical and process knowledge.

Requirements

• Bachelor or master's degree in accounting and CPA license with 8+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in an accounting leadership capacity preferably in the life sciences/biotech industry
• Prior employment at a Big 4 public accounting firm strongly preferred
• Experience managing a diverse team of CPA and non-CPA professionals
• Process improvement and SAP ERP system implementation experience preferred.
• Effective leadership, management, and organizational skills and proven experience of building teams and resolving conflicts in a collaborative manner.
• Ability to use critical thinking and good business sense to make good business decisions and meet tight deadlines while ensuring data integrity
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including a proficiency in presenting complex business issues to all levels of management.
• Inquisitive mindset – ability to understand the overall business well enough to add value to key business discussions and recommendations
• Excellent presentation skills; able to present critical financial data to various audiences (i.e., Board, Shareholders, colleagues)

Company

Visterra is a clinical stage biotechnology company committed to developing innovative biologic therapies (monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic muteins) for the treatment of kidney diseases, with an immuno-nephrology focus in drug development. Our proprietary technology platform enables the design and engineering of precision antibody or protein-based drug candidates to modulate key disease targets. We are developing a robust pipeline of novel therapies for patients with unmet needs.

Visterra is a wholly owned subsidiary of Otsuka America, Inc., which is a U.S. holding company subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Japan. Visterra has approximately 90 employees, and is located in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Visterra provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $160,000.00 - $220,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Waltham, MA 02451: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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