Associate Director, Revenue Controller

Scorpion Therapeutics; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Lexington, MA seeks a Senior Manager Revenue Controller to lead end-to-end revenue accounting for gene therapy products, ensuring US GAAP/IFRS compliance and managing SOX controls.

This role partners with FP&A and Tax, drives close processes in SAP S/4HANA, and mentors accounting staff while advancing process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
• 10+ years progressive accounting, including gene/cell therapy revenue.
• Experience with transfer pricing accounting.
• Strong US GAAP and IFRS knowledge.
• SOX-compliant public-company control environment.
• Hands-on SAP S/4HANA experience and advanced Excel.
• Ability to lead financial close and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end revenue accounting for gene therapy products in SAP S/4HANA.
• Collaborate with FP&A and Tax on GTN mutations and 340B programs.
• Partner on revenue recognition, disclosures, and SOX controls.
• Provide inputs for CECL/IFRS 9 credit loss provisioning.
• Develop revenue/receivables dashboards (aging, trends, roll rates).
• Lead global month/quarter/year-end close for revenue/AR.
• Establish reconciliation quality standards and review JE.
• Support intercompany transfer pricing accounting and settlements.
• Design/maintain internal controls over revenue and tax-related accounting.

Skills

US GAAP

IFRS knowledge

SOX compliance

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Cross-functional collab

Close leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Job description

Role: Senior Manager Revenue Controller

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end revenue accounting for external sales of approved gene therapy products in SAP S/4HANA ERP (US and UK).
• Collaborate with FP&A/market access on gross-to-net (GTN) mutations (340B program); configure GTN components in SAP and define source-to-ledger finance processes with ASC 606 / IFRS 15 compliance.
• Partner on 5-step revenue recognition, disclosure schedules, and SOX controls; design/implement relevant SOX controls for revenue, collections, and receivables (including hand-sake awareness with Commercial/Medical Affairs).
• Provide data inputs for allowance for credit losses/impairment provisioning using CECL (ASC 326) and ECL (IFRS 9).
• Build and manage revenue/receivables dashboards (e.g., aging, customer mutations, concentrations, collection trends/roll rates).
• Lead global month/quarter/year-end close for revenue & accounts receivable: journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, analytical close review, variance analysis, and anomaly resolution in SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.
• Establish reconciliation quality standards (thresholds, aging targets, roll-rates) and review JE/support.
• Support transfer pricing accounting: record/monitor/true-up intercompany arrangements; align with policy/documentation; partner with Tax and advisors to operationalize calculations and settlements.
• Design/maintain internal controls (SOX) over revenue, close, reconciliations, transfer pricing, and tax-related accounting; liaison with external auditors.
• Contribute to SAP initiatives (process design, configuration input, testing, data integrity) and manage/mentor accounting staff.

Qualifications (Required)

• Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance or related.
• 10+ years progressive accounting, including gene/cell therapy commercial revenue and accounts receivable.
• Cell/gene therapy company experience.
• Experience managing transfer pricing accounting.
• Strong US GAAP (primary) and IFRS knowledge.
• Led financial close and owned balance sheet reconciliations.
• SOX-compliant public-company control environment experience.
• Hands‑on SAP S/4HANA Private/Public Cloud experience and strong Excel skills.

Preferred

• People leadership/team management.
• CPA/ACCA/Dutch RA (or equivalent).
• Intercompany accounting and multi‑entity, multi‑currency consolidation experience.
• Statutory reporting familiarity (US GAAP/IFRS) and experience transitioning clinical to commercial manufacturing.

Competencies

• Independent, solution-driven, automation-focused; proactive SAP configuration.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; meticulous detail; excellent communication.
• Ability to translate complex accounting to non-finance partners; comfortable in ambiguity; collaborative hands‑on leadership.