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EVERSANA

Commercial services for pharmaceutical lifecycle management

Global Controller

Financial AccountingPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeChicago, IL, USA$185k - $215k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field is required.
  • 12–15+ years of accounting experience, including significant experience in multinational companies with revenue of $100 million or more.
  • Strong technical accounting background, including in-depth knowledge of ASC 606 and its application.
  • Experience with technical accounting matters beyond revenue recognition, such as business combinations under ASC 805 and leases under ASC 842.
  • Knowledge of revenue recognition and ASC 606, cash management, internal controls, U.S. GAAP, IFRS, close processes, and general accounting research.
  • Experience with multi-currency consolidations, foreign currency translation, and international statutory and local GAAP reporting.
  • CPA certification is required.
  • Experience using complex spreadsheets, ERP systems, and accounting systems.

Responsibilities

  • Safeguard company assets.
  • Create, maintain, and enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures, including drafting and maintaining an accounting policy handbook.
  • Manage internal and outsourced accounting functions across all global entities.
  • Oversee global accounting department operations and design an organizational structure adequate to achieve departmental goals and objectives.
  • Recommend and implement improvements to reporting and accounting systems, procedures, controls, and policies.
  • Help lead month-end close processes, including reviewing BlackLine account reconciliations, and own the global close calendar to drive consistent close processes across entities and regions.
  • Oversee accounting systems and ERP administration, and lead process improvement and automation initiatives.
  • Serve with the Chief Accounting Officer as the primary contact for domestic and international technical accounting questions; research and draft applicable memoranda and guidance.
  • Ensure compliance with ASC 606 and other relevant accounting standards, including leases under ASC 842 and business combinations under ASC 805.
  • Lead implementation of and compliance with new accounting standards.
  • Review and analyze customer contracts to identify enforceable rights and obligations, determine distinct performance obligations, assess and allocate transaction price, and ensure revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC 606.
  • Develop and maintain policies and procedures for ASC 606 compliance, coordinating with other departments to ensure contracts and transactions comply.
  • Oversee project accounting, including tracking revenue and costs at the project or contract level, ensuring proper cost allocation, and matching revenue and expenses in accordance with ASC 606.
  • Issue timely and accurate monthly financial statements.
  • Coordinate preparation of the company's annual financial statements and ensure revenue-related and other required disclosures are complete and accurate.
  • Recommend benchmarks for measuring company operating performance.
  • Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics on time.
  • Partner with FP&A to produce the annual budget and forecasts.
  • Ensure accounts receivable are invoiced and collected promptly.
  • Oversee global multi-entity consolidations, intercompany eliminations, and foreign currency translation and remeasurement.
  • Oversee and review intercompany transactions for compliance with transfer pricing regulations and management reporting requirements.
  • Ensure periodic account reconciliations are completed accurately and on time in BlackLine.
  • Maintain the chart of accounts and an orderly accounting filing system on the company's shared network drives.
  • Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive internal controls over financial reporting, emphasizing revenue recognition processes and transactions.
  • Coordinate information for external auditors and complete the annual audit within required reporting deadlines.
  • Ensure a strong control framework, understand SOX compliance, and work toward a SOX 404-compliant control environment.
  • Conduct regular audits for compliance with ASC 606 and other internal policies.
  • Ensure compliance with local statutory reporting and local GAAP requirements in each jurisdiction, partnering with local finance teams and external providers.
  • Comply with local, state, and federal reporting requirements and tax filings; partner with the Director of Global Tax and Chief Accounting Officer on compliance.
  • Partner with Treasury on cash management, banking relationships, and intercompany funding across global entities.
  • Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Lead accounting team members through training, coaching, mentoring, development, and evaluation.
  • Interview, select, and supervise department staff; communicate, interpret, and discuss company policies and procedures with the team.
  • Determine job objectives, work methods, and performance standards; review performance against departmental objectives and conduct employee appraisals; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, discharge, and other personnel actions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
  • Public accounting experience is desired.
  • M&A and due diligence experience, including purchase price experience, is a plus.
  • Experience operating in a SOX 404-compliant environment, particularly implementing and maintaining internal controls over revenue recognition, is preferred.
  • Experience leading ERP implementations and finance process automation initiatives is preferred.

About the Company

EVERSANA

Commercial services for pharmaceutical lifecycle management

EVERSANA provides integrated commercial services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies across the product lifecycle. It helps with drug pricing, market access, reimbursement, patient adherence, and product delivery through services such as consulting, market access strategies, patient services, and field deployment, delivered via a global network of 30+ locations. It differentiates itself with end-to-end lifecycle support, a broad global footprint, and recognized industry credentials, enabling customized, scalable solutions for both large pharma and smaller biotech clients. Its goal is to help clients bring products to market, optimize pricing and access, improve adherence, and ensure efficient delivery to improve patient outcomes and commercial performance.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
2018

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