Senior Accountant

Key Responsibilities: Corporate Accounting and Close • Prepare and complete journal entries, account reconciliations, rollforwards, and supporting schedules as part of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement close process. • Ensure the integrity of the general ledger and underlying financial data, including appropriate classification, cut-off, and compliance with U.S. GAAP. • Perform detailed balance sheet and income statement analyses, identify unusual trends or variances, and proactively resolve discrepancies. • Collaborate cross-functionally with other groups within the organization to ensure that accounting-relevant information is incorporated and processed timely while maintaining high-quality support and documentation for key accounting conclusions, estimates, and close deliverables. • Support the timely completion of close activities in accordance with the company’s reporting calendar and internal deadlines. Internal Financial Reporting and Public Company Support • Assist in the maintenance and develop consistency between internal accounting records and external financial reporting outputs. • Assist in drafting and compiling schedules for internal financial reporting packages. • Serve as a point of contact for external audit and quarterly review requests within assigned areas. • Provide clear, organized, and timely support for audit selections, PBC requests, and control testing. • Play an active role supporting the Accounting and Reporting leadership in maintaining an effective control environment (SOX 404) through the creation and maintenance of documentation to support design, operating effectiveness and testing of internal controls over financial reporting. • Support adoption and implementation of new accounting standards, accounting policies, and process changes. • Assist with special or ad-hoc projects as well as other accounting and reporting related matters as required. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA license a plus. • Combination of public accounting and/or public company industry experience strongly preferred. • 3-6+ years of relevant and progressive experience, thereof at least 2 years of experience in an accounting and financial reporting team of a publicly traded company, with preference to the life sciences industry. • Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets, build reconciliations, and perform meaningful analysis. • Experience working in an ERP environment and using financial systems effectively. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document and explain accounting matters. • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment. #LI-LM1 Salary Range $100,000—$109,000 USD Ocular Therapeutix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination. Ocular Therapeutix provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran. For information on how Ocular Therapeutix collects, stores, and utilizes candidate information please see our privacy policy found at https://www.ocutx.com/privacy-policy/. For the Privacy Notice for California Job Applicants, please see CCPA Applicant Notice.