Senior Staff Accountant

Job Description:

• Own day-to-day revenue recognition operations in NetSuite ARM
• Manage revenue recognition configurations, rules, arrangements, allocations, and schedules
• Apply ASC 606 to complex, multi-element CRO and pharmaceutical contracts
• Analyze customer contracts and work orders for accounting treatment and revenue schedules
• Track project progress, service units, investigator fees, and clinical trial milestones
• Prepare and post month-end journal entries for deferred revenue, accrued revenue, unbilled receivables, and other close activities
• Reconcile deferred revenue, unbilled receivables, accounts receivable, NetSuite ARM, and general ledger balances
• Perform monthly revenue and COGS variance analysis
• Own accounts receivable, billing, collections analysis, and DSO monitoring
• Own accounts payable workflows in RAMP and ensure procurement compliance
• Plan and manage the year-end financial statement audit with company leadership and the independent audit firm
• Prepare audit schedules, PBC items, documentation, system reports, financial statements, disclosures, and workpapers
• Support internal controls over financial reporting and identify process improvements
• Manage procurement approvals and spend controls in RAMP
• Partner with NetSuite administrators and third-party partners to optimize ARM and troubleshoot errors
• Collaborate with Project Management, Clinical Operations, Commercial, FP&A, and Legal on contracts, change orders, and timelines
• Handle ad hoc accounting projects and process improvement initiatives

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• CPA license required
• 5–7+ years of progressive accounting experience
• At least 2 years in the CRO, biotech, or pharmaceutical sectors
• Advanced, hands-on experience with NetSuite, including the NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management (ARM) module
• Deep understanding of ASC 606 applied within life sciences or service-contract frameworks
• Experience using RAMP or a comparable spend management/accounts payable automation platform
• Direct experience supporting or managing a year-end financial statement audit with an independent audit firm
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Ability to reconcile large datasets across systems and ERPs
• Comfort working in a hands-on, individual-contributor capacity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience in life sciences, clinical research, healthcare services, or another services-based business with complex, multi-element revenue arrangements
• Experience in a scaling or high-growth environment with evolving systems and processes
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Benefits:

• Equity
• Equal employment opportunity commitment
• Voluntary EEOC self-identification process
• Federal contractor protected-veteran affirmative-action program