Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Catalent

The Tone:
This is an onsite role at Catalent, located in Philadelphia, PA, serving as the company’s North American Center of Excellence for clinical supply packaging. Catalent is a global leader in drug development and delivery, dedicated to advancing new medicines from early development to clinical trials and market. The Philadelphia site provides comprehensive, end-to-end support for global clinical trials, offering integrated services like direct comparator sourcing, blinding, manufacturing, primary and secondary packaging, storage, distribution, and clinical returns management. This Staff Accountant position is critical for ensuring the efficient and compliant financial operations of the site, playing a vital role in supporting biologic, cell, and gene therapy programs, and ultimately helping sponsors accelerate development timelines while maintaining the highest standards of quality, flexibility, and regulatory compliance for life-saving and life-enhancing products.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person, Philadelphia, PA

• Mission: To prepare and maintain accurate financial records, ensure compliance with technical accounting standards, and support critical closing and reporting processes for the Philadelphia site.
• Tech Stack: Excel functions (e.g., Pivot Tables, Lookups, Formulas), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Sage, JD Edwards (JDE).

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Ledger Management: Prepare journal entries and actively reconcile various accounts, including managing and reconciling balance sheet general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Financial Reporting & Compliance: Prepare comprehensive financial statements and reports, while also researching technical accounting issues to ensure full compliance with established standards.
• Audit & Tax Support: Provide direct assistance to external and internal audit teams, contributing to smooth audit processes, and support the preparation and submission of tax returns.
• Financial Close & Analysis: Support critical month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring account accuracy is achieved promptly within a 3-day timeframe, and analyze and report on budget variances.
• Billing & Invoice Processing: Assist in the generation of billing invoices, and meticulously review and maintain the associated work file process for accurate revenue recognition.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Requires a High School diploma along with a strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Experience: Preferred minimum of one year of relevant professional experience.
• Skills: Advanced computer skills, specifically in Excel functions such as Pivot Tables, Lookups, and various Formulas, are essential for this role.
• Bonus: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is highly preferred, as is advanced proficiency with various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, including Sage or JD Edwards (JDE).