Accountant II

BioLife Solutions is repeatedly named one of Washington’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, a list curated by Seattle Business Magazine. We welcome you to apply to join our dynamic, high-energy team. Here you will find a performance-based, family-oriented environment where authentic communication and treating colleagues with respect are required. Our employees receive a competitive benefits package, which includes generous company stock awards and a 401k matching program.

BioLife Solutions is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of class-defining cell and gene therapy bioproduction tools and services. Our solutions facilitate basic and applied research and commercialization of new therapies by maintaining the health of biologic source material and finished products during manufacturing, storage, and distribution. Our solutions offer commercial companies and clinical researchers significant improvement in shelf life and post-preservation viability and function of biologic materials. Our tools portfolio includes our proprietary, serum-free and protein-free, fully defined CryoStor® freeze media and HypoThermosol® shipping and storage media, ThawSTAR® family of automated, water-free thawing products, evo® cold chain management system, and Custom Biogenic Systems high-capacity storage freezers. Services include SciSafe biologic and pharmaceutical materials storage. For more information, please visit: www.biolifesolutions.com.

General Summary and Purpose:
The Accountant II is a core member of the Finance Team. The Accountant II is responsible for maintaining the generalledger, performing period end close tasks, managing fixed asset systems, and assisting with cost accounting tasks.  This position works closely with the Operational Accounting team, Payroll team, and Technical Accounting Manager with opportunities to further develop processes within our rapidly growing company. The Accountant II has experience with full cycle general ledger accounting the ambition to learn and grow as a member of a public company accounting team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform period end close tasks and account reconciliations.
•  Manage and administer the Fixed Asset System including physical asset tracking.
•  Perform cost accounting tasks associated with the Company’s various product lines, including but not limited to
  analysis of materials costs, and costs incurred directly or indirectly during production.
•  Review and process intercompany transactions related to payroll, benefits, and other activities.
•  Perform lease accounting tasks under ASC 842.
•  Support the Company’s interim review and annual audit.
•  Preparing journal entries within the Company’s ERP system.
•  Perform VAT tasks and analysis, including managing quarterly filing process.
• Understand, adhere, and aid in improving all internal control processes and responsibilities.
• Assists the Accounting Manager and Assistant Controller with special projects as needed.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Requirements:

• Strong foundation of knowledge in US GAAP
•  Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced work environment, and accomplish those tasks in a detailed, timely
  manner
•  Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, while maintaining a high level of organization
• Sound interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with team members, vendors, and customers
•  Ability to accurately enter data into systems
•  Ability to quickly learn new software applications and create ad hoc reports
  

Job Specifications:

Required Experience :

•  Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Three (3) years of progressive accounting experience, including general ledger, fixed assets and cost
  accounting
• At least one (1) years of experience completing period end close accounting tasks or working with an
  accounting audit firm.
•  Proficient in accounting systems & software and Microsoft Office Suite
•  Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Preferred Experience

•  Experience in accounting for a public entity
•  Experience with Fixed Asset administration
• Experience with GAAP inventory accounting and reconciliation, including periodic inventory counts.
•  Financial Statement preparation
•  Financial and Internal Control audit experience
• Working in a cGMP regulated environment.

BioLife Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

BioLife Solutions provides a substance-free workplace, and all offers of employment will be contingent on opiate drug test and background check.

The US base salary range for this position at full-time is $73,542 - $110,313 per year.  Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, location, and market competitive benchmarks.  Individual pay within a level is determined by work location (including geographic pay zone region), job related skills, experience, education, and training. 

The BioLife Solutions total rewards program includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401K with generous match, life and disability insurance as well as time off programs of Vacation and Sick time.  Additionally, we believe in our team members sharing the success of our business and therefore we provide stock equity grants as a part of our total rewards package.