About This Role Axsome Therapeutics is seeking an Accounting Manager to help lead the Company's accounting operations, financial reporting, and close processes. This role will partner with stakeholders across the organization to ensure accurate, financial reporting, strengthen internal controls, and drive process improvements that support the Company's growth. This position reports to the Assistant Controller.
This role is based at Axsome's HQ in New York City with an on-site requirement of at least three days per week. We are unable to consider candidates who are looking for fully remote roles.
Job Responsibilities and Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Plan, direct, and coordinate all accounting functions
- Review existing processes and functions for automation, enhancements, and improvements, including ERP, Procure to Pay, and Order to Cash process/systems
- Manage the monthly and quarterly close process and the consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate financial statement results and reporting
- Assist with the processes for budgets and forecasting, and preparation of variance analysis of budgets/forecast to actuals
- Support the financial reporting process for all SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K, Proxy) as well as review of external communications, including press releases, earnings releases, prepared remarks, and corporate deck
- Research, document, and provide support for accounting positions and technical accounting memos under US GAAP
- Coordinate quarterly reviews and annual audits with external auditors
- Assist and coordinate tax compliance tasks with external tax accountants, including providing required information for periodic tax reporting, and annual tax returns for federal, state, and local governments, international countries, and reviewing supporting tax schedules and filings
- Participate in the preparation and documentation of SOX narratives, development of control evidence expectations, detailed SOX testing plans and reviewing test guidance/scripts for completeness and accuracy
- Support with planning, facilitate, and provide guidance with management's execution and verification that the SOX assessment of internal controls over financial reporting is performed in accordance with the Company's control assessment approach
- Manage equity plan administration, including Black Scholes fair market value calculations with third party vendor, issuance of new grants, exercises, cancellations, and forfeitures and work with third party vendor to process grants in online equity system
- Provide management with financial information to support decision-making process, including ad hoc reporting and management reports
- Provide leadership and the ability to influence key decisions, both as it pertains to the overall business needs and to the Accounting/Finance function
Requirements / Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance
- Certified Public Accountant
- 6+ years of progressive accounting experience in the biotech industry or Big 4 accounting firms
- Ability to work on site Monday, Tuesday & Thursday. We are unable to consider candidates who are looking for fully remote roles
Experience, Knowledge and Skills - Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
- Excellent team player: willingness to work/collaborate in a growing organization
- Strong understanding of accounting systems and GAAP / SEC reporting requirements
- Strategic/analytical thinker, with strong influencing skills able to partner
- Proficient in MS Office and accounting systems such as MS Dynamics
Salary and Benefits:The anticipated salary range for this role is $XXX,000 - $XXX,000. The salary offer will be based on a variety of factors, including experience, qualifications, internal equity and location. Axsome offers a competitive employment package that includes an annual bonus, significant equity and a generous benefits package.
