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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. · 3 days ago

Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Controller

United States

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Controller to lead the company's global accounting team. The role involves overseeing accounting policies, managing financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while collaborating with executives across the organization.

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical

Hiring Manager

Maria Corredera-Bachenski

Responsibilities

Provides strategic accounting, tax and investment leadership

Manages and develops a high performing finance team to ensure effective operation of the function in carrying out needed initiatives

Leads the Company’s financial close process, including preparation of financial statements and management reporting metrics and analysis in a timely manner

Continually evaluates opportunities to drive greater efficiencies and effectiveness in the monthly and quarterly accounting close process while ensuring a balanced workload within the organization

Responsible for external financial reporting process

Evaluate current accounting practices, systems and policies to ensure practices and financial reporting are continuously improving, and meet current and future requirements

Responsible for financial audits and provides recommendations for procedural improvements

Ensure compliance with all SEC, GAAP, FASB rules and regulations in addition to state, local and corporate policies, regulations and laws

Liaison with external independent auditors

Responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

Responsible for tax planning, analysis and compliance

Responsible for Treasury functions including investments within policy while ensuring highest possible return on investment and liquidity for near term operations

Collaborate closely with the legal team in regard to the Company’s governance processes, including leading the disclosure committee process

Direct and manage all aspects the Company’s tax reporting function ensuring timely and accurate regulatory filings globally as well as ensuring an appropriate tax provision

Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary and pricing reporting requirements, including Sunshine Act reporting

Provides accounting and business expertise to corporate development transactions, including collaboration agreements

Must adhere to Iovance Biotherapeutics’ core values, policies, procedures, and business ethics

Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned

Qualification

BA/BS in Accounting/FinanceCPA with big four experienceFinancial accounting experienceSarbanes-Oxley compliancePeople management skillsMulti-taskCommunication skillsAttention to detailTime management skillsOrganizational skills

Required

BA/BS in Accounting/Finance

Minimum 15 years related financial accounting experience

CPA with “big four” experience required

Experience in public companies facing rapid growth while maintaining the highest standards in accounting practices

Proven ability to thoughtfully evaluate processes, identify opportunities for improvement and successfully execute on those plans

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience operating within a Sarbanes-Oxley control environment

Prior experience effectively managing external service providers to meet objectives and budgets

Ability to deal with business issues collaboratively with other department

Strong people management skills: reputation as a positive, highly motivated leader with a track record of recruiting and developing strong talent who have grown into senior managerial roles

Must be ‘hands-on' and able to work cross-functionally in a collaborative manner

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people in diverse and different settings, including presentations to upper management

Personal presence, energetic, flexible team player and hands-on leader with the ability to manage in a dynamic environment

Strong attention to details

Time management and organizational skills

Ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize

Preferred

Public commercial-stage biotechnology or biopharmaceutical company experience highly preferred

Company

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA) aims to be the global leader in innovating, developing and delivering tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies for patients with cancer.

Founded in 2007

New York, New York, USA

501-1000 employees