Strive to Bring a Profound Difference to our Patients

At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed, solution-oriented thinker, join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated, collaborative, agile and focused on the needs of patients. 

Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline, including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information about our AOC platform, clinical development pipeline, and people, please visit www.aviditybiosciences.com and engage with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

The Opportunity

The Accounting Manager is a leader accountable for oversight of the Accounting department and the priorities and objectives of the team. This position will report to the Senior Manager, Accounting and will act as a direct manager to team members of varying staff levels. The Accounting Manager will lead a diverse range of subjects including Cash & Investments, Fixed Assets, Prepaids, Accounts Payable, and Accruals.  Additionally, the Accounting Manager will lead the accounting team's monthly close process, ensuring adherence to the close schedule, maintaining accuracy and timeliness in financial reporting, and providing day-to-day support and guidance to the team. Further, the Accounting Manager will have a focus on optimizing processes to be more scalable and efficient in preparation for future growth and globalization of the Company.

What You Will Contribute

• Positive leadership presence that will strategically build and prepare the team for long-term success
• A relentless approach to learning with the ability to make connections among previously unrelated notions and come up with a lot of new and unique ideas
• Proactive approach to developing, modifying, and executing company policies that impact both accounting and other groups at the Company
• Researches and proposes technical accounting treatment for significant or unusual transactions
• Review of workpapers within departments overseen with a constant focus on evaluating system

capabilities to increase efficiencies and improve processes

• Provides support and direction to a wide range of other departments and business areas
• Support recent system implementations and participate in future roll outs
• Has a customer service mindset when working with other groups
• Intellectually curious and drive to understand the “why” behind each process and procedures
• Ability to think outside the box and develop new processes and process improvements
• Typically works autonomously with little instruction on day-to-day work
• Seeks out growth opportunities
• Self-starter with strong internal drive

What We Seek

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required
• CPA License required
• 6 years of combined industry experience including both Big 4 or other large national firm auditing and cost accounting within a publicly traded company
• Advanced working knowledge of US GAAP and a history of becoming subject matter expert in areas of oversight
• Advanced knowledge of SOX and audit requirements
• Advanced people management and leadership skills with the ability to create culture of accountability and performance management while maintaining work-life balance for themselves and the team
• Proactive and strategic mindset with ability to balance solving immediate problems and making progress towards longer term strategic goals
• Ability to evaluate system capabilities to increase efficiencies and improve processes
• Strong communicator who can communicate effectively within a matrixed organization

Preferred Background

• Corporate Accounting experience in a SOX environment
• Pharmaceutical or life sciences commercial experience
• Experience with D365 or other large ERP systems

What We will Provide to You:

• The base salary range for this role is $133,000 - $147,000. The final compensation will be commensurate with such factors as relevant experience, skillset, internal equity and market factors.
• Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits which includes the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses, stock options and RSUs, as well as a 401(k) with an employer match. In addition, the comprehensive wellness program includes coverage for medical, dental, vision, and LTD, and four weeks of time off.
• A commitment to learning and development which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees, opportunities for job-specific training offered by industry, and an education reimbursement program.