Accounts Payable Specialist

About Apogee Therapeutics

Founded in 2022, Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. (Ticker: APGE) is a well-funded, Nasdaq listed company that offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment. At Apogee, you can actively contribute to shaping the company culture, take on various roles and responsibilities, and grow professionally.

Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company seeking to develop differentiated biologics for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other inflammatory and immunology indications with high unmet need. Our antibody programs are designed to potentially overcome limitations of existing therapies by targeting well-established mechanisms of action and incorporating advanced antibody engineering to optimize half-life and other properties. We seek to reshape the current standard of care for inflammatory and immune diseases because we believe people living with these diseases deserve the best possible treatment, and we refuse to stop at “good enough.”

We are a fast-paced company committed to building an exceptional company culture, founded on our C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless.

If this sounds like you, keep reading!

Role Summary

We are seeking an Account Payable Specialist. You will work closely with the Finance team, internal business partners as well as external partners and vendors in support of accounts payable. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in AP in a biotech company in rapid growth mode. We are looking for someone with strong excel and business partnering skills, ability to work independently and collectively as a team to drive results, attention to details and high accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Help administer the accounts payable cycle end-to-end by onboarding vendors into our ERP and procurement systems, processing invoices, reconciling account statements, and ensuring payments are made in a timely manner
• Process vendor invoices for accuracy and proper coding, route invoices to appropriate business owners for review, and ensure invoices are fully approved prior to payment processing
• Prepare and process payments, including wire transfers and ACH transactions
• Oversee the vendor management process, ensuring the Company’s vendor database is accurate and complete with to up-to-date vendor documentation, build and maintain relationships with vendors, and coordinating vendor reach-outs as needed
• Help manage theAP inbox and successfully handling AP inquiries from vendors with enthusiasm and professionalism
• Assist with the company credit card program and employee expense reimbursement programs in a timely manner
• Proactively engage with business functions on the purchase requisition process, and assist with purchase request creation and status updates
• Support internal teams to reconcile vendor accounts and provide reporting to partners as needed
• Assist withmonth-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes by ensuring all accounts payable transactions are accurately recorded and that outstanding invoices and payments are accounted for appropriately
• Provide financial data to management and other internal partners to support decision-making
• Assist with the annual 1099 reporting requirements.
  
  

Ideal Candidate

• 3+ years of experience in accounts payable preferably in a public biotech or life sciences company
• Strong excel skills with a keen focus on details and accuracy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You can work independently as well as in a team-oriented environment
• You are a quick learner, and can adapt to the needs of a fast-paced and growing organization
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to balance multiple and/or changing priorities, and meet deadlines
• You maintain the highest degree of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Prior working experience with Expensify, Coupa or other automated procure-to-pay system
• Experience with NetSuite preferred
• Ability to work across various US time zones
• Successfully exhibit Apogee’s C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless
• Ability and willingness to travel to company meetings up to 10%
  
  

The anticipated salary range for candidates for this role will be $80,000 - $90,000/ year. The final salary offered will depend on several factors, which may include, but is not limited to relevant years of experience, educational background, and geography.

What We Offer

• A great culture, grounded in our C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment where you help shape the culture and company, wear multiple hats, and learn quickly
• Market competitive compensation and benefits package, including base salary, performance bonus, equity grant opportunities, health, welfare & retirement benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Two, one-week company-wide shutdowns each year
• Commitment to growing you professionally and providing access to resources to further your development
• Apogee offers regular all team, in-person meetings to build relationships and problem solve
  
  

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A pogee Therapeutics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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