The Company:
With deep expertise in chemistry, Nuvalent is working to create selective medicines designed with the goal to address the needs of patients with cancer. Nuvalent is an exciting early-stage company, bringing together experienced scientists and industry veterans with a proven track record in drug discovery, oncology drug development, and company building.
The Role:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, the Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting role is a newly created position that will help maintain the integrity and accuracy of our SEC filings, assist with SOX compliance activities, and participate in financial closing procedures. This role will also serve as a point of contact for the audit firms and will help support the financial statement and internal control audits. Nuvalent seeks a motivated, detail-oriented individual who wants to learn and help build scalable solutions for a growing publicly held company.
Responsibilities:
• Assist with the external reporting process from preparation to filing-ready of the Company’s quarterly and annual reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, including benchmarking of best practices and staying informed on disclosure updates, as well as assist with the other statutory filings, on an as needed basis.
• Collaborate on the preparation of the quarterly external reporting calendar while ensuring alignment with internal stakeholders such as legal and investor relations.
• Prepare supporting schedules for SEC filings (including disclosure schedules, tie out, GAAP checklist, etc.) and assist in the coordinating of management and external audit review.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to compile complete and accurate information and feedback from key stakeholders to support the Company’s SEC filings.
• Assist with SOX compliance coordination activities including control language updates, walkthrough coordination, providing SOX control evidence to internal and external audit, and assisting with fol-low-up questions. Communicate internally to ensure the timely completion of all required SOX controls.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly general ledger close, as needed.
• Participate in ad-hoc projects such as the implementation of new job-related software, adoption of new accounting standards, etc., as needed.
Competencies:
• Excellent organizational and communication skills (both verbal and written), with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of basic accounting principles, SEC reporting requirements, and SOX compliance requirements.
• Works well independently but also demonstrates a willingness to work in a team environment and assist others when possible.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks while adhering to SEC deadlines.
• Self-motivated with a desire to learn and take on new areas of responsibility.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, or related degree required; CPA certification preferred.
• 3 + years of progressive experience in public accounting and/or combination with industry experience.
• Previous experience within a public Company and pharma/biotech industry preferred.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of US GAAP, SOX and SEC reporting requirements.
• Experience with NetSuite as well as Active Disclosure or Workiva preferred.
Nuvalent provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Nuvalent is aware that many companies are dealing with fraudulent job postings on third-party employment search sites and/or individual(s) or entities claiming to be employees of such companies. Those involved are offering fraudulent employment opportunities to applicants, often asking for sensitive personal and financial information, and using such information for criminal activities.
Please be advised that all legitimate correspondence from a Nuvalent employee will come from "@nuvalent.com" email accounts. Automated system response emails from our Greenhouse applicant tracking system come from a “[email protected]” email address. There are no variations of these email addresses and Nuvalent would not request personal and/or financial information via email. Job opportunities would only be extended after a completed job application is submitted by a candidate and a thorough interview process including 1:1 and/or group interviews via phone, video conferencing and/or in-person.
If you believe you have been contacted by anyone misrepresenting themselves as an employee of Nuvalent, please contact Nuvalent at 857-357-7000. Thank you.
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What We Do
Nuvalent is creating precisely targeted therapies for patients with cancer designed to overcome the limitations of existing therapies for clinically proven kinase targets. Leveraging deep expertise in structure-based design, Nuvalent develops innovative small molecules with exquisite target selectivity to overcome resistance, minimize adverse events, and drive more durable responses. Nuvalent is advancing a robust pipeline with parallel lead programs in ROS1-positive and ALK-positive NSCLC, along with multiple discovery-stage research programs. To learn more, visit www.nuvalent.com.
