Manager, Accounting

Accounting Operations

• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Oversee general ledger activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Oversee accounts payable operations, ensuring timely processing of vendor invoices and payments while providing support to the accounting team as needed.
• Partner with procurement to standardize and improve purchase order, vendor onboarding, and invoice approval processes.
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled and supported with appropriate documentation.
• Drive process creation, standardization and continuous improvement initiatives across accounting and finance operations.
• Supervise and mentor accounting staff, fostering development and accountability
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.

ERP Implementation & Finance Systems Leadership

• Serve as accounting lead for ERP implementation, including system selection support, design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization.
• Partner with FP&A, IT, Procurement, Manufacturing, and external consultants to ensure successful ERP implementation and integration.
• Design and document accounting workflows, approval processes, system controls, and reporting structures within the ERP environment.
• Develop and maintain chart of accounts, dimensions, organizational hierarchies, and financial reporting structures.
• Lead user acceptance testing (UAT), data validation, and master data governance activities.
• Act as primary business owner for ERP accounting functionality, collaborating with IT and external consultants on enhancements, ongoing support, and process optimization.
• Design, implement, and operate controls to safeguard data integrity across finance systems.
• Support the integration of existing or new systems with the ERP system.
• Evaluate current processes to identify manual tasks and areas for improvement utilizing AI, automation, or finance technology.

SOX Compliance, Controls, and Audit Support

• Review and maintain accounting policies and procedures in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Help establish scalable processes and controls that support organizational growth and commercialization readiness.
• Support internal control documentation, risk assessments, and process improvement projects.
• Support SOX readiness activities and implementation of enhanced internal control frameworks.
• Prepare documentation and analysis needs for financial audits, board reporting, and due diligence processes.
• Contribute to SEC reporting (e.g., 10-Q, 10-K) as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA or MBA desirable but not required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience and 2+ years in a biotech or pharmaceutical setting.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience directly managing other Accounting Department staff.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and accrual-based accounting.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Experience in leading or supporting ERP systems implementations (e.g., SAP, NetSuite).
• Experience in a SOX 404(b) environment preferred.
• Experience with driving improvements to and/or maintaining data integrity between finance systems.
• Experience in a commercial biotech or commercial pharmaceutical environment highly desired.