ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

Adicet Bio, Inc; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company is seeking an Assistant Controller to join their rapidly growing team in Redwood City. The role involves overseeing accounting management and SEC reporting, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail and a minimum of 10 years' experience in the industry.

Benefits

Comprehensive health plans

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Generous paid time-off

Onsite gym and fitness options

Company-subsidized lunches

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years’ experience with Big 4 and public biotech/pharma industry experience.
• In-depth knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting and SOX 404 compliance.
• Hands-on experience with stock-based compensation and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise accounting manager and their journal entries.
• Oversee preparation of SEC filings, including Form 10-K and 10-Q.
• Collaborate with external auditors and maintain internal controls.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Active Disclosure

Dynamics Business Central

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Adicet Bio, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing allogeneic gamma delta T cell therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer. Adicet is advancing a pipeline of “off-the-shelf” gamma delta T cells, engineered with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), to facilitate durable activity in patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.adicetbio.com.

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Adicet Bio, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing allogeneic gamma delta T cell therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer. Adicet is advancing a pipeline of “off-the-shelf” gamma delta T cells, engineered with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), to facilitate durable activity in patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.adicetbio.com.

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

The Assistant Controller is an integral member of a rapidly growing team. This person reports to the VP, Corporate Controller and provides support in accounting management, which includes supervising certain accounting staff, and reviewing their journal entries and account reconciliations, and maintaining internal controls as well as formulating new controls as the company grows. In addition, responsibilities also include owning the SEC reporting process. We are seeking an individual who is highly motivated, articulate, professional, has strong attention to detail and is able to work in a fast-paced and growing organization. In addition, this person needs to be agile and be able to adjust to changing environments as new processes are being implemented. This person must display a good understanding of US GAAP, and Sarbanes Oxley compliance, and display proficiency in the quarter and year end process for SEC reporting. This position interacts with finance personnel, external auditors, accounting consultants, department managers, and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise accounting manager. Monitor and review their journal entries and reconciliations
• Review quarterly consolidation of financials (consolidated trial balance, balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement) for external reporting purposes and quarterly reviews
• Own and oversee the preparation of SEC filings and supporting documents, including Form 10-K, 10-Q, section 16 reporting, Form 4’s, Proxy Statement and other required filings. Responsibilities include the review and preparation of footnotes and MD&A and tie-out of financial statements and disclosures.
• Maintain SEC reporting calendar and coordinate review process with key stakeholders.
• Evaluate the accounting treatment for all significant accounting transactions, research and implement relevant accounting standards, and draft technical accounting memorandums on significant and complex transactions to support accounting positions. Interact with external auditors with respect to accounting conclusions reached.
• Review and collaborate with third party consulting firm with preparation of the Company's stock-based compensation expense.
• Manage the administration function for the company’s stock plans including working with third party stock administration firm to ensure all employee transactions are processed timely and accurately
• Oversee the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Review ASC 842 journal entries and reconciliations.
• Review SOX documentation and coordinate PBC audit schedules for quarterly reviews and annual audit with accounting team
• Collaborate with internal SOX consultants to ensure that operational and design effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting are maintained
• Focus on continuous process improvement initiatives that enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Review US GAAP and SEC disclosure checklists.
• Coordinate with external tax consultants on preparation and review of quarterly and annual tax provision
• Manage communications with external auditors on financial reporting, control environment and key accounting decisions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce the accounting close process, enhance existing procedures and opportunities to improve the utilization of our financial system tools
• Lead special projects when assigned
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum of ten years’ experience with Big 4 and public biotech/pharma industry experience
• In-depth knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting and SOX 404 compliance
• Hands on experience with Active Disclosure preferred
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Organized and able to manage multiple projects while exemplifying stellar interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with Dynamics Business Central a plus
• Results and goal-oriented mindset with an opportunistic eye towards process improvements
• Strong ability to prioritize and organize work. Have the agility to adjust quickly to new priorities
• Must be able to collaborate and communicate effectively
  
  
  

Pay Range

$172,000—$238,000 USD

Adicet fosters a collaborative, high-performing environment by prioritizing in-person engagement. To enhance teamwork and communication, employees are required to be onsite at least three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday mandatory), with some roles requiring full-time onsite presence.

At Adicet, our people are our greatest focus. We believe that attracting and retaining the best and brightest is the key to achieving our mission to deliver best-in-class gamma delta T cell therapies for patients fighting autoimmune diseases and cancer.

We offer a competitive compensation package including base salary, annual cash bonus, long-term incentives (equity), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and a 401(k) with ROTH and a 4.5% Company match.

To ensure the wellness of our employees and their loved ones, we offer comprehensive health plans (medical, dental, vision, etc.), Flexible Health and Commuter Spending Accounts (FSA) and a company matched Health Savings Account (HSA). We also offer a life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, and legal, pet, and various other voluntary insurance programs.

We also believe our greatest ideas come when we are refreshed and focused, and we offer generous paid time-off including 13 company holidays, paid end-of-year winter break, vacation, sick time, and paid parental leave.

Adicet is located in a state-of-the-art facility and works to create an incredible office experience with an onsite gym and various other fitness options, onsite parking with electric vehicle charging stations and free shuttle (Caltrain), company-subsidized lunches (delivered onsite daily) and fully stocked breakrooms.

Adicet is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

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