Accounting Manager (AP & AR)

Proven Recruiting; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity and bonus participation

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Proven Recruiting is seeking an Accounting Manager (AP & AR) in San Diego to lead the payroll, AP, and AR teams and drive automation and process improvements. This hands-on operations role requires building strong teams and enforcing tight controls in a growing biotech environment.

You will oversee multi-state payroll, AP processing, AR activities, and implement KPI-driven improvements, partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve escalated issues.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting operations experience, including supervising transaction-processing teams.
• Strong working knowledge of multi-state payroll regulations, payroll tax, and AP/AR controls and reconciliations.
• Experienced with SOX internal controls, audit support, and month-end close processes.
• Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and train the payroll, AP, and AR team, allocating work and ensuring deadlines and service standards are met
• Oversee AP processing, including invoice review, approval workflows, vendor inquiries, payments, and reconciliations
• Manage AR activities, including credit checks, invoicing, cash application, aging review, and collections
• Establish and monitor KPIs across AR, AP, and payroll, and improve processes through automation and simplification
• Partner with Operations, HR, Accounting, Tax, Finance, Treasury, and third-party providers to resolve escalated issues

Skills

Accounting operations

SOX controls

Payroll knowledge

AR/AP familiarity

Leadership / people management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Accounting Manager (AP & AR) - Public Biotech - Strong leadership

Are you a hands‑on operations leader who loves building strong teams and running a tight payroll, AP, and AR shop? This is an opportunity to join a publicly traded company that's moved past its restructuring and is now focused on growth, where you'll lead core financial operations and drive automation and process improvement under a fresh, stable leadership team.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive accounting operations experience, including supervising transaction-processing teams
• Strong working knowledge of multi-state payroll regulations, payroll tax, and AP/AR controls and reconciliations
• Experienced with SOX internal controls, audit support, and month-end close processes
• Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical and organizational abilities

What you'll do:

• Lead, develop, and train the payroll, AP, and AR team, allocating work and ensuring deadlines and service standards are met
• Oversee AP processing, including invoice review, approval workflows, vendor inquiries, payments, and reconciliations
• Manage AR activities, including credit checks, invoicing, cash application, aging review, and collections
• Establish and monitor KPIs across AR, AP, and payroll, and improve processes through automation and simplification
• Partner with Operations, HR, Accounting, Tax, Finance, Treasury, and third-party providers to resolve escalated issues

Why work here:

• Meaningful mission: help a company whose products support vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics that improve and save lives
• Equity and bonus participation, plus an optional employee stock purchase plan
• Momentum: join a stabilized organization with a leadership team driving best practices, a positive culture, and a clear focus on growth

What does this position pay?

Compensation is determined by several factors which may include skillset, experience level, and education. The expected range for this role is $120,000 to $135,000 per year, plus bonus and equity. Please note this range is an estimate and actual pay may vary based on qualifications and experience.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion.

We actively support and promote people of various backgrounds, from race, religion, gender to geographical area, university, lifestyle, and personality type. Proven Recruiting is minority-owned, majority women, and is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in the broader community.