Senior Accountant

Responsibilities

Prepare and process monthly general ledger journal entries; including, but not limited to fixed assets, intercompany settlements, prepaid expenses, month-end accruals, and other miscellaneous entries. Participate in the month-end closing procedures; including the reconciliation of asset, liability, equity and expense accounts. Responsible for monthly expense account analysis, including review of monthly expense activity and making the necessary reclassification journal entries. Participate in the reconciliation of monthly intercompany expenses. Reconcile intercompany receivable & payable accounts on a monthly basis. Responsible for fulfilling external audit inquiries. Maintain compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and SEC pronouncements. Support Financial Planning & Analysis with the review and posting of monthly accruals. Perform special projects as needed.

Qualifications

Skills/Abilities Needed: Must have a strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Extensive accounting knowledge and familiarity with month-end closing demands within a publicly traded firm. Proficient in MS Excel & Word. The ideal candidate will have experience working within SAP FI Financials Software. Ability to prioritize workload within the bounds of deadlines. Fixed Asset Accounting. Accrual Accounting. Prepaid Expense Amortization. Intercompany related Accounting. Expense Analysis. Accommodating quarterly external audit requests.

Personal Attributes Needed: Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of internal personnel and external business partners. Excellent written & verbal communication skills, in addition to interpersonal skills. Driven, self-starter, team-oriented individual. Effective organizational and analytical skills. Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to work in a high volume and fast-paced environment.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements: Minimum education is a Bachelor degree in Accounting. Minimum experience should be 5 years in an accounting environment, preferably with a publicly traded corporation. Experience with SAP-S4 HANA would be a plus.

Office/Remote Work Requirements: Alkermes has a hybrid work environment which requires 3 days a week in office. Additional attendance for training/special projects/meetings as needed.

About Us

Why join Team Alkermes? Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.

We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts' Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.

Job Info

Job Identification 14145. Job Category Corporate Functions. Degree Level Bachelor's Degree. Job Schedule Full time. Job Shift First. Locations Waltham, MA, United States.