Prepare monthly/quarterly journal entries for prepaids, depreciation of fixed assets, capitalized software, and commercial and G&A accruals.
Prepare monthly reconciliations for various accounts, including but not limited to bank reconciliations, prepaids, fixed assets, long-term assets, G&A and commercial accrued contracts, software capitalization, etc.
Collaborate with business owners and functional leaders to obtain contracts and project progress and information to ensure timely and accurate accruals.
Analyze contracts and collaborate with functional owners to appropriately capture capitalized software and fixed assets.
Prepare monthly and quarterly variance analyses for various accounts and projects.
Perform monthly close activities such as preparing monthly trial balance and reporting.
Review invoice and purchase order coding for assigned departments.
Prepare and submit property tax filing for various locations and ad hoc reporting.
Ensure accuracy and compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley policy and procedures.
Support financial and SOX reviews and audits - gather information, prepare schedules as needed.
Responsible for quarterly related party updates and support, including related party inquiries, related party memo update, and transactional JE’s and analysis.
Responsible for overseeing and reviewing the R&D by location reporting for taxes and census reporting.
Perform other duties and ad hoc projects, as assigned, to support the Finance department.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or other related discipline, or the equivalent knowledge and experience required.
A minimum of 5 years’ relevant accounting experience, preferably in a combination of the following monthly close process, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, contract accruals
Excellent communication and people skills and the ability to interface with various levels of co-workers, upper management, and external customers while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality.
Experience working in publicly traded company and life science industry preferred.
Knowledge of US GAAP and internal control principles for a public corporation.
ERP experience required; experience with NetSuite, Blackline, Coupa and Concur preferred.
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
Detail oriented with good analytical skills.
Strong time management skills and ability to independently organize multiple tasks of varying priorities and meet critical deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work in team environment and willing to assist other team members to achieve team goals and objectives.
About Kura Oncology
Kura Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing small molecule precision medicines for cancer treatment, aiming for better, longer lives.
