Corporate Accounting Manager

Responsibilities Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. Apply U.S. GAAP and maintain strong internal control structure; challenge current processes/procedures as a trusted business partner. Prepare/review complex journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses to support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes and accurate U.S. GAAP reporting. Lead the monthly accrual process across research, clinical operations, CMC, G&A, and commercial functions to ensure expense recognition reflects operational activity. Partner with FP&A and cross-functional teams (Clinical Operations, CMC, etc.) to validate spend and inform accrual estimates. Develop, maintain, and review clinical accrual models for multiple programs/phases to ensure accurate recognition of costs incurred but not yet invoiced. Serve as a key liaison for interim and year-end internal and external integrated audits; execute, document, and test internal controls; prepare audit schedules and supporting materials. Analyze and explain variances between actual results, forecasts, and budgets to management and external auditors. Other duties as assigned. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field. 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, typically including public accounting and biotechnology/life sciences industry experience. Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP. CPA preferred. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to collaborate across functional teams. Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities. ERP experience such as NetSuite and Coupa (preferred); advanced Excel skills required. Minimum 3 years of experience with internal controls under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX); working knowledge of drug development processes in biotech/pharmaceutical, including clinical trial accruals. #J-18808-Ljbffr Scorpion Therapeutics