Accounting Manager

Working at Real Chemistry and in the healthcare industry isn’t just a job for us. We got into this field for different reasons, but we all stay for the same reason – to uncover insights, make meaningful connections, infuse creativity, and improve the patient experience by transforming healthcare through AI and ideas.

Real Chemistry creates the world around modern therapies with over 2,000 talented professionals, and for the last 20+ years has, carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, data & AI, and the people at the heart of it all. We work with the top 30 pharma and biotech companies and are built for uncommon collaboration—we believe we are best together, bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines collaborate without barriers under a single, unified mission: to transform what healthcare is to what it should be. This one-of-a-kind model allows us to work in a way that better reflects how people experience healthcare—all with the intent to transform healthcare from what it is to what it should be. But we can’t do it alone – you in?

Real Chemistry is looking for an Accounting Manager to join our growing team!  

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

What you’ll do: 

• Oversee Accounting Team Daily Operations

• Manage the monthly financial close process

• Review and approve journal entries

• Finance statements report preparation, with flux analysis

• Responsible for balance sheet accounts reconciliation and accuracy in the general ledger and financial statements.

• Maintain General Ledger System

• Continued focus on improving system efficiencies, policies and business practices

• Support on Annual Audit

• Prepare summary financial statements variances analysis

• Maintain Internal Controls compliance and documentation

• Manage Payroll reconciliation

This position is a perfect fit for you if: 

• ​Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you. 

• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving. 

• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data. 

• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines. 

What you should have:  

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field

• Solid working knowledge of GAAP accounting

• Hands on accounting experience in a large corporation with multiple subsidiaries

• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills

• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs; on-site test will be part of the interview process.

• Working knowledge of other Microsoft Office Suite systems, including Word and PowerPoint

• Ability to multi-task while processing journals and reporting for multiple business units

• Ability to adhere to tight deadlines and quick turnaround for accounting deliverables

• 5 plus years of experience in general accounting as part of a large finance team

• Minimum 3 years of manager experience

• Experience in a large corporation with multiple subsidiaries and legal entities essential

• M&A experience a plus

• Experience with NetSuite and OpenAir preferred.

• Advertising/marketing industry or cost accounting experience a plus

• CPA a plus

Pay Range: $100,000 - $115,000
This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.  Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

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