Nearly 37 million Americans are currently affected by Chronic Kidney Disease. 37 million.

At Akebia we take that number very seriously and every day we come to work, with the purpose of bettering the lives of each person impacted by kidney disease and the renal community that serves them. 
Our tenacious, passionate employees’ challenge the status quo and work to develop unique therapeutics that have the potential to set new standards of care for people living with kidney disease.

This is life-changing work, and we are all in, are you?

Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), the Senior Director, Corporate Controller will oversee Akebia’s financial reporting and accounting processes. The person in this role will lead the team in implementation and identification of process improvements and optimization of our business processes across the Company to ensure scalability and efficiency. Serving as a key member of the Finance Leadership Team, the Corporate Controller is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting while ensuring compliance with internal and external reporting requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced individual looking to work in a fast-paced, dynamic biotech environment. The Controller is expected to use their experience to train and develop the team.

This position requires an in-depth knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and public company financial reporting and internal controls requirements. The person in this position will lead the coordination with external and internal auditors and partner with business stakeholders, including FP&A and Tax.

• Manage an accounting staff  whose activities include the Monthly Close Processes and Procedures, General Accounting, Revenue, Cost Accounting and Payroll and Equity
• Coach and develop all team members
• Work closely with and support the SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting function
• Work closely with and support Internal Controls function
• Recommend and implement process improvements that will enhance efficiency, internal controls and enable timely business decisions
• Partner with business stakeholders to recommend system improvements or integrations to enable improved financial reporting or analyses
• Ensure processes and people are in place to deliver timely and accurate monthly financial statements
• Support strong internal controls across the organization
• Direct and lead accounting teams in the development, implementation and oversight of company-wide accounting policies and controls consistent with SEC, US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Work closely with the CAO and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on presenting materials to the Audit Committee
• Manage relationship and reporting matters with the external audit firm and interface effectively with external and internal audit resources to resolve complex accounting and auditing issues.
• Optimize the team organizational structure
• Participate in and collaborate with Company programs, projects and objectives which require extensive communication, change management and interactions with other finance leaders (e.g., FP&A, Investor Relations, Supply Chain, etc.) including the CFO, as well as other functional leaders
• Work closely with and support the Tax and Treasury roles
• Be a key team member in identifying and managing areas of enterprise risk

Basic Qualifications

• Current CPA license
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
• 15+ years of work experience in corporate accounting in roles of increasing responsibility
• 5+ years experience in an accounting leadership role in a public company, including SEC reporting

Preferred Qualifications

• Device, Diagnostic, Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry experience
• Ability to train, mentor and motivate team members
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience with general accounting, month end close procedures, eliminations and consolidations, SOX controls and external audit procedures
• Experience leading and driving process improvements
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and build cross-functional relationships to drive business results
• Gross to net revenue experience
• Inventory experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work and communicate effectively at all levels within and external to the organization
  
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and to establish and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience working with NetSuite ERP platform
• Highly experienced in Excel

Compensation:

Targeted Base: 219,714.92 - 271,412.55*

*Base Compensation for this role will depend on a number of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Base pay is only one component of the company’s total rewards package, all regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or the incentive compensation program (if applicable), as well as equity. Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, etc.

Are you an Akebian?

An Akebian is curious, empathetic, and values making connections to people and ideas. Akebian’s aren’t afraid of diving in and owning a process or a problem, because we all want to deliver a great solution. Akebian’s believe that we are better together because we are all working toward a common purpose – to better the life of each person impacted by kidney disease. Want to learn more about what it means to be an Akebian? Visit our website: www.akebia.com

COVID 19 Vaccination: All Akebia new hires will be required to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or, if not, that they are legally entitled to an accommodation due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and Akebia will consider, among other things whether a proposed accommodation would create an undue hardship. Please note that it is unlikely that accommodations can be granted for customer-facing positions.

Akebia is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all job applicants.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.