Accountant

Gator Bio; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Gator Bio, based in Palo Alto, CA, is seeking an Accountant to manage daily financial transactions, reconcile accounts, and assist with month-end close. The role emphasizes accuracy, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced biotech startup environment.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s in Accounting and at least two years of accounting experience, with familiarity in NetSuite and Bill.com, strong Excel skills, and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required.
• Two years of accounting experience; NetSuite and Bill.com preferred.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, procedures, practices, and internal control.
• Proficient Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP; Microsoft 365.
• Ability to thrive in a startup environment.
• Strong business judgment, communication, and problem solving.
• Experience defining and implementing process improvements.
• Highly organized, independent, accountable, detail-oriented and multi-tasking.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily sales transactions and related accounting activities.
• Performing advanced accounting functions and maintaining accurate financial transactions.
• Reconciliating cash flow and bank statements.
• Cross-training and backing up other accounting roles including purchasing and order fulfillment.
• Reconciling data from Bill.com, Divvy Card and SVB cards; resolve syncing errors.
• Applying payments to customer invoices and managing Bill.com and Divvy Card.
• Supporting sales tax and property tax filing.
• AR, AP, cash flow, GL entries and accounting reporting as requested.
• Assisting month-end close and monthly financial reports.
• Helping to automate accounting processes to improve efficiency.

Job description

Gator Bio is a biotech company located in Palo Alto, CA. We are creating innovative technologies to solve difficult problems facing today’s healthcare industries. We develop, manufacture and market instruments, biosensors, reagents, and consumables for in-vitro diagnostics and biotherapeutic development. Our mission is to simplify and accelerate biological analysis for biotherapeutic research and development.

Accountant will manage all financial transactions, from fixed payments and variable expenses to bank deposits and budgets. Accountant responsibilities include auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements and calculating tax payments and returns. To be successful in this role, you should have previous experience with bookkeeping and a flair for spotting numerical mistakes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing daily sales transactions and related accounting activities.
• Performing advanced accounting functions and maintaining accurate financial transactions.
• Reconciliating cashflow.
• Cross-training and back up in performing other accounting jobs, including, but not limited to purchasing, Sales Order and fulfillment.
• Reconciling sync data from Bill.com, Divvy Card and SVB credit cards and resolving syncing errors.
• Applying payment to customer invoices.
• Managing transactions in Bill.com and Divvy Card
• Supporting Sales tax return and Property tax return filing
• Resolving account discrepancies by reconciling statements and transactions.
• Performing duties related to AR, AP, Cash Flow, GL entry and Accounting reporting as requested.
• Assisting in month-end closing, preparing monthly financial reports, and supporting worksheets.
• Helping to improve and automate accounting system processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and workflow optimization.
• Leading and/or participating in business office duties and projects, as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required.
• Two years of experience in Accounting (Experiences in NetSuite and Bill.com are preferred).
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, procedures, practices, and internal control.
• Computer and accounting application proficiency, with advanced proficiency in Excel (especially Pivot Table, VLOOKUPs, etc.), Microsoft 365.
• Ability to provide business office and accounting services in a start-up environment.
• Demonstrated skill with business judgment, communication, and problem solving.
• Demonstrated experience in defining and implementing process improvements.
• Highly organized, independent, accountable, detail-oriented, multi-tasking, flexible, and accurate, with the ability to meet deadlines.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This role will require lengthy periods of standing and sitting.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, carry, and/or move up to 25lbs.
• The employee will be required to use hands for computer work.
• Health screening: N/A
• Travel: N/A

$95,000 - $115,000 a year