Executive Director, Assistant Corporate Controller

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Boston, MA
In-Office
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role

Job Description

General Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Controller, the Executive Director, Assistant Corporate Controller is a critical leadership role that will help to drive and scale the Company’s global financial close and reporting processes. The Executive Director, Assistant Corporate Controller, will be responsible for overseeing the global close and consolidations, external financial reporting (including SEC reporting and international statutory requirements), technical accounting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. The role/function has significant responsibility within the Controllership Organization overseeing consistent execution of the team’s responsibilities, including driving system and process excellence.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Lead and direct all aspects of Vertex’s global accounting close and financial reporting processes
  • Effectively manage and develop both US and International accounting teams, including the consolidation, general ledger, SEC reporting, technical accounting, and SOX compliance teams
  • Coordinate the company’s financial reporting activities with external auditors on a global basis, including SEC quarterly reporting, SOX requirements and statutory requirements for international entities.
  • Plan and execute for impacts to accounting processes and systems driven by Vertex growth from new product introductions, global expansion activities, and business development
  • Drive the adoption of common processes and standards across the company and in partnership with internal stakeholders. Identifies ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of companywide financial reporting.
  • Ensure adoption and compliance with new and upcoming accounting regulations (FASB, SEC).
  • Work closely and communicate effectively with corporate partners in Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Business Development, Legal, Tax, Treasury, and IT to ensure that corporate information and support needs are consistently met.
  • Develop talent and lead a superior, high-performing team and that meets increasing needs and requirements across the business and helps drive the overall organization forward.
  • Knowledge and Skills:

  • Excellent leadership and team management skills
  • Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate cross functionally
  • Deep knowledge of US GAAP requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations
  • Finance Process Excellence or Six-Sigma experience a significant plus.
  • Experience in a publicly traded large biotechnology/pharmaceutical company preferred
  • Big 4 experience and large ($1B+) multinational industry experience required.
  • Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
  • Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of progressive, relevant financial leadership experience, including the management of large teams that are geographically dispersed
  • CPA
  • 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.

    Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected].

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    The Company
    HQ: Boston, MA
    5,000 Employees
    Year Founded: 1989

    What We Do

    Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.

    We discovered and developed the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. In addition to clinical development programs in CF, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases.

    Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, our corporate headquarters is now located in Boston’s Innovation District, and our international headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. We currently employ approximately 3,500 people in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America with nearly two-thirds of our staff dedicated to research and development.

    Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work by Science Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and the San Diego Business Journal. Our research and medicines have also received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the French Prix Galien and the British Pharmacological Society awards.

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