Accounting Manager

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strengthening internal controls, and assisting in building and scaling the company’s accounting infrastructure. This role will play a pivotal part in designing and implementing a new ERP system. The ideal candidate brings strong operational accounting expertise in growth environments, experience with a range of financial technologies, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, late phase pre-commercial biotech organization.

Duties and Responsibilities (Include but are not limited to): 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has direct supervisory responsibilities.

Education/Experience/Skills:
- 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 (