Job Description

Why Nuvig
Be a part of a potential game-changer for patients with autoimmune disease! Nuvig Therapeutics is developing novel immune therapies to treat a broad spectrum of autoimmune diseases. Our treatments are developed to be active for a broad spectrum of autoimmune diseases, without the inherent side effects and safety concerns of long-term treatment with existing therapies, such as immunodeficiency and increased cancer risk. In early 2024, our Development Candidate NVG-2089 advanced to a Ph 1b trial in patients. This is an opportunity to play a key role in the success of an early-stage organization working to advance innovative and transformational therapies to improve treatment options for patients. Join us in making a dramatic difference in patients' lives!

Position Summary
The Staff Accountant will be responsible for providing expertise in financial, project accounting, accounting services, and following company finance policy. This position is a key role with core financial responsibilities ensuring the Company’s compliance with finance and accounting regulations. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, communicative, self-motivated team player with a solid working knowledge of GAAP and internal controls.The Staff Accountant will report to the VP of Finance.

Responsibilities :

• Maintain general ledger to ensure financial statements are in accordance with GAAP, process transactions, complete month-end reconciliations, prepare monthly financial reports. Maintain financial procedures and compliance. Also track and identify key business contract renewals and required filings.
• Process Accounts Payable
  • Assign proper accounts and class
  • Assign proper approvers
  • Identify proper terms and day of payment
  • Validate bill is not a duplicate, identify duplicate bills, and resolve appropriately
  • Follow up on and manage outstanding invoices
  • Obtain I9s for all vendors prior to making payments
  • Verify vendor bill is in agreement with contract (i.e., hourly rate or milestone payments for contractor, no invoice beyond term date, etc.)
  • Use Bill.com to process AP and sync appropriately to QuickBooks/NetSuite
  • Ensure recurring “fixed” payments such as rent are processed timely, as well as recurring “variable” payments such as benefits
• Process expense reports and corporate credit cards
  • Assign proper accounts, classes, and approvers
  • Validate expenses are in line with T&E policy
  • Validate expense report items are not duplicates
  • Process approved expense reports timely and record payment in Quickbooks
• Investigate vendor payments, expense report payments, credit card payments as necessary; contact vendors and resolve any billing issues
• Perform calls to outside parties related to payments or receipts
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts at month-end including:
  • Cash – reconcile within QuickBooks. All cash accounts including Checking, Money Market, Savings, and Investments
  • Prepaid expenses and other current assets– verify expenditure is properly classified as prepaid. Include all pertinent details: vendor, term and expense account. Proactively identify prepaids that should have a renewal, i.e., insurance
  • Fixed assets – verify expenditure is properly classified as a fixed asset per the capitalization policy. Record depreciation in accordance with the capitalization policy
  • Deposits and other long term assets – ensure expenditures are correctly classified as long ter
  • Accounts payable - generate A/P Aging within QuickBooks/NetSuite Follow-up on outstanding bills as appropriate
  • Accrued expenses – review operating expenses per the draft income statement, as well as the forecast to determine relevant accruals. Reverse prior month accruals in total before recording current month accruals
• Partner cross-functionally within finance, and various functional business owners to establish best practices, as well as drive on-going process refinement to improve the efficiency and accuracy of GL accounting and reporting
• Participate monthly pre-close meetings
• Financial Statements
  • Prepare monthly financial reports
• Prepare tax worksheets and work with outside tax firm to complete the corporate tax returns
• Prepare annual 1099s
• Prepare worksheets for annual financial audit
• Perform other ad-hoc analysis and transactional processing as requested
• Leverages knowledge to resolve questions and inform answers
• Provides support to organization by proactively disseminating information or knowledge
• Support the transition from QuickBooks to NetSuite
• Support special ad hoc projects as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Skill Requirement:

• Strong working knowledge of GAAP
• High proficiency in accounting and finance
• Strong analytical and strategic planning and problem-solving skills
• Must be a demonstrated self-starter, have a strong bias towards action, and team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Someone that is flexible and drawn to a fast-moving environment
• Must have the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with management, peers, and subordinates
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• High attention to detail required

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have demonstrated experience and aptitude in the essential job functions documented above. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Min. of 3 years of experience in accounting
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Quickbooks, NetSuite, Bill.com
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects
• Must be proactive, able to work independently as well as part of a high functioning team, and technology-savvy.

What We Offer

• A culture inspired by our values: (e.g., patients first, teamwork, scientific rigor and curiosity)
• A collaborative, data-driven pre-IPO start-up environment where we inspire each other to always perform at our best and focus on advancing science that will help patients
• Learning and development resources to help you grow professionally and potential for advancement for stronger performers
• Competitive compensation (Base & Performance Bonus) and stock option package (equity in an early-stage company)
• Rich medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Health, Limited, and Dependent Care FSA; HSA with company contributions
• 401(k) with company matching
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
• Paid Term Life and AD&D, STD, and LTD plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous company paid holidays and flexible PTO
• Flexible work schedule (on-site/hybrid)
• Kitchen stocked with a variety of healthy and delicious snacks and drinks

The salary range for this position is $112,000 to $135,000 . Nuvig considers various factors when determining the base compensation, including market survey data, experience, qualifications, and geographic location, which means that the actual compensation will vary.

About Nuvig
Nuvig Therapeutics, Inc., headquartered in Redwood City, CA is a science-driven research and clinical development organization focused on fundamentally transforming how we approach and treat inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Our first product candidate NVG-2089 is a recombinant, human IgG1 Fc fragment that has been engineered to target inhibitory Fc receptors and modulate immune response. Additional efforts are focused on engineering full-length therapeutic antibodies to maximize their ability to control aggressive autoimmune diseases. The company was founded in 2021 by industry veterans and closed a $47 million Series A financing, led by Novo Holdings A/S and Platanus, joined by Bristol Myers Squibb, Digitalis Ventures, and Mission BioCapita .

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