Director, Accounting Jobs

Who We Are:
At Xenon Pharmaceuticals ( NASDAQ:XENE ), we are committed to providing a brighter future for patients suffering from neurological disorders. Our employees are smart, passionate, dedicated, and driven by their incredibly important work to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines for patients in need. We are looking for great people who thrive in a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and productive culture to join the Xenon team.
What We Do:
We are advancing an exciting pipeline of neurology-focused therapies, with a focus on commercializing novel treatments for epilepsy. Building upon the positive results and compelling data from our XEN1101 Phase 2b “X-TOLE” study in adult patients with focal epilepsy, our XEN1101 Phase 3 epilepsy program includes studies in adult patients with focal onset seizures and primary generalized tonic clonic seizures. In addition, XEN1101 is being evaluated as a treatment for major depressive disorder in both a company-sponsored Phase 2 clinical trial, as well as an investigator-led proof-of-concept study. We are also proud of the leading-edge science coming out of our discovery labs, where many innovative, early-stage research programs are underway. In addition to these proprietary programs, our pipeline includes clinical-stage partnered programs. Backed by a strong balance sheet to support our growth plans, we continue to build a fully integrated, premier neuroscience company with strong discovery, clinical development, corporate, and commercial operations.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Director, Accounting to join our team. The Director, Accounting is a key leader within the Xenon Finance team and is responsible for the oversight and management of the accounting function, including integrity of financial systems and accounting operations.
This position reports to the Executive Director, Finance and will be located in either the Vancouver, BC, Canada or Boston, MA, USA location; we may consider other locations for an exceptional candidate.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the preparation and review of month-end and quarter-end working papers, consolidation and schedules with a focus on accuracy and timeliness of quarterly external financial reporting
• Prepare and/or review accounting analysis of significant transactions and corporate strategies, and assess impact to accounting operations, including preparing for commercial operations (ie. accounting and processes for inventory, revenue, etc)
• Oversee the month-end and quarter-end close processes, supporting quarterly reviews and annual financial and SOX audits
• Manage and mentor a team of finance professionals, providing guidance, support, and development opportunities
• Recruit, lead, direct, develop, coach and evaluate direct reports, if any, in accordance with the Company’s Human Resource policies and practices [only required for those who may have direct reports]
• Other duties as assigned
• Support FP&A function and key internal stakeholders with financial information for decision-making
• Oversee full-cycle accounting activities for both Canadian and U.S. entities such as payables, billings, collections, payroll and reconciliations, while ensuring compliance with company policies, internal controls and U.S. GAAP
• Drive the implementation, application and continued improvement of accounting systems, scalable processes and procedures, as well as integration with other operations’ data, systems and processes, and ensure SOX compliance in a growing and changing environment
• Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports, if any
• Oversee day-to-day treasury including monitoring of cash needs based on cash flow forecasts and support treasury related activities
• Act as Finance’s functional project lead on ERP implementation project, working with internal and external teams to meet project milestones, including supporting the integration of data from other business functions’ systems or third-party sources (ie. supply chain, procurement, commercial)
• Oversee the preparation and review of financial-related compliance reporting, including statutory filings, annual tax forms (ie. IRS 1099) and other regulatory filings

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated high level of integrity and ethics
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral); communicates in a clear, concise and organized manner; listens and works collaboratively with others outside of Finance to obtain information
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SOX requirements
• Minimum of 10 years’ related accounting experience, with at least 5 years of direct people management experience
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage concurrent deliverables and work effectively in a challenging, high performance, team environment
• Able to think and act strategically, anticipate road-blocks and map out next steps in support of a fast-growing company
• Self‐motivated, with initiative and the ability to take ownership of, and drive projects from start to finish
• Experience in the biopharmaceutical industry is an asset
• Strong aptitude with financial tools and ERP systems; proven experience with ERP implementations and system enhancement projects
• Professional designation (CPA or equivalent) and public company experience are required

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