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Company Overview
Rainier Clinical Research Center is a leading independent research clinic located in the greater Seattle area, specializing in Phase I through IV clinical trials for drugs and devices. Our mission is to ensure a safe and efficient environment for study participants while delivering uncompromised quality data for our sponsors.
Accounting Specialist – Multi-Site Operations
We are seeking an experienced Accounting Specialist to manage financial reporting across multiple clinical research sites.
This role focuses on producing monthly financial statements, updating rolling forecasts, tracking KPIs, and preparing budget variance reports. The position requires strong attention to detail and the ability to coordinate with operational teams to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce monthly financial statements for multiple sites
- Maintain rolling financial forecasts
- Track and update site-level KPIs
- Prepare monthly budget-to-actual variance reports
- Review historical financials to ensure consistent revenue and expense recognition
- Coordinate with site teams to gather financial information
Qualifications
- 5 years bookkeeping or accounting experience
- Experience managing full-cycle accounting
- Strong Excel and financial reporting skills
- Proficiency with QuickBooks
- Experience supporting multi-location organizations preferred
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys structured financial processes, recurring reporting cycles, and operational collaboration.
If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in clinical research, we invite you to apply and join our dedicated team at Rainier Clinical Research Center!
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Employee Assistance Program
- Adoption assistance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching after 1,000 hours worked
- PTO - Accrue 5 hours per pay period = 120 hours
- 7 paid holidays observed - New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day
- 2 paid floating holidays
- 1 paid birthday holiday
- 16 hours of emergency bank time off
- 1 paid MLK day of service
Company Education Allowance:
- Education Grant - Employees are eligible for a $200 education grant after one year of employment to be used for professional development or continuing education courses related to medical or research activities.
- Tuition reimbursement - Employees who have worked for the Company for a minimum of two years will be eligible for tuition reimbursement of 50% of the cost of tuition up to a maximum of $1500 per year to be reimbursed for professional development programs or courses related to medical or research activities. to receive the education allowance.
- Educational Reimbursement for Professional Employees (MD, ARNP, RN, or RD). Professional employees who are required to complete a certain number of educational hours to maintain their licensure will be reimbursed to the limits specified in the Company Educational Allowance. The licensure that is being maintained must be a credential that is utilized for employment with the Company such as a MD, ARNP, RN or RD license.
Job Type: Full-time
- Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday - Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Renton, WA 98057: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Business Hours: 6am - 6pm, M-F
Work Location: One location, on-site at our clinic in Renton, WA
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of QuickBooks experience do you have?
- How many years of Clinical Research experience do you have?
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- multi-entity: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Renton, WA 98059 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Renton, WA 98059: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $60,000 - $75,000