ABOUT FULGENT:

Fulgent is a leader in genetic and genomic clinical testing, a publicly traded company located in Los Angeles, California. We are a technology-driven company with extensive academic/clinical experience and capabilities in Next Generation Sequencing and bioinformatics. This distinction has advanced us to the forefront of the rapidly advancing genetic and genomic testing industry.

Fulgent's unique chemistries and superior proprietary bioinformatics pipeline has propelled our explosive growth in recent years. We offer the most expansive set of clinical genetic tests in the world, including 22,000+ single gene tests, 900+ preset panels, rearrangement testing, clinical exome/trios, whole exome/trios, whole genome and our All-in-One reflex test. We are a CLIA and CAP accredited laboratory. Fulgent has state-of-the-art clinical, sequencing and bioinformatics tools, including the latest Illumina sequencers such as the NovaSeq.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Fulgent’s Corporate Controller provides leadership to the Accounting Department and beyond. The Controller is responsible to ensure the Company complies with all applicable international and U.S. accounting standards and other regulatory requirements with respect to financial reporting as a publicly traded U.S. corporation. This key executive plays a significant role to the Company’s leadership team with decision support, financial reporting, expense control, internal controls, treasury/foreign currencies, taxation, compliance, insurance, and cost accounting. As Controller, this role also provides the vision and leadership for the accounting and finance functions, including setting and stewarding the team culture, and creating career growth and development opportunities for key staff and management.

KEY JOB ELEMENTS:

• Oversee all aspects of the financial accounting process through financial reporting. Report financial results to various levels of management for the parent company and its subsidiaries, and financial reporting by lines of business.
• Provide leadership to Company’s senior management team by helping support the business proactively, including establishing an inclusive process for providing timely financial reporting allowing management to control their spending timely to achieve agreed-upon spending goals set, and proactively supporting management with analytical problem-solving skills.
• Manage the consolidation of all financial data necessary for accurate accounting of all business entities
• Assess accounting for M&A and other transactions and provide technical accounting memos, as necessary
• Assist M&A due diligence efforts
• Directly responsible for ensuring the Company has appropriate levels of internal controls in place to help ensure assets remain protected, financial reporting is accurate and complete, and all company transactions are properly authorized. Ensure strong internal controls are in place for all financial related processes including payroll, accounts payable, and medical claims payments.
• Develop and manage a reporting mechanism for key performance indicators (financial and non-financial).
• Conduct operational reviews to ensure effective and efficient spending. Make necessary recommendations for improvements and efficiencies.
• Provide leadership, direction and supervision to the accounting and finance group. Establish and ensure ongoing professional development of all accounting and finance staff.
• Provide oversight to banking needs and cash management and forecasting for the parent company and its subsidiaries.
• Coordinate business and income tax needs including tax provision calculations, estimating quarterly tax payments, and filing annual tax returns.
• Oversee coordination of activities of the company’s external auditors, provides oversight to the annual financial audit process. Provides support to the Board Audit Committee including coordinating audit firm selection and reporting audit findings to the Committee.
• Ensure compliance with all contractual and regulatory financial reporting requirements including SEC filings.
• Oversee Insurance coverage for the Company.
• Ensure stock-based compensation expense is appropriately calculated and reported.
• Active member of the company’s management team, participating in management team meetings and other leadership activities.

KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in accounting, finance, economics or statistics.
• 10+ years of accounting experience with at least 5 years of progressive management experience.
• Accounting experience including SOX for public companies required.
• Public accounting firm experience preferred.
• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License is a must.
• Strong technical accounting background with in-depth knowledge of GAAP, SOX and SEC reporting standards, as well as experience with research and preparation of accounting memos.
• Understanding of accrual accounting in the healthcare environment.
• Strong Excel skills.
• In-depth knowledge of the accounting cycle pertaining to budgeting, accounting, reporting, and auditing.
• Ability to interpret and explain policies, procedures, rules and/or regulations to employees and the public to provide information.
• Ability to analyze situations accurately through a systemic approach to resolve complex accounting problems.
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy to establish and maintain cooperative relationships when dealing with the needs, problems, and/or concerns of employees, the public, and/or outside agencies.
• Attention to details and pursue for accuracy.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Yes

REPORTS TO:

• Vice President of Finance

ENVIRONMENT:

Fulgent Therapeutics LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term “qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.

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