Accountant II

FUJIFILM; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies seeks an Accountant II to own multiple areas including accounts receivable, payable, revenue recognition, fixed assets, inventory, and cost accounting. You will deliver timely close activities, reconciliations, and analyses, partnering with business units while maintaining strong controls.

The role emphasizes continual process improvement, SOX compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Typically three to five years of progressive accounting and/or auditing experience.
• Working knowledge of United States GAAP and internal control principles; IFRS knowledge preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience with an ERP system such as SAP.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries with appropriate review and approval.
• Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities with reconciliations, exception investigation, and final tie-out.
• Coordinate close dependencies with stakeholders; communicate status, risks, actions, and deadlines clearly.
• Review owned P&L and balance sheet accounts for unusual or out-of-period items.
• Prepare fluctuation analyses with explanations and inputs to forecasts, budgets, and management reporting.
• Research, interpret, and document US GAAP and IFRS for new or complex scenarios; evaluate alternatives.
• Respond to auditor and compliance requests with traceable support tied to GL and documentation.
• Prepare concise analyses for management and stakeholders, highlighting financial impact and recommended actions.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies and root causes; elevate material issues early with solutions.
• Maintain prioritization and drive continuous improvement, automation, and documentation quality.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Position Overview

The Accountant II is an experienced, cross-functional accounting professional who owns assigned responsibilities within one or more areas such as accounts receivable and collections, accounts payable, revenue recognition, fixed assets and capital projects, inventory and cost accounting, and compliance and special projects. You will deliver timely and accurate close activities, reconciliations, analyses, and controls; respond to stakeholders with urgency; identify risks and root causes early; and drive sustainable process improvements and documentation. You will act as a knowledgeable partner to the business while maintaining professional independence and a strong control mindset.

Company Overview

The work we do at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies Texas has never been more important—and we are looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives.

From developing the next vaccine to advancing cell and gene therapies, we collaborate with industry leaders to tackle complex challenges and deliver meaningful solutions.

If you’re ready to help transform the future of medicine, join FUJIFILM Biotechnologies. We offer a flexible work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy, and drive—what we call Genki.

Our state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility is located in in College Station, Texas, which combines a small-town feel with vibrant culture, top-notch schools, and close proximity to big city life. Nestled between major hubs, it’s a dynamic location that blends convenience with innovation.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

Principal accountabilities

• Prepare and post accurate, well-supported journal entries with appropriate review and approval.
• Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including reconciliations, exception investigation, corrections, and final tie-out.
• Coordinate close dependencies with stakeholders; communicate status, risks, actions, and deadlines clearly.
• Review owned profit and loss and balance sheet accounts for unusual, incomplete, misclassified, unsupported, or out-of-period items.
• Prepare fluctuation analyses with clear business explanations and provide inputs to forecasts, budgets, cash planning, accruals, and management reporting.
• Partner with Financial Planning and Analysis on variances to forecast, plan, and budget.
• Research, interpret, and document United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards for new or complex scenarios; evaluate alternatives, obtain review, and retain support for conclusions.
• Respond to auditor and compliance requests with traceable support that ties to the general ledger and underlying documentation.
• Prepare concise analyses for management and stakeholders, summarizing facts, financial impact, risks, status, and recommended actions.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies and root causes; elevate material issues early with proposed solutions.
• Maintain prioritization discipline and act with urgency while preserving accuracy, control, and documentation quality.
• Design, perform, document, and evidence assigned controls, including journal entry, reconciliation, access, reporting, and Sarbanes Oxley Act and Japan Sarbanes Oxley controls, consistent with policy and delegation of authority.
• Protect confidential information and data integrity; uphold segregation of duties; ensure compliance with company requirements and accounting standards.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization, process documentation, automation, and sustainable corrective actions.
• Build strong partnerships, maintain governance cadences, and manage assigned projects to support functional and cross-functional goals.

Functional area assignments (may include one or more) A. Accounts receivable and collections

• Convert contracted work into accurate billing and disciplined collection; generate complete invoices aligned to statements of work, milestones, and changes.
• Apply and reconcile cash receipts, advances, credits, and prepayments to the correct customer and contract.
• Monitor aging at invoice and customer levels; document communications, commitments, disputes, and next steps; elevate at-risk balances with proposed resolution paths.
• Partner with commercial and customer teams to resolve billing discrepancies and secure payment.
• Reconcile the subledger to the general ledger; review unapplied cash, unbilled balances, credits, reserves, contract assets, and contract liabilities; provide inputs to cash forecasts; maintain evidence for controls.

Accounts payable

• Coordinate with shared services to meet service levels; review payment runs for completeness, approvals, banking controls, duplicates, cash timing, and unusual items.
• Resolve past‑due invoices, blocked items, unmatched receipts, vendor inquiries, and other exceptions; promote disciplined purchase order use and correct coding.
• Maintain vendor master data integrity and banking‑change verification; monitor metrics and drive corrective actions.
• Own accruals, received‑not‑invoiced analysis, expense cutoff, subledger‑to‑general‑ledger reconciliation, and related entries; provide cash disbursement inputs to forecasts; perform and evidence key controls.

Revenue recognition

• Review contracts, statements of work, change orders, milestones, pay advances, inventory status, and operational evidence to determine accounting treatment.
• Prepare revenue schedules, analyses, and documentation; record entries for revenue, deferred revenue, contract assets, and contract liabilities.
• Reconcile unbilled receivables and other contract balances; coordinate billing triggers; identify and assess changes in facts, scope, timing, collectability, or terms and reflect impacts promptly.
• Conduct risk reviews with stakeholders and prepare support for expected credit losses; complete close procedures, reconciliations, and fluctuation analyses; execute revenue controls and support audits.

Fixed assets and capital projects

• Maintain the fixed asset subledger; process additions, transfers, retirements, disposals, impairments, and status changes; evaluate capitalization versus expense and document judgments.
• Track construction‑in‑progress, placed‑in‑service dates, useful lives, location, custodian, and support; calculate and record depreciation and assess changes in use.
• Coordinate physical verification; investigate exceptions; support tagging, data cleanup, project closeout, and lifecycle improvements.
• Reconcile subledgers to the general ledger; review depreciation, capital accruals, gains and losses, and related accounts; provide capital and depreciation inputs to forecasts; execute and evidence controls.

Inventory and cost accounting

• Record and reconcile material movements to support accurate inventory, invoicing, revenue recognition, and operational reporting; complete program‑level material reconciliations.
• Coordinate cycle counts and physical inventories; investigate variances, document root causes, and drive corrective actions.
• Support standard and actual costing; analyze purchase price, usage, yield, labor, overhead, manufacturing, and related variances.
• Assess excess, obsolete, slow‑moving, expired, rejected, quarantined, customer‑owned, consigned, and net realizable value risks; prepare reserve support.
• Reconcile inventory subledgers to the general ledger; review reserves, accruals, cost of goods sold, and variances; provide forecast inputs; execute and evidence movement, count, adjustment, reserve, costing, and access controls.

Compliance, audit readiness, and special projects

• Serve as the accounting point of contact for external audit, internal audit, and Sarbanes Oxley Act and Japan Sarbanes Oxley partners; coordinate requests, walkthroughs, testing, observations, findings, and remediation.
• Maintain accounting policies, procedures, narratives, flowcharts, desk instructions, and risk‑control matrices; review the control environment and support improvements, testing, and remediation.
• Manage or support tax grants, credits, system implementations, integrations, automation, data cleanup, standardization, and process redesign.
• Coordinate compliance timelines with close deadlines; provide timely status reporting; ensure evidence is organized, traceable, and reviewer‑ready.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Typically three to five years of progressive accounting and or auditing experience.
• Working knowledge of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and internal control principles; International Financial Reporting Standards knowledge and experience in a controlled or audited environment preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience with an enterprise resource planning system such as Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing or a comparable financial system.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage complex or competing priorities, and meet deadlines.

Preferred requirements

• Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, or active Certified Public Accountant candidacy.
• Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, contract development and manufacturing organizations, manufacturing, or public accounting.

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committedto providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department ([e-mail] or [phone]).