Director, Accounting and Tax

We are seeking a technical, operational, and strategic Head of Accounting to join our rapidly growing organization. This role carries full ownership of U.S. accounting and tax infrastructure and operations for a commercial-stage company based in the greater Boston area. Within this position, you will own the integrity of the close process, financial reporting accuracy, SOX compliance, technical accounting, and tax.

You will elevate the quality of reconciliations across accounts, strengthen internal controls, and ensure the organization operates with precision and accountability. We are excited to find a naturally curious individual with deep industry fluency, public company accounting experience, and leadership presence to guide both team members and executive stakeholders in this fun time of company growth! This position will report directly to the VP of Finance and be pivotal for the dynamic scaling ahead.

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring disciplined execution and continuous improvement.
• Oversee account reconciliations, raising the standards for quality, accuracy, and documentation.
• Sign off on IFRS-compliant financial statements.
• Maintain and enhance the accounting policies and procedures.
• Accountable for SOX compliance efforts and strengthening internal controls across the entire organization.
• Serve as primary liaison to external auditors and manage the annual audit process.
• Own end-to-end accounting processes from transaction through financial reporting.
• Oversee payroll accounting and evaluate future transition of payroll fully under Accounting ownership.
• Review gross-to-net reconciliations including discounts, rebates, chargebacks, and returns.
• Oversee inventory and production accounting within a manufacturing environment, including standard costing and reserves.
• Support transfer pricing and intercompany accounting.
• Partner on due diligence and M&A initiatives.
• Oversee tax, analyzing and advising on tax implications of business decisions and transactions.
• Drive automation initiatives within accounting processes to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Proactively track changes in accounting standards and business developments; evaluate potential technical accounting and tax implications to lead the team to conduct research, analysis, formal documentation, and present to leadership as needed.
• Maintain and update accounting policies, procedures, and SOP documentation to ensure alignment with current guidance and business operations; establish and document role cross-training and backup coverage to support business continuity.
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members while raising technical capability across the department.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required
• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Tax, Business Management, strongly preferred
• CPA required
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience with increasing scope and leadership responsibility
• 3+ years in public accounting firms (Big 4 strongly preferred)
• 3+ years of leadership experience of managing teams through end-to-end period-end close process, financial reporting, overseeing external auditing, and managing auditor relationships
• Experience operating within a public company environment, subject to SEC reporting and SOX compliance
• Preferred experience within a commercial-stage pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences organization, or in lieu of, prior experience with Gross to Net and government pricing.
• Proven track record leading and developing high-performance accounting and tax teams in a complex, regulated, and fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge across U.S. GAAP (IFRS preferred), financial reporting & period-end close, internal controls, tax, and transfer pricing, manufacturing finance, and accounting systems and automation.
• Strong understanding of best practices and scalable financial processes.
• Effective executive-level written and oral communication skills required.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to work within short deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, strong…