Peptone

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Own US accounting and compliance
• Produce monthly group consolidation and month-end pack
• Establish a reliable US close
• Build a consistent approach to R&D accruals and budget-versus-actual reporting
• Work hands-on in the US close and own total consolidation
• Review and approve work performed by the outsourced US accounting firm
• Set scope and deadlines for the outsourced accounting firm and assess whether it remains the right fit
• Work with US tax advisers on federal and state filings and maintain a US tax compliance calendar
• Coordinate documentation and support for applicable R&D tax credit claims
• Prepare for and manage audits and keep US books audit-ready
• Produce monthly consolidation across US, UK, Swiss and Italian entities under US GAAP, including intercompany eliminations and currency translation
• Deliver a month-end pack for Executive Director of Finance review
• Bring R&D and clinical trial accruals in-house, including milestone- and enrollment-based accruals, CRO and investigator invoice recognition, and pass-through cost tracking
• Own project-level accounting for accurate and consistent program cost tracking
• Run budget-versus-actual discussions with US budget holders and challenge unsupported spend
• Support global budgeting and forecasting with US inputs, analysis and variance commentary
• Lead ad hoc FP&A and reporting projects using AI and advanced Excel
• Contribute to finance systems decisions
• Collaborate with the Executive Director of Finance and finance teams across time zones

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