Senior Accountant

Position: Senior Accountant (m/f/d)
At Azenta Life Sciences, a global leader in the life sciences arena headquartered in Burlington, MA, and operating offices worldwide, the trajectory of our future is shaped by fresh ideas, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative perspectives. Every day our employees support us fulfilling our mission to bring breakthroughs to the market faster. Our organizational culture, firmly grounded in our core values, places the utmost importance on putting people first.

Open communication is not just encouraged but embedded in our DNA, fostering an environment where ideas freely flow, and collaboration thrives. Authenticity is not just a principle but a guiding light, encouraging our diverse workforce to bring their true selves to work.

This culture empowers our employees to champion innovation and question conventional norms through creative thinking and collaborative work dynamics. Diversity is not just a concept but a cornerstone of our ethos, recognizing that a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enhances our collective creativity and success. Leveraging our unmatched expertise, we offer comprehensive services spanning lab analysis, sample management and storage, informatics software, and consumables.

Notably, our extensive installed base oversees the management of over 1 billion samples on a global scale.

GENEWIZ, an Azenta Life Sciences company, is a leader in providing superior data quality with unparalleled technical support to enable researchers around the world to advance their scientific discoveries faster than ever before. Our clients, ranging from leading pharmaceutical, biotech and academic institutions, as well as innovative start-ups, rely on our proprietary technologies to deliver consistent, reliable, and high-quality data, even for the most challenging projects.

As a full-service provider, we offer Sanger DNA sequencing, gene synthesis, molecular biology, high-throughput/next-generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and GLP-compliant services.
** Our Finance team is looking for a new talent, starting at the earliest possible time as Senior Accountant (m/f/d).
**** office based in Leipzig (Wiederitzsch)
**** Permanent, fulltime employment
*** Collaborate with other members of the Finance Team to prepare and deliver timely and accurate financial results, along with insightful analysis. This includes the preparation and review of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and monthly intercompany tie outs, the oversight of any unusual transactions, as well as reporting provided to help senior management understand the underlying business drivers.
* Ensure adherence to accounting policies and procedures in compliance with US GAAP and local GAAP (HGB).
* Understand the balance sheet & income statement impacts of every transaction to challenge or propose accounting adjustment entries, when relevant.
* Coordinate all necessary supporting documentation for monthly accruals and prepayments as well as transacting them in the ERP.
* Prepare Balance Sheet reviews and flux analyses.
* Ensure the preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations within the company deadlines and with proper supporting documentation.
* Ensure performance of internal controls, including SOX compliance.
* Ensure all internal policies and procedures are consistently followed.
* Coordinate with the lab manager on the monthly inventory counts and perform related inventory account reconciliations.
* Support the preparation of statutory accounts and tax returns as well as any other local government requirements.
* Support audits (internal & external) including coordination of client deliverables.
* Key user for specific finance systems including maintenance of respective approval matrix, training and support of department users and documentation.
* Ensure accounting documentation (Guidelines, SOP) are complete and up to date.
* Drive a culture of continuous improvement.
* Collaborate with the Global Finance Team to standardize and streamline recurring processes and data collection activities, establishing best practices that improve efficiency, and optimize the use of technology.
* Assist in the setup and/ or…