Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that invents and builds platform companies that change the world. We bring together the greatest scientific minds with entrepreneurial company builders and assemble the capital to allow them to take courageous leaps. Those big leaps in human health and sustainability exponentially accelerate scientific progress in areas ranging from cancer detection and treatment to nature-positive agriculture.   

 What sets Flagship apart is our ability to advance biotechnology by uniting life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment under one roof in a way that is largely without precedent. Our scientific founders, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers are each aligned around an institutionalized process that enables us to innovate and transform for the benefit of people and planet.   

Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture.  

Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. 

Why Flagship?
At Flagship Pioneering, YOU get: inspiring leadership, great company culture, competitive compensation packages, best in class benefits, generous PTO, beautiful office space stocked with unlimited snacks and free lunch delivered daily, and impactful work with endless career growth.

Job Summary: 

Flagship Pioneering is seeking an experienced and talented finance professional to join a first-in-category organization. The Assistant Controller (International focus) will be an instrumental player overseeing the international entities within the Flagship portfolio and will be responsible for providing business insights to our leaders to measure progress on company performance and assist with enhancing companywide financial reports, including enhanced analytics, cash flow management and consolidated reporting. Fantastic opportunity for growth and to partner with FP&A and Finance Operations.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Manage our third-party international vendor across our Portfolio entities.
• Partner with the Legal, HR, and Management teams to understand critical elements and the impact of doing business internationally including hiring, capital funding, and equity.
• Ensure compliance with international accounting policies, procedures, and controls for international legal entities.
• Manage the monthly close process for the international offices, including the review of financial reporting packages, preparation and recording of journal entries, and maintenance of foreign currency.
• Assist in the consolidation of international subsidiaries.
• Manage local audit and tax requirements.
• Manage organizational cash flow, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for international entities.

• Collaborate with the greater accounting team with: operational efficiency, technical accounting, and non-routine transactions.
• Research, establish, and enforce proper accounting treatment for new and complex business transactions such as mergers & acquisitions and collaboration agreements.
• Assist with specific projects and initiatives unique to a fast-growing biotechnology start-up, such as system implementations and updates and business process improvements.
• Provide Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of financial and accounting experience. Life sciences / biotechnology industry a plus.
• BS/BA in accounting or finance; MBA and/or CPA required.
• GAAP and IFRS expertise experience required.
• Audit experience.
• Strong business acumen; proven ability to effectively scrutinize and challenge assumptions and interpret the strategy and priorities of the organization in financial terms.
• Excellent project management / leadership skills with demonstrated track record and ability to engage teams to work together towards common deadlines.
• Strong presentation skills to succinctly and effectively deliver recommendations to senior leaders and frame complex concepts.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions and different cultures.
• Exceptional attitude, attention to detail and ability to motivate teams to do the same.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional team members and with external partners.
• Ability to work within and meet all deadlines while executing on multiple deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to research, interpret, and implement IFRS and GAAP technical accounting.

• Operational accounting experience (e.g. streamlining monthly close process, preparing/facilitating the external audit process, improving FP&A functions).
• Experience with NetSuite a plus.

• Flexible, personable team-player, comfortable in a fast-paced, small company environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with both scientists and management.
• Ability to distill complexity and to communicate decisively with sound judgment.

 

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunityregardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

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