Associate Director, Accounting

Alumis Inc. is a precision medicines company with the mission to transform the lives of patients with autoimmune diseases.

Even with treatment innovations of the last two decades, many patients with immunologic conditions continue to suffer - our goal is to fundamentally change the outcomes for these patients.

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We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Associate Director of Accounting in a rapidly growing South San Francisco based biopharma company, reporting to the Assistant Controller.

This leadership role will be a cornerstone of the accounting team, working with all leaders of the finance department, and teams across the Company.

The Associate Director of Accounting will support our ability to scale and operate as a public company, by improving processes and gaining efficiencies via technology and system implementations, developing and maintaining SOX processes, and owning the bulk of the monthly Close.

This individual will lead the General Ledger and AP teams and will have the opportunity to hire their direct reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Month-End Close : Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, ensuring all financial data is accurately captured and reported.
• Internal Controls : Establish, document, and maintain internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with SOX requirements.
• Audit Coordination : Serve as liaison with external auditors, ensuring the timely completion of audits and addressing any issues that arise.
• Operations : Oversee operational areas such as Accounts Payable, and partner with Procurement, Legal, People and Culture, and other teams across the business to optimize our processes.
• Team Leadership : Hire, manage and mentor a small team of accounting professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Process Improvement : Identify opportunities to streamline underlying accounting processes, improve efficiency, and enhance the accuracy of financial reporting, with a focus on systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent.
• 6-10 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Experience leading and developing the Monthly Close.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and SOX.
• Excellent at building cross-functional relationships and collaborating on or leading projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in process excellence and system improvements.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills

Preferred Experience

• Experience with NetSuite
• CPA or equivalent
• Big-4 public accounting experience
• Experience at a public company in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry is highly desirable

The salary range for this position is $190,000 USD to $210,000 USD annually. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the Company’s compensation practices.

This position is located in South San Francisco, CA and employees are expected to be onsite Tuesday-Thursday. At this time we are not considering remote applicants.

Alumis Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Alumis compensation packages include generous stock option grants for all employees as well as an annual bonus program.

Other benefits include :

• Free access to Genentech Bus & Ferry Share program
• $100 monthly cell phone stipend
• Unlimited PTO for Exempt employees
• Free onsite gym and a kitchen stocked with yummy snacks and drinks!

We are a hard-working, collaborative team on a mission to transform patient’s lives and we aspire to elevate , challenge and nurture one another along the way.

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