Overview As Senior Accountant at Nautilus, you will own the monthly close, manage accruals and prepaids, and supervise accounts payable in a fast-growing biotech environment. You will strengthen internal controls under SOX 404 and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including offshore partners, to ensure accurate, timely financial reporting. This role supports scaling from pre-commercial to commercial operations and partners with FP&A on close inputs. You will drive process improvements and system enhancements to sustain robust financial integrity and efficiency.
Compensation / Benefits- medical, vision, and dental insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- life insurance
- parenteral leave
- equity grants
- paid time off and responsible PTO
Responsibilities- Execute the monthly close process with journal entries for accruals and prepaids, ensuring accuracy and timely posting
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations; investigate reconciling items promptly
- Maintain SOX 404 controls; develop narratives, risk control matrices, and supporting docs
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve close efficiency and strengthen controls
- Collaborate with FP&A and cross-functional teams on accrual estimates and amortization schedules
- Support work papers for quarterly reviews and annual audit
- Assist with accounting policy implementations and system improvements as the company scales
- Participate in or lead ad-hoc accounting projects as needed
Key requirements- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience with GL, month-end close, and accounts payable
- Degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
- Solid US GAAP knowledge including accrual and prepaid accounting
- SOX-compliant environment experience with controls documentation and testing
- Experience with enterprise financial systems (NetSuite a plus)
- Strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Index/Match, pivots)
- Detail-oriented with ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-growth setting
- Excellent communication and collaborative, cross-functional working style; comfortable with offshore relationships
- Continuous improvement mindset and adaptability to growth
- collaborative
- analytical
- detail-oriented
- NetSuite
- Excel (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Index/Match, pivot tables)
- GAAP accounting
