Accounting Manager (Remote Flexibility)

Trova Talent; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Trova Talent in South San Francisco, CA is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to oversee day-to-day accounting, ensure U.S. GAAP compliance, and administer SOX controls.

The role requires hands-on payroll expertise and will play a key role in audits and policy adherence. This hybrid position offers flexibility to work remotely with periodic on-site presence, and involves managing GL functions, multi-state payroll in Paylocity, vendor payments, expense reimbursements, and close

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience, including multi-state payroll.
• Proficient payroll processing, tax filings, and reporting.
• Strong technical accounting skills with journal entries and reconciliations.
• Experience with accounts payable/vendor management controls and fraud risk indicators.
• Excellent verbal and written communication across all levels.
• Ability to prioritize in a hyper-growth environment.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion, Paylocity, Fidelity and Concur is a plus.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Life sciences or biopharma experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Managing general ledger accounting functions including payroll, fixed assets, accounts payable, accruals and cash.
• Preparing and booking journal entries with supporting documentation.
• Owning multi-state payroll accounting and processing in Paylocity, including tax setup and compliance across jurisdictions, payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and troubleshooting.
• Serving as the primary preparer for weekly vendor changes and vendor payment runs with fraud-prevention checks.
• Managing the employee expense reimbursement program and related reconciliations.
• Coordinating Finance-related onboarding and offboarding activities, including system access provisioning.
• Preparing quarterly government census/statistical filings accurately and on time.
• Helping with 401K, quarterly and year-end financial audit activities.
• Monitoring and analyzing financing accounting data.
• Performing ad hoc analysis and projects; acting as a trusted partner to stakeholders.

Skills

Payroll expertise

GAAP knowledge

SOX controls

General ledger

Multi-state payroll

Journal entries

Vendor management

Excel

Paylocity

Concur

Oracle Fusion

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Our cleint is currently seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to manage day-to-day accounting activities to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal policies, SOX Controls and external audit. This role requires hands‑on payroll expertise.

This position is based in South San Francisco, CA, location, with flexibility to work remote, and will periodically be required to be on-site.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing general ledger accounting functions, including, but not limited to: allocations, payroll accounting, fixed assets, accounts payable, accruals and cash.
• Preparing and booking journal entries with a strong understanding of the underlying accounting logic and supporting documentation.
• Owning multi‑state payroll accounting and processing in Paylocity, including tax setup and compliance across jurisdictions, payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and troubleshooting.
• Serving as the primary preparer for weekly vendor changes and vendor payment runs, applying strong fraud‑prevention judgment to detect and elevate suspicious changes (e.g., bank detail edits, new vendor requests, duplicate payments).
• Managing the employee expense reimbursement program, including administration of the expense reporting system, policy compliance reviews, employee support, and related reconciliations.
• Coordinating Finance‑related onboarding and offboarding activities, including system access provisioning, user maintenance, and training for Finance applications and processes.
• Preparing quarterly government census/statistical filings accurately and on time.
• Helping with the 401K, quarterly and year‑end financial audit activities.
• Monitoring and analyzing financing accounting data.
• Performing ad hoc analysis and projects as requested.
• Be a trusted business partner and advisor to various stakeholders within Finance and Accounting and across the Company.
• Proactively liaise with external auditors to drive timely closure of PBC requests and auditor inquiries.

This job description outlines the primary duties and responsibilities of the role; however, it is not intended to be all‑inclusive. The scope of responsibilities may be modified, expanded, or adjusted at the discretion of the organization to meet evolving business needs.

Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience, including direct, hands‑on experience with multi‑state payroll
• Demonstrated proficiency payroll processing, tax filings, and reporting — able to work independently in the system without heavy vendor support
• Strong technical accounting skills, including the ability to independently prepare and book journal entries and reconcile complex accounts
• Experience with accounts payable/vendor management controls, with a clear understanding of fraud risk indicators in vendor setup and payment processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities across all levels of an organization
• Ability to prioritize workloads, tasks, meet deadlines and respond to changing priorities in a hyper‑growth environment
• Experience with Oracle Fusion, Paylocity, Fidelity and Concur a plus
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required
• Previous experience in Life Sciences or Biopharma a plus