Beam Therapeutics
Lead Accounts Payable Associate
Cambridge, MA · Mid
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About the role
- Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines.
- To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform with integrated gene editing, delivery and internal manufacturing capabilities.
- This has the potential to enable a wide range of therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support day-to-day Accounts Payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, employee expense reimbursements, credit memos, and payment requests.
- Perform financial transactions including verifying, classifying, recording, and reconciling accounts payable data.
- Maintain vendor master records, including supplier onboarding, banking validations, and vendor data updates.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, and business stakeholders to resolve invoice, purchasing, and payment-related issues.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including accruals, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Identify opportunities to improve AP processes, enhance controls, streamline workflows, and support automation initiatives.
- Create and maintain Accounts Payable procedures, training documentation, and process controls.
- Train, mentor, and provide ongoing support to AP team members while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Deliver responsive and professional customer service to internal stakeholders, suppliers, and business partners.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable operations, including invoice processing, vendor management, payment execution, accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
- Experience working within a SOX-compliant environment and maintaining adherence to internal controls and audit requirements.
- Experience supporting internal and external audits.
- Proficiency with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar financial systems.
- Required Qualifications
- Typically 4+ years of progressive Accounts Payable experience, including experience in a senior, lead, or supervisory capacity.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
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