Staff Accountant

About LGC Clinical Diagnostics

LGC Clinical Diagnostics develops and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of catalogue and custom-developed diagnostic quality solutions and component materials for the extended life sciences industry. We partner with IVD assay developers, pharmaceutical, CRO and academic institutions in commercialization activities across the entire diagnostic pipeline. Laboratorians and diagnostic professionals across disciplines of clinical chemistry, immunochemistry, serology, molecular diagnostics, and clinical genomics rely on LGC’s products to support accurate and reliable diagnostic results.

Our operating entities include Maine Standards Company, Sera Care Life Sciences, and Technopath Clinical Diagnostics, which are in vitro diagnostics (IVD) manufacturers of quality measurement tools (calibrators, controls, linearity, EQA/PT, biological materials), the Native Antigen Company, which is a manufacturer and supplier of viral antigens and LGC Proficiency Testing a global leader in PT schemes. We operate FDA-registered and ISO 13485-accredited facilities in Maine (USA), Massachusetts (USA), Maryland (USA), Tipperary (Ireland), ISO 9001-accredited facility in Oxford, UK, and Traverse City, Michigan US.

Each day, our world-class staff, scientific expertise, operational efficiency, and superior quality systems are ready to support the range of advanced technologies that collectively improve patient outcomes - from the widely adopted and established through to cutting-edge NGS and precision diagnostics.

The Staff Accountant supports the accounting team by completing routine tasks that ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. Responsibilities also include preparing journal entries, performing account analyses, maintaining the fixed asset register, recording depreciation, and updating account reconciliations. The role may also involve ad‑hoc projects such as detailed account reviews, providing backup for core functions (e.g., invoicing or cash application), or contributing to process improvement initiatives.

This position offers strong development opportunities, providing exposure to multiple areas of accounting and collaboration with cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced, growing environment.

• Support the Accounting Manager and the Regional Controller in performing accounting tasks and accomplishing deliverables to generate reliable financial statements.
• Utilize SAP ERP system for activities such as booking journal entries, maintaining assets, internal orders and depreciation, performing monthly reconciliations, monitoring exceptions in processes, as examples.
• Participate in monthly balance sheet reconciliation and reviews with the Accounting Manager.
• Interface with accounts receivable, accounts payable, costing, sales tax and cash application teams, as needed, to resolve reconciling items.
• Support the credit card/bank transactions and analytics process.
• Manage the fixed asset subledger, including capitalization, disposals, depreciation schedules, and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
• Process and reconcile intercompany transactions and balances across multiple entities, resolving discrepancies and ensuring consistent, timely month-end close. (Preferred)
• Review and validate journal entries, reconciliations, and schedules prepared by colleagues, providing feedback to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to accounting policies.
• Complete Adhoc projects – back-up training/rotation, in-depth account analysis, investigating anomalies or being a contributor on a continuous improvement project
• Support the annual external audit process
• Contribute to the development of accounting guidelines, training materials, and documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting or Finance.
• 2-3 years of hands-on accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of a general ledger and performing account reconciliations highly desired.
• Exposure to areas such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash applications, fixed asset maintenance and some costing would be a big plus.

• ERP systems experience required. SAP ERP…