Associate Director, Global Revenue Technical Accounting

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex is seeking a lead accountant to manage all accounting aspects for product lines, including revenue recognition, transactional flows, invoicing, reporting, and intercompany activity. You will ensure robust documentation, serve as the accounting voice in key working groups, and drive efficiency across the team.

You will guide the design and refinement of processes for scalability, preparing the organization for future launches and establishing best practices in cross-border finance

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with US GAAP and IFRS experience.
• Typically 8 years of accounting experience.
• Experience in US listed company and cross-border supply chains.
• Multinational experience in shared services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting aspects for product lines; ensure finance operations and accounting are designed and tested.
• Drive the accounting voice in core working groups; maintain up-to-date process flows and SOPs.
• Coordinate involvement of the finance team to maximize efficiency and minimize time spent by others.
• Design and present updates on therapeutic area statuses to stakeholders.
• Escalate risks and issues promptly and track resolution with transparency.

Skills

Organization skills

Networking capability

Independent problem solving

Enterprise thinking

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Job Description

General Summary:

You are the lead and first point of contact for all accounting matters within scope of role, including revenue recognition, financial accounting, transactional flows, transaction accounting, invoicing, reporting, entity establishment and usage, intercompany flows etc.

You ensure all processes are well documented and capture all requirements and assumptions. You represent accounting in all relevant working groups, disseminate necessary information appropriately, delegating as needed, and ensure efficiency across the team.

You provide regular updates to finance and accounting groups, elevate issues and drive resolution on a timely basis.

You are an excellent networker – keeping connected across the multiple cross functional teams to ensure our voice is heard and we deliver our part of the solution in a timely and efficient way.

You will help refine and develop our processes and procedures to ensure scalable and embedded in our standard ways of working. You will prepare us for future launches to streamline our approach and establish us as a leader in multiple disease areas.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead all accounting aspects relative to product lines by confirming all aspects of finance operations and accounting (including revenue recognition, financial accounting, transactional flows, transaction accounting, invoicing, reporting, entity establishment and usage, intercompany flows) are designed and tested in appropriately and updated when necessary
• Drive the accounting voice by being the consistent representative in core relevant working groups, including developing and maintaining accurate and up to date process flows, SOPs and records of decisions. Embed these in existing global processes to avoid duplication and need to cross reference and maintain documents in parallel
• Coordinate involvement of finance team as needed to maximize benefit and minimize time spent by others.
• Design and present/circulate regular update on therapeutic area statuses to required stakeholders.
• Escalate risks and issues on a timely basis to ensure these can be addressed in good time. Track resolution of these and provide clear transparency to stakeholders.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent organization skills to keep on top of multiple deliverables, workstreams, and competing demands from stakeholders.
• Exceptional networking capability able to work cross functionally to help balance priorities and drive the simplest, most efficient processes to support this new business area
• An independent problem solver, able to digest, make sense of, and simply explain complex processes and understand crucial interdependences between functions.
• Proven ability to adopt enterprise thinking, knowing when and how to upgrade to ensure critical decisions are made, and when to compromise.

Education and Experience:

• Qualified accountant
• Typically requires 8 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong accounting experience, ideally within a US listed business, covering both USGAAP and IFRS
• Strong finance operations experience, ideally supporting complex cross border supply chains and complex customer contracting
• Multinational experience is essential, preferably within a shared service/GBS organization.

At Vertex, we embrace continuous learning and encourage employees to stay informed on advances in AI, technology, automation, and industry trends. We seek talent who bring an external perspective, demonstrate curiosity and sound judgment, and thoughtfully adopt new capabilities that improve decision-making, drive innovation, increase efficiency, and help deliver better outcomes for patients.

Pay Range:

$128,900 - $193,300

Disclosure Statement:

The range provided is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. This role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

At Vertex, our Total Rewards offerings also include inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees wherever they are in their career, financial, family and wellbeing journey while providing flexibility and resources to support their growth and aspirations. From medical, dental and vision benefits to generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter), educational assistance programs including student loan repayment, a generous commuting subsidy, matching charitable donations, 401(k) and so much more.

Flex Designation:

Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.