Staff Accountant Position Summary
This position is responsible for assisting with a variety of financial activities including monthly financial statement close process, reconciliations, and general ledger projects. Assist with process improvements and account reconciliation efficiencies. Familiar with Sarbanes Oxley requirements and assist in maintaining those controls. Interact with external and internal auditors on a regular basis.
Responsibilities:
• Reconcile general ledger accounts monthly including research and resolution of discrepancies
• Reconcile sub-ledgers to GL as required.
• Maintain and enhance financial systems and reporting mechanisms
• Prepare monthly journal entries and supporting schedules.
• Participate in month end, quarter end and year end closings.
• Communicate with team members from other functional areas as well as external sources
• Comply with Internal controls and best practices, and assist in other accounting projects as requested.
• Provide information for auditors and other special projects.
• Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
• Develop and implement accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures: recommending changes
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or other business related field
• 2 + years of experience in related field
• Experience with ERP ledgers systems is preferred
• Must be organized and detail oriented, flexible, able to work independently, good oral and written communication skills.
• Understands and is able to apply accounting concepts
• Proficient in Excel
• Analytical thinking skills
• Deadline-Oriented
Qualifications OPKO Health is a multi-national and diversified life science corporation that owns and operates a set of businesses offering biopharmaceutical, genetic testing, laboratory diagnostics, medical device, contract manufacturing, animal, supplement and nutritional health products and services in 60 plus countries with 5,000 employees.
At OPKO Health, we seek to serve unmet patient needs through our first in class products, comprehensive diagnostics laboratories, robust research and development pipeline, and unique pharmaceutical business solutions.
The entrepreneurial acumen of our founder and CEO, Dr. Phillip Frost, has led to the development of a diverse healthcare company flexible enough to adapt to evolving patient needs. We are proud of our first in class products, Rayaldee® (calcifediol), and the 4Kscore® test, as well as our diagnostics division, BioReference Laboratories and GeneDx. In addition to our clinical products and diagnostics, we have a robust research and development pipeline and a variety of biomedical and pharmaceutical business solutions.
Since our founding in 2007, OPKO has grown into a global healthcare company, with over 5500 employees spanning nine countries, through organic growth and complementary acquisitions.
More information available at www.opko.com.
