Senior Director, Finance & Accounting
Job Description
Job title: Senior Director, Finance & Accounting
Company: Ascend Advanced Therapies
Job description: Title: Senior Director, Finance & AccountingReporting to: Chief Financial OfficerLocation: UK, London area or Munich, GermanyThe Role:As Ascend is growing exponentially across 2 continents, we are looking for a talented finance director preferably from the CDMO within Pharma who can build out our financial processes and accounting policies in a multi-national environment (UK, US, and Germany).We are looking for someone willing and eager to take on this challenge, as well as someone who brings a positive attitude, a sharp intellect, and a strong appetite to learn.About Ascend:Ascend is a new model for gene & cell therapy design, development, and manufacturing. We partner with ambitious biotechnology teams to embed scalable manufacturing in their operations from the beginning. We support manufacturing and process development projects from design through to clinical and commercial scale.Why we’re different:We’re building a place for people inspired by the possibilities of biological engineering for gene & cell therapy technologies. We want to lift up a new generation of experts and breakthrough start-ups. That’s why the Ascend model includes the opportunity of cross-functional training to enhance professional development and continually seed fresh ideas.Requirements
- Supervise and manage accounting / bookkeeping staff, as well as support their professional development
- Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual managerial and statutory financial statements for parent and subsidiaries
- Establish and maintain strong financial control policies and procedures to ensure financial reporting compliance (including revenue recognition). Make us IPO ready.
- Oversee fixed assets, including recording depreciation, accounting for any disposals, and intangible asset tracking and amortization (M&A).
- Oversee customer driven inventory management including physical inventory, updating product standard costs and reconciliation of detailed records to General Ledger.
- Manage/optimize efficient tax management and filings for UK parent and US/German subsidiaries.
- Provide financial input to strategic decision making, including tax review, audit implications, and reporting requirements.
- Manage all tax planning, compliance, and reporting (including payroll and corporate tax) for UK parent and US/German subsidiaries).
- Responsible for continuous updates and improvements for accounting systems, including payroll, invoicing, and procurement
- Collaborate with auditors to ensure proper application of corporate and local accounting standards
What you’ll bring:
- Minimum 10 years of experience leading a financial organization (ideally in a life science multi-national small/medium sized company or CDMO)
- Degree in Accounting, Business Administration. MBA, or (Qualified Accountancy Required – ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CMA, CPA
- Experience with ERP implementations (preferably NetSuite) or significant enhancement projects
- Experience with post-acquisition systems and process integration
- Ability to meet tight deadlines, and prioritize contending workloads in a fast paced high-growth environment
- Proven experience in strategic partnerships with operational leadership.
- Strong attention to detail while having the ability to work simultaneously on multiple priorities
- Ability to work independently as well as a strong desire to work as part of the senior management team.
- Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong knowledge and skills in ERPs (NetSuite), Expert in Excel (including Power BI Tools) as well as PowerPoint (including ThinkCell)
- International preferably across (UK, US, and EU).
Benefits
- Sodexo staff discounts / Pluxee
- 30 days holiday
- Performance based Bonus
- Voiio
- More to come as we grow!
