Senior Accountant

Amylyx was started in 2013 by two Brown University students who had an ambitious goal: to improve the lives of people with neurodegenerative diseases by addressing the root cause. Their research and close collaboration with the ALS community ultimately resulted in our first commercial product, which is now approved in the U.S. and conditionally approved in Canada.

At Amylyx, we’re bringing together talented people like you who are guided by our values to be Audacious, Curious, Authentic, Engaging and Accountable in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases like, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, Wolfram Syndrome and others.

Rediscover your purpose and reimagine your career at a company whose founders, mission, and culture are unlike any other in life sciences—in all the best ways.

Recent milestones include:

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved RELYVRIO™ in September of 2022
• Health Canada approved ALBRIOZA™ with conditions in Canada in June of 2022
• AMX0035 is currently under review with the European Medicines Agency
• 350 employees globally, with headquarters in Cambridge, MA, US and Amsterdam, the Netherlands -- and growing strong!

THE ROLE

Amylyx is seeking a highly motivated professional with public accounting experience in applying accepted accounting principles and procedures to analyze financial information, prepare accurate and timely results and to ensure appropriate accounting control procedures. The position will be a key member of a cross-functional accounting team and will report to the Lead, Accounting. The individual will be responsible for critical accounting areas, corporate and business accruals and ad hoc reporting. Reporting to our Lead, Accounting,  this position will have significant interaction with Amylyx business leaders. 

Specifically, we are seeking an individual with the traits listed below: 

• Motivated self-starter who is detailed, results and process oriented with a focus on effective and efficient improvements.
• Organized individual with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high performance standards.
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills and ability to work in a highly visible, deadline-oriented position and environment.
• Strong communication and people skills, comfortable working with a cross functional and collaborative team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform and assist with month end and quarter end close accounting tasks including preparation of journal entries ensuring compliance with US GAAP 
• Prepare monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting  
• Review P&L accounts for proper classifications 
• Assist with month end analytical review of actual versus budget and actual versus actual.
• Assist with budgeting and quarterly forecasting  
• Month-end closing task management to ensure timely and accurate completion. 
• Adherence to global SOX control 
• Support end-to-end process for developing, recording and analyzing accruals.
• Assist in the interim and year-end audit process (internal and external) 
• Participate in process improvement activities including enhancing current financial processes and suggest areas for improvement
• Supports the Senior Management team with various analyses and ad hoc projects
• Assist in drafting of accounting standard operating procedures for assigned areas 

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Minimum of 5 years of public and corporate accounting experience with at least 2 years in public accounting.
• Intermediate level with Microsoft Office Products (advanced Excel preferred) 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA preferred or with a clear path towards finalizing qualifications 
• Experience in biotech and pharmaceutical industry a plus
• Experience in publicly traded company a plus
• Experience with NetSuite a plus 

 

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Amylyx is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical matters), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Accommodations are available for candidates who require them i