Assoc. Director, International Revenue

COMPANY:

At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we’ve been guided by our passion for not settling for “ordinary” in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

JOB SUMMARY:

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to play a critical role in the success of BioCryst’s accounting organization. Reporting to the Director, Global Revenue, responsibilities will include overall responsibility for international revenue accounting, including assistance with monthly close activities, such as reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations for Gross-to-Net (GTN) accounts, contract review and documentation, internal controls compliance, and other ad hoc responsibilities. This role will be remote working and based in the US, Eastern Coast. #LI-REMOTE

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure compliance with revenue recognition policies, procedures and reporting in conformity with current FASB and SEC guidance for international countries
• Review international revenue related journal entries, support balance sheet reconciliations and perform flux analysis as part of monthly/ quarterly close activities for all international revenue and related GTN accounts
• Monitor accrual assumptions underlying the GTN revenue accounting for monthly and quarterly revenue ensuring compliance with accounting standards (GAAP) and controls
• Review contracts for revenue accounting implications, obtain thorough understanding of business processes for international countries, and coordinate cross-functional teams to stay up-to-date on contract changes and drive process improvements
• Prepare technical accounting memos for international revenue related contracts, documenting conclusions and proper accounting treatment. Interact with external auditors with respect to accounting conclusions reached
• Advise and partner with international business partners related to the accounting for customer contracts
• Provide support for independent auditors in their quarterly reviews, annual audits, and walkthroughs including preparation of support for all requests
• Responsible for SOX 404 compliance including internal control design and execution for international revenue recognition processes
• Streamline processes and SOX compliant controls around revenue and related financial reporting metrics. Create efficiencies and simplification by leveraging technology solutions and automation.
• Provide ad hoc reporting, analysis, or assistance in other projects as needed as part of the larger corporate accounting organization

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance with an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or Chartered Accountant required
• Minimum 7 years of relevant accounting experience covering revenue accounting and technical accounting or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 3 years of direct experience with ASC 606 associated with revenue from contracts with international customers and public reimbursement. Relevant activities include documenting accounting conclusions on new or modified customer contracts; completion of revenue analysis and presenting to executive leadership for decision-making purposes
• 3 years of experience working on audit in a Big 4 company preferred
• Experience in a similar role in a publicly traded, multinational company with international operations strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience with Gross-to-net accounting
• Expert operational knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple functional units and levels within the organization on a regular basis including country managers, legal, market access, and finance
• Excellent financial and analytical skills including substantial experience with Excel models, accounting principles and financial statement analysis
• Strong organizational and leadership skills enabling simultaneous management of multiple projects and people
• Highly motivated, results-oriented with ability to take initiative in a diverse organization
• Sound judgement and business acumen
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent written and oral communication skills

The statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The manager may assign additional responsibilities and assignments from time to time.

BioCryst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Veterans status, disability and/or other protected class characteristics. Additionally, BioCryst is committed to achieving its business objectives in compliance with all federal, state and local law.