Senior Accountant, Audit Readiness & Operations

Position Overview

The Senior Accountant, Audit Readiness & Operations is responsible for managing the financial close process and audit engagements (external, internal, and SOX), driving operational accounting excellence, and strengthening the company's control environment. This role owns the company's audit readiness posture-coordinating audit requests, preparing PBCs, and serving as the primary point of contact for auditors-while also owning the monthly, quarterly, and year‑end accounting close processes.

The ideal candidate has excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize projects and assignments with competing due dates, thrives in a fast‑paced environment, and brings a continuous‑improvement mindset to policies, procedures, and controls to minimize financial and compliance risk.

At FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, we are leading the charge in advancing tomorrow's medicines. If you want to be a part of life‑impacting projects alongside today’s most innovative biopharmaceutical companies, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies could be the right place for you.

From our Bioprocess Innovation Center to our cGMP‑compliant manufacturing site, we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Whether your expertise lies in research, manufacturing, or production, you’ll find a home here where your efforts directly improve patients' lives. Together, let’s shape the future of healthcare.

Situated at the cross‑section of Morrisville and Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina, our site is at the heart of a booming biotech hub surrounded by top universities, vibrant communities, and various outdoor opportunities.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of "giving our world more smiles." Visit:

• Lead audit engagements and serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, internal audit, and SOX/compliance partners; manage PBC lists, coordinate walkthroughs, and track and drive remediation to disclosure.
• Create and maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures; update and standardize processes to reflect evolving operations, GAAP, and regulatory requirements.
• Implement and monitor "controls over controls" and key internal controls to minimize financial and compliance risk; coordinate testing, evidence gathering, and deficiency remediation.
• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and year‑end close processes with the accounting team for accurate and timely close processes including variance analysis, reconciliations, flux reviews, and close calendar adherence.
• Coordinate with the accounting team to ensure accurate, timely journal entries, account reconciliations, and approvals for critical close activities.
• Execute and review monthly accounting entries for revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and general accounting; ensure alignment with company policies.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements (e.g., tax filings, reporting, registrations); partner with external advisors as needed and maintain requisite documentation.
• Drive audit readiness by maintaining organized documentation, process narratives/flowcharts, risk‑control matrices, and auditor‑ready evidence.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally (Finance, Operations, Legal, IT) to address control gaps, streamline workflows, and improve the reliability and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to shorten the close cycle, enhance data quality, and strengthen governance and controls.
• Handle ad‑hoc analyses, special projects, and deliverables as needed; prioritize assignments to meet competing deadlines.
• Prepare clear documentation and leadership‑ready summaries on audit/close status and risk.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and required to support accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with a diverse team.
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