Senior Staff Accountant

Senior Staff Accountant

Position Summary

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

Greendale is one of Catalent’s gummy technology development and manufacturing facilities in North America. The site manufactures organic and vegan-based nutraceuticals via confection to enhance wellness for all consumers.  Simply put – we make healthy gummies. Within the Catalent network, we offer a broad range of integrated formulation and analytical services to solve difficult development and manufacturing challenges.

The Senior Staff Accountant’s supporting Catalent's Greendale, IN (on-site) location will support the accounting/finance function by performing general day-to-day accounting and financial duties. Responsibilities include maintaining integrity and accuracy of the general ledger accounting records, reconciliations, and documentation, performing monthly financial closing procedures to ensure accurate and timely preparation, presentation and analysis of financial statements. The Senior Staff Accountant reports to the Controller.

The Role

• Ensures accuracy of accounting records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), company policies and procedures.

• Responsible for the general accounting function including recording accruals, review and record prepaids and amortization, recording journal entries, complete account reconciliations preparation.

• Track, compile, and record ASC606 Revenue Recognition monthly reconciliation.

• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions and accounts.

• Understand ASC842 (lease accounting) to ensure compliance to the standard for lease accounting. 

• Assist in monthly and quarterly financial corporate packages.

• Assist in month end reporting and ad hoc analysis.

• Provides support for internal and external audit process and other accounting projects.

• Other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting required

• CMA and/or CPA preferred

• 3+ years of relatable experience, preferably in a SOX compliant company

• Sound knowledge of US GAAP

• Advanced PC skills, including advanced spreadsheet functions (e.g., Pivot Tables, Lookups, Formulas)

• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I 

• Tuition Reimbursement – Let us help you finish your degree or earn a new one! 

• Generous 401K match 

• 152 hours of accrued PTO + 8 paid holidays 

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

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