Manager, Financial Reporting (SEC & Management Reporting)

Certara; Radnor (Delaware County); In loco; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Certara is seeking a Manager, Financial Reporting to drive the mechanics of quarterly and annual SEC filings and to run the ongoing rhythm of internal management reporting. You will partner with Accounting, FP&A, SEC reporting, and business-unit finance leaders to create clear, decision-ready narratives for leadership and for external filings.

The role involves supporting external audit, monitoring SEC guidance, and leading KPI and board reporting initiatives.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA strongly preferred
• 5–8 years of progressive accounting or financial reporting experience with exposure to SEC reporting

Mansioni

• Provide support for quarterly/annual SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, proxy materials) and external audits
• Coordinate close cycles and prepare internal management reporting packages
• Develop KPI reporting and board materials, translating financial results into clear narratives
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes and improve controls (SOX)
• Collaborate with Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and external auditors to ensure accurate disclosures

Conoscenze

SEC reporting

US GAAP

Excel

ERP systems

XBRL

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Strumenti

NetSuite

Workiva

OneStream

Hyperion

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

About Certara

Certara accelerates the potential of bringing medicines to market and to patients using biosimulation software, technology, and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Our clients include more than 2,400 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 70 countries.

Our goal is to enable the life sciences industry’s use of data, modeling, and analytics to make better decisions across the various phases of discovery and drug development. Our software and scientists incorporate modern advances in scientific understanding, drug development experience, data analysis, and AI resulting in significant opportunities to decrease the cost and increase the probability of success for new drug approval and commercialization.

As Certara continues to grow, our Finance organization plays a critical role in translating that growth into clear, accurate, and timely information — both for the leaders who run the business day to day and for the investors and regulators who rely on our public filings. We're looking for a Manager, Financial Reporting who can move comfortably between both worlds: building the internal management reporting that helps leadership make decisions, and preparing the external SEC reporting that keeps us compliant, transparent, and audit-ready.

Position Summary

This is a dual-mandate role. You'll split your time between the mechanics of quarterly and annual SEC filings and the ongoing rhythm of internal management reporting — supporting board and executive decks, monthly financial packages, and KPI reporting used across the business. You'll work closely with Accounting, FP&A, SEC reporting, and the Business Unit finance leaders, and you'll be a key contributor to how Certara tells its financial story, internally and externally.

Responsibilities

SEC & External Reporting

• Provide support schedules for and review the Company's periodic SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, proxy materials), including financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A
• Coordinate the quarterly and annual close and reporting timeline with Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and external auditors to ensure filings are accurate and on schedule
• Monitor emerging SEC and FASB guidance, assess impact on Certara's reporting, and help implement process to support new disclosure requirements
• Support the external audit process, including responding to auditor requests and resolving open items

Internal Management Reporting

• Coordinate with controllership and FP&A on the preparation of monthly and quarterly management reporting packages, including variance analysis versus budget/forecast and prior periods
• Partner with FP&A to build reporting used in board and leadership meetings, translating financial results into clear, decision-ready narratives
• Develop and maintain recurring KPI and BU reporting used by business unit and corporate leadership
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate recurring reporting processes, including consolidation and reporting tools
• Serve as a liaison between the accounting close process and the business, ensuring management reporting reconciles cleanly to the general ledger and external filings

Cross-Functional & Process

• Help maintain internal controls (SOX) relevant to the financial close and reporting cycle
• Support ad hoc projects such as acquisition integration reporting, new accounting standard implementation, and process improvement initiatives
• Act as a point of contact across Accounting, FP&A, and SEC Reporting to keep internal and external reporting consistent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA strongly preferred??
• 5–8 years of progressive experience in accounting or financial reporting, with meaningful exposure to SEC reporting (public company or Big 4/public accounting background preferred)
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements; exposure to XBRL a plus
• Experience building or contributing to internal management reporting, board materials, or KPI dashboards
• Strong Excel skills; experience with ERP and consolidation/reporting tools (e.g., NetSuite, Workiva, OneStream, Hyperion, or similar) a plus
• High attention to detail balanced with the ability to translate numbers into a clear story for non-finance audiences
• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines across a quarterly close/filing cycle and a monthly management reporting cycle simultaneously
• Strong communication skills and experience working cross-functionally with Legal, FP&A, and external auditors

Certara bases all employment-related decision on merit, taking into consideration qualifications, skills, achievement, and performance. We treat all applicants and employees without regard to personal characteristics such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental condition, genetic information, military service, or other characteristic protected by law.