Vice President, Controller
Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- Active or inactive CPA required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Experience in Big 4 public accounting and public-company industry roles.
- Direct, hands-on gross-to-net accounting experience at a commercial-stage pharmaceutical or biotechnology company, including establishing or managing gross-to-net reserves and accruals.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, particularly ASC 606 and ASC 330.
- Knowledge of SEC reporting requirements and SOX 404 compliance, including internal control design.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a close process and manage and develop staff.
- Preferred: Oracle NetSuite end-user or administrator experience; life sciences NetSuite implementation experience is a plus.
- Preferred: Workiva experience for SEC reporting, including 10-Q/10-K and XBRL tagging.
- Preferred: Product launch experience and experience building commercial accounting processes from the ground up.
- Preferred: Familiarity with government pricing, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, 340B, specialty distribution models, and gross-to-net/contract management systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and own gross-to-net revenue accounting for the first commercial product, including reserves, accruals, and related discounts and fees.
- Develop audit-ready gross-to-net estimation methodologies, roll-forwards, and true-up processes applying ASC 606 variable consideration principles.
- Partner with Market Access, Trade, and Government Pricing to align contract terms, channel data, and government pricing calculations with accounting.
- Establish inventory accounting and costing, including pre-launch inventory capitalization, standard costing, CMO/3PL reconciliations, and excess and obsolescence reserves.
- Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including clinical trial accruals, stock-based compensation, leases, and other technical areas.
- Prepare and review Forms 10-Q and 10-K, footnotes, and supporting schedules with the CFO and SEC reporting resources.
- Design and maintain a SOX-compliant internal control environment for commercial processes.
- Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors and prepare technical accounting memos for new transactions and commercial arrangements.
- Support selection and implementation of a commercial-ready ERP and related systems, including gross-to-net/revenue management and 3PL integrations.
- Build, lead, and develop the accounting team; manage outsourced accounting partners; and partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and launch-related financial analysis.