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Assistant Controller

ArriVent BioPharma is seeking an Assistant Controller. Reporting to the VP, Corporate Controller, the Assistant Controller will play a critical role in safeguarding the company’s financial integrity and ensuring compliance with all applicable accounting and regulatory standards. This position is central to maintaining the accuracy of our financial reporting, supporting strategic decision-making, and enabling the company to scale effectively as we progress toward commercialization.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining robust financial processes, the timely and accurate completion of month-end and quarterly reporting, financial reporting integrity, ensuring adherence to US GAAP and SEC requirements, and providing leadership to the accounting team and external consultants. Your work will directly support the company’s ability to meet its operational and strategic objectives while interacting extensively with senior management and external auditors.

The role is well‑suited for a public company accounting professional who enjoys executing work directly in a small, fast‑growing biotech organization.

Key Responsibilities

Monthly and Quarterly Close Process

• Prepare, lead and review monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with US GAAP.
• Prepare and/or review monthly/quarterly account reconciliations for the general ledger, including related accounting entries.
• Work closely with FP&A in reconciling actual results with forecasts and budgets, providing variance analysis and insights.
• Partner with Legal, FP&A, HR, R&D, and external advisors to gather and validate financial information used in the close process as well as external reporting.
• Support preparation of financial package and related reporting for monthly and quarterly updates to management, including analytical support for business performance reviews.

SEC and External Reporting

• Lead and support the preparation, review, and file Forms 10‑K, 10‑Q, 8‑K, S‑8, and other required SEC filings.
• Draft and review financial statements, footnotes, MD&A, and supporting schedules.
• Drive timely preparation and review of quarterly and annual balance sheet and cash flow statements.
• Support earnings releases, investor materials, and Audit Committee reporting.
• Manage reporting tools and XBRL requirements, as applicable.

Technical Accounting

• Research, interpret, and apply U.S. GAAP to complex transactions, including equity, debt, collaborations, and licensing arrangements.
• Monitor new and proposed accounting standards and assess reporting impact.
• Prepare technical accounting memoranda and support conclusions with auditors.

Audit and Controls

• Serve as the primary day‑to‑day contact for external auditors, coordinating audit support, queries, tie‑outs, and PBC schedules.
• Assist the VP, Corporate Controller with overseeing the internal controls process, including the design, implementation and maintenance of internal controls and SOX readiness and management of external firm(s).
• Identification of control enhancements, opportunities for rationalization and identification of design gaps and control implementation for new business processes, as well as identification of control deficiencies, determination and implementation of corrective action plans.

Other

• Ensuring strict compliance with company standards.
• Ad hoc projects as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA preferred.
• Public company accounting experience with Big 4 public accounting experience; biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience with excellent knowledge of accounting and financial processes (financial close, reporting, etc.).
• Direct experience preparing, reviewing and filing SEC reports.
• Comprehensive knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance.
• Working knowledge and experience with ERP systems.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, detailed oriented and ability to work independently in a lean environment.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Technical acumen, creating thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills.