Senior Accounting Manager
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate value score owing to specialized experience requirement, potential for role advancement, and the impact of the work in a growing company.
- Work within a growing biotech firm with significant impact
- Potential for process improvement and scalability
- Requires specialized knowledge and experience in accounting
Pros
- Opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and biotech
- Ability to influence and build scalable processes in a high-growth environment
- Good team dynamics and collaborative culture
Cons
- Requires specialized industry knowledge which can limit applicant pool
- Potential for tight deadlines during audits or fiscal year-end
- High demand for detail-oriented work can lead to stress
Who it's for
Senior level • On-site in Boston, MA
Good fit
- Senior accountants looking to advance in biotech
- Financial professionals with a compliance background
- Candidates eager to build impactful accounting processes
Not recommended for
- New graduates in accounting
- Those uninterested in the biotech sector
- Individuals preferring traditional accounting roles
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of revenue, COGS, and expenses across all product lines. Maintain reconciliations, accruals, and closing schedules.
• Lead preparation for the annual audit, liaise with auditors on technical issues (e.g., revenue recognition, asset classification), and ensure compliance with tax and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor spend against budget, provide variance analyses, and maintain rolling forecasts with input from department leads.
• Recommend and implement scalable general ledger and procurement systems (e.g., Prendio or equivalents) to improve reporting, visibility, and spend control.
• Produce monthly cash flow reports, identify risks to runway, and flag required actions.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly/quarterly financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules for leadership and investors.
• Manage scalable payroll systems and processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across multiple states, while partnering with HR to support an expanding and distributed workforce.
Requirements
- You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting/finance. CPA certification is strongly preferred.
- You ideally have prior life sciences, biotech, or high-growth tools/services experience.
- You have strong technical accounting expertise, including revenue recognition, COGS tracking, accruals, and GAAP compliance.
- You have experience with audits, tax compliance, and working directly with external auditors.
- You are proficient with general ledger systems, procurement platforms, and financial reporting tools.
- You’ve demonstrated the ability to build scalable accounting processes and internal controls in a high-growth company.
- You have an analytical mindset with attention to detail; able to identify variances, trends, and risks early.
- You have excellent communication skills, able to translate accounting into clear business insights.
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Hard Skills
- revenue recognition
- COGS tracking
- accruals
- GAAP compliance
- financial reporting
- variance analysis
- cash flow reporting
- audit preparation
- tax compliance
- internal controls
Soft Skills
- analytical mindset
- attention to detail
- communication skills
- ability to build processes
- collaboration with HR
- leadership
- problem-solving
- adaptability
- strategic thinking
- stakeholder management
Certifications & Qualifications
- CPA
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Master’s degree in Finance
