Sr Accountant

bioMerieux Inc.
United States, Utah, Salt Lake City
Jan 27, 2025
Sr Accountant Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States Position Type: Unfixed Term Job Function: Finance Share: share to e-mail Share on Facebookshare to facebook Tweetshare to twitter Share on LinkedInshare to linkedin Apply Now > A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMerieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety. In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada. Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture. Description Position Summary & Responsibilities: The Sr. Accountant has 3 major areas of responsibility: intercompany accounting, lease accounting (lessor), and managing the accounting cycle for a small subsidiary. The Sr. Accountant prepares intercompany invoices, credit memos, and journal entries and ensures that the intercompany accounts are balanced each period-end close. This position needs a firm understanding of the principles behind lease accounting (ASC 842), as they will be the local expert on the company's lease accounting software system. Finally, the Sr. Accountant will be responsible for the entire accounting cycle, including month end reporting, for a small subsidiary. This includes managing the subsidiary's accounts payable process and all P&L and balance sheet accounts. Process intercompany invoices, credit memos, and journal entries. Reconcile and report on Intercompany P&L and Balance Sheet accounts at period end close. Maintain lease accounting tool (lessor), ensuring accuracy and completeness of Right-of-Use assets, lease liabilities, and all other related accounts. Prepare weekly accounts payable file for small subsidiary Prepare monthly P&L and Balance Sheet flux for small subsidiary Maintain and ensure completeness of all assigned GL account reconciliations monthly with appropriate support and documentation. Maintain and ensure completeness of all assigned deliverables necessary to support the closing schedule/checklist for US finance. Assist with annual external and internal audit by providing source support and other explanations as assigned. Adhere to policies and required internal controls and guidelines set by corporate. Adherence to all approval matrixes. Other projects as assigned. Education, Skills, & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting with 6+ years of accounting experience, preferably in Medical/Life Science industry. 3+ years' experience with an ERP system, SAP strongly preferred. Experience with journal entries, including a firm understanding of debits and credits, required. Experience preparing account reconciliations required. Demonstrated understanding of general accounting principles such as cut off, accruals, expenses, and accruals. Knowledge of lease accounting (ASC 842). Experience with invoicing preferred but not required. Proficient with Microsoft office suite: Excel (at least intermediate level required), Word, PowerPoint, Outlook; and other related business reporting tools. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with a demonstrated ability to translate financial information. Please be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMerieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at recruitment@biomerieux.com. BioMerieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant's identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMerieux's or its affiliates' application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at recruitment@biomerieux.com, or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). Share: share to e-mail Share on Facebookshare to facebook Tweetshare to twitter Share on LinkedInshare to linkedin Apply Now >