Senior Accountant (Bilingual Mandarin/English)

Legend Biotech is seeking for Senior Accountant as part of our Finance team based in Somerset, NJ.

Company Introduction

From the very beginning, we've been focused on the science. We came together as a team of experts, committed to quality, driven by excellence, and dedicated to experimentation. Though we faced many challenges, we remained fearless in our research and rigorous in our thinking, pushing ourselves to work harder. But what impacted us the most was the enormous burden patients' bear and the difficulties they face, which drove us to think about what's next.

We believe it's time to accelerate and expand that transformation. At Legend Biotech, we are excited to bring clinical trials to patients in our pursuit of a cure. While we are focused on CAR-T in multiple myeloma, we firmly believe the prospects of cellular therapy stretch beyond just one disease or indication. The spark of hope is lit. At Legend Biotech, we're using that hope to ignite the future of CAR-T cell therapy.

Strategic Collaboration

Legend Biotech USA Inc. and Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, have entered into a global, strategic collaboration to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. This innovative strategic partnership is designed to combine the strengths and expertise of two companies to advance the promise of an immunotherapy CAR T platform and investigational treatment.

Role Overview

This individual will provide support to US Legend's Accounting function. This role will maintain the US general ledger and subsidiary ledgers, preparation of actual internal management reporting, assist with external & internal audits and tax reporting. This position will need to ensure compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.

Major Responsibilities

• Month end accounting responsibilities including but not limited to journal entries, account reconciliations, and maintaining required regulatory documentation.
• Prepare monthly management financial reporting packages for US, Ireland, and Legend consolidated legal entities.
• Prepare the monthly headcount and compensation and benefit expense reporting.
• Be responsible for quarterly actual reporting for a collaboration agreement for BCMA program.
• Be accountable for collecting and maintaining required regulatory documentation (Sarbanes Oxley), including helping to design a workflow approval process and document retention database.
• Ensure uncompromising integrity with internal controls and financial compliance process including maintaining policy and procedures documentation for key Accounting processes.
• Assist with testing and validation for ERP system implementation for Legend.
• Be responsible for US tax payments and reporting.
• Maintain technical knowledge through continuing education classes/ seminars.

Key Relationships

Establish key stakeholder relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This is including Legend US and China Accounting team and Legend US Management team. Must have ability to interact with all levels within the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• Certification of Public Accounting is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an Accounting, preference in biopharmaceutical and/or medical devices industry.
• Experience in public accounting firm is strongly preferred
• 2+ years involvement in internal and external audits.
• Experience in IFRS accounting
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, in a fast-paced, matrixed, team environment consisting of internal and external team members
• Strong communication skillset can be used to effectively communicate to all levels of organization across various functions and geographic regions
• Process-oriented with strong analytical skills for risk identification and management
• Experience with maintaining the Finance modules within ERP system.
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Mandarin language is required