About the Role

Assistant Controller

Framingham, US

About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

KalVista is a global pharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering life-changing oral therapies for individuals affected by rare diseases with significant unmet needs. The KalVista team discovered and developed EKTERLY®—the first and only oral on-demand treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE)—and continues to work closely with the global HAE community to improve treatment and care for this disease around the world. For more information about KalVista, please visit www.kalvista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

About EKTERLY® (sebetralstat)

EKTERLY (sebetralstat) is a novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor approved in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Switzerland for the treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in people 12 years of age and older. EKTERLY is the first and only oral on-demand treatment for HAE, offering efficacious and safe treatment of attacks without the burden of injections. With ongoing studies exploring its use in children aged two to 11 and multiple regulatory applications under review in key global markets, EKTERLY has the potential to become the foundational therapy for HAE management worldwide. For more information visit EKTERLY.com.

About the role:

This is a full-time hybrid role for an Assistant Corporate Controller.

The Assistant Corporate Controller will be responsible for assisting with general ledger close, coordinating with global payroll providers, supervising accounts payable staff, consolidations, and internal controls, and a multitude of projects within the accounting organization.

Ensure proper monthly general ledger procedures are performed, including the processing and review of journal entries, and the preparation of supporting schedules, analyses, and documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, inspire and develop staff by building engagement with the team, providing feedback and growth opportunities and holding team accountable. Provide mentoring and coaching for direct reports

• Experience with

  • Accounts payable systems and supervision

  • Managing global payroll in conjunction with third party provider (ADP)

  • Inventory tracking and costing is preferred

• Experience in managing remote teams is preferred

• Ensure the accounting team adheres to the deadlines for related areas to ensure a timely close

• Work directly with members of the business to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial information

• Oversight and review of the accounting operations for international entities/consolidations

• Partner with the Technical Accounting/Financial Reporting group

• Monthly journal entries, reconciliations and analyses related to the international entities, intercompany transactions and consolidations as well as certain research and development accruals and other accounts as appropriate

• Prepare monthly/quarterly internal and external reporting requirements and analyses, including internal reporting and assistance with budget to actual review

• Assist with technical accounting research and special projects when the need arises

• Assist with updates to formal internal control documentation to ensure responsibilities are performed in accordance with appropriate internal control requirements

• Assist with preparation for annual audits and quarterly reviews, including interaction with external and internal auditors and tax consultants

• Actively participate in both system and process improvements by monitoring assigned areas for process improvements to ensure efficiency

• Create and update policies and process documents as needed

• Ad hoc analysis and other special projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related degree with a minimum of 5-7 years of experience

• Preference will be given to candidates with experience at publicly traded life science / pharmaceutical companies

• Strong demonstrated experience managing teams

• Preference will be given to CPAs with experience within a National CPA firm

• Broad knowledge of accounting principles (US GAAP)

• SOX Internal controls experience

• Strong systems skills

  • Sage Intact ERP

  • ZIP procure to pay

  • SAP inventory accounting

  • Oracle budgeting & forecasting

  • Concur expense reporting

  • Floqast close management

• Ability to follow instructions for multiple projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently as well as with other groups across the business