Interim R&D Accounting Manager

4 weeks ago


Gilroy, United States Vaco Remote Work Freelance Full time

 Interim R&D Accounting Manager

Our client
 (a biopharmaceutical company) is seeking an experienced Interim R&D Accounting Manager to join their team. This role involves overseeing the R&D-related accounting close process, collaborating with R&D teams in Shanghai and the United States. This is a fully remote opportunity.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the monthly R&D-related accounting close, ensuring accurate and timely completion of expenses, prepayments, deposits, and accrual accounts. This includes communication with R&D teams in Shanghai and quarterly sessions with the U.S. team.
  • Perform detailed accruals, prepaids reconciliations, and other tasks using manual processes in Excel.
  • Attend R&D project team meetings to understand the status of the company’s R&D programs and facilitate the R&D accrual process.
  • Review and prepare journal entries, ensuring compliance with SOX 404B requirements.
  • Analyze invoices, contracts, and data to determine appropriate accounting treatments.
  • Prepare R&D contract accounting analysis for accruals and prepaids.
  • Develop and maintain R&D accruals using various methodologies.
  • Conduct R&D fluctuation analysis by segments and general ledger account analysis.
  • Liaise between R&D project teams and FP&A regarding monthly R&D Research accruals.
  • Support audits, tax requirements, and drive closure of requests.

Education, Experience & Skills Requirements:

  1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA preferred but not required.
  2. 6+ years of progressive experience (nice to have public accounting/Big 4 background, biotech or biopharma client experience in auditing R&D accounts, and clinical stage biotech/pharma industry experience required for contract role).
  3. Experience with NetSuite (nice to have for booking entries); experience with FloQast is also a plus.
  4. Ability to quickly follow programs, templates, and processes for efficient execution.
  5. Strong work ethic and ability to handle different R&D programs in a complex, fast-paced environment.
  6. Results-oriented mindset with an eye toward process improvements.

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.



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