Manager, Revenue Accounting

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Revenue accounting manager preparing Compass Pathways, a mental-health biotechnology company, for commercialization. Leading ASC 606, gross-to-net, SOX controls, and launch-readiness processes.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead development and implementation of scalable revenue accounting processes, policies, and controls for potential U.S. commercialization
  • Own ASC 606 accounting assessments for commercial arrangements, including contract reviews and significant accounting judgments
  • Develop and maintain gross-to-net accounting methodologies for rebates, discounts, chargebacks, distribution fees, returns, and other revenue deductions
  • Partner with Commercial Operations, Market Access, Legal, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, FP&A, Tax, and external advisors
  • Establish accounting processes for product sales through distribution and pharmacy channels
  • Lead revenue accounting and cross-functional launch-readiness activities for the first potential product launch
  • Oversee monthly and quarterly revenue accounting, journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and account analyses
  • Prepare revenue accounting policies, technical accounting memos, and audit-ready documentation
  • Establish Finance review processes for new or modified commercial agreements
  • Establish and maintain SOX-compliant controls over revenue, gross-to-net estimates, accounts receivable, and related processes
  • Compare actual gross-to-net activity with estimates, analyze variances, and refine assumptions
  • Support financial statement disclosures and management reporting
  • Partner with external auditors and advisors on revenue accounting, audits, reviews, and control testing
  • Define systems, master data, interfaces, and reporting for the order-to-cash process
  • Capture and reconcile data from distributors, specialty pharmacies, third-party logistics providers, and commercial partners
  • Support revenue and gross-to-net forecasting with FP&A
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain on revenue recognition, inventory, cost of goods sold, and transfer of control
  • Identify automation, data integrity, and control improvement opportunities

Requirements:

  • Must have experience working in house at a biotech or pharma company
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
  • Approximately 7 or more years of relevant accounting experience, with flexibility depending on the level of the successful candidate
  • Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP, particularly ASC 606
  • Demonstrated experience applying revenue recognition guidance to commercial arrangements and variable consideration
  • Hands-on experience with U.S. pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical product revenue accounting, including gross-to-net accounting and related reconciliations and controls
  • Experience supporting quarterly and annual financial reporting and external audits
  • Hands-on experience owning and operating SOX controls and preparing supporting documentation in a public company environment
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to develop and document significant accounting estimates
  • Ability to translate complex commercial arrangements into clear accounting conclusions and operational processes
  • Ability to work independently, build new processes, partner effectively with Finance and non-Finance stakeholders, and communicate technical accounting matters clearly
  • CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification strongly preferred
  • Experience preparing a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company for its first commercial product launch strongly preferred
  • Knowledge of pharmaceutical gross-to-net arrangements highly preferred
  • Experience accounting for and reconciling government and commercial rebate activity highly preferred
  • Experience with specialty pharmacy, specialty distribution and/or third-party logistics models preferred
  • Experience implementing or enhancing ERP, revenue, gross-to-net or other commercial accounting systems preferred
  • Public accounting and SEC reporting experience preferred
  • Employment rights in the country to which you are applying; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable

Benefits:

  • Base salary, discretionary bonus, and equity
  • Flexibility and generous time off
  • Parental and reproductive support
  • Health and medical benefits
  • Mental health and wellbeing benefits
  • Financial health benefits
  • Reasonable accommodation during the interview process