Accounting Manager, Global Finance Operations

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships. 

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Burlington, MA, and offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally.   We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing millions of samples globally.

How You’ll Add Value…

We are looking for an Accounting Manager, responsible for supporting Azenta’s global accounting operations, including serving as the global business owner for Accounts Payable (AP). This position will be responsible for working with internal process owners, our BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) provider and external suppliers to ensure timely and accurate recordkeeping of transactions. This role will manage daily accounting operations, including general ledger maintenance, journal entries, account reconciliations, and accruals. Our mission is to deliver a world class service while continuously optimizing operational efficiencies and global standardization. This position will report to the Corporate Controller and will be based in our Burlington office.
 

What You’ll Do…

• Closely manage the day-to-day accounts payable operations performed by offshore teams; provide analytics to key business stakeholders for decision making; provide support on both statutory and US financial audits
• Lead the month-end AP close process, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analyses. Review and approve journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations prepared by the accounting team or service providers.
• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with business partners to ensure proper accounting for transactions
• Identify and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and automation within accounting operations.
• Support supplier onboarding and oversight of the full invoice life cycle
• Support daily operations with the BPO and ensure transaction queues are maintained timely and accurately
• Maintain governance, including proper documentation on the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of all activities, ensuring there are no knowledge or service gaps in any process that may result in negative service levels to the business or financial misstatements
• Participate and lead frequent governance/stakeholder calls and provide training as necessary
• Prepare and review key performance metrics to monitor AP efficiency and identify improvement opportunities. Meet Service Level Agreements with our business partners
• Comply with all Azenta’s Financial Policies, SOX and Audit Certification tasks
• Develop and maintain professional relationships while providing high quality, efficient and courteous service
• Oversee the escalations for both the business stakeholders and our suppliers to ensure timely and satisfactory resolutions
• Collaborate with procurement and other business stakeholders to implement or identify process improvement initiatives
• Oversee review and modification of P2P related policy enhancements as needed

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 5+ years of progressive work experience in the accounting or finance field, with at least 2 years of supervisory experience
• Prior experience in an outsourced or global shared services environment.
• Experience in leading transformation projects, including process reengineering, automation, and system enhancements to drive efficiency and standardization
• Must have knowledge of US GAAP, and experience in preparing detailed account reconciliations
• Proficiency in a variety of systems, including MS Office suite of tools (Word, PowerPoint, and high-level Excel spreadsheets such as familiarity with macros, pivot tables, lookup, and IF functions)
• Ability to manage a high volume of work while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive process improvements, and manage multiple priorities
• Effective communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to research independently to drill down and find account discrepancies, identify problems, suggest viable solutions and make decisions within scope of responsibility
• Ability to recognize opportunities to streamline and standardize global processes

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in a publicly-held global company is a plus
• Experience with Oracle Cloud or NetSuite
• Demonstrated customer service orientation and proficiency in working with cross functional customer groups across a large global organization
• Able to quickly build rapport and establish credibility with stakeholders
• Excellent time management skills to perform in a fast-paced, high-pressure, high-volume environment and work well under tight deadlines
• Autonomously and resourcefully delivers high-quality, high-impact work end-to-end
• A collaborative, team player, flexible, and able to adjust to changing priorities quickly; demonstrates a high level of influence and teamwork skills
• Supports an environment of intellectual curiosity and a culture of innovation
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail a must

Working Conditions/ Schedule

Must be available and willing to travel and/or attend virtual reviews in local time zones both domestically and internationally as needed. Travel to other Company sites and events may be required.

EOE  M/F/Disabled/VET

Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The posted pay range for this position is an estimate based on current market data and internal pay structure. Final compensation may vary above or below this range depending on factors such as experience, education (including licensure and certifications),  qualifications, performance, and geographic location, among other relevant business or organizational needs.