Senior Manager, Accounting Operations

Role Summary

The Accounting Operations Senior Manager oversees procurement, accounts payable, payroll, and general operational accounting workflows. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, efficient, and SOX-compliant accounting operations across the organization. The ideal candidate brings deep operational expertise, strong leadership skills, and experience supporting a high-growth life sciences environment. This remote position is based in Colorado, with regular bi-monthly in-person meetings with the Finance team in the Boulder region.

Responsibilities

• Oversee procurement, accounts payable, payroll, and operational accounting functions with a focus on accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.
• Manage end-to-end procure-to-pay processes ensuring alignment with policies, internal controls, and SOX requirements.
• Lead and develop team members across procurement, AP, and payroll, fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Optimize financial systems and tools, including NetSuite, TriNet, FloQast and Tipalti, to enhance automation, workflow efficiency, and reporting.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, HR, and other stakeholders to ensure cross-functional alignment and smooth operational processes.
• Review and approve vendor contracts, purchase requests, payment batches, and payroll outputs.
• Support month-end and quarter-end close through accrual review, reconciliations, and operational reporting.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors, serving as the subject-matter expert for procurement, AP, and payroll processes.
• Identify and implement improvements to strengthen internal controls, reduce risk, and scale operations for organizational growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in accounting operations including procurement, AP, and payroll.
• Experience in the life sciences sector strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a public company environment with familiarity in SOX compliance.
• Strong expertise with ERP systems such as NetSuite and other tools such as TriNet, FloQast and Tipalti.
• Demonstrated success in managing teams and improving operational workflows.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 10% (frequent travel outside the local area and overnight).