Corporate Controller

Beaconbiosignals; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation plan

Equity

PTO and other benefits

Job summary

Beacon Biosignals, located in Boston, is searching for a Corporate Controller to oversee high-quality accounting practices. In this role, you'll ensure compliance and implement cash management strategies while supporting scalability in a growth-stage environment.

Essential qualifications include a CPA, at least 3 years in public accounting, and 7 years in Finance within a startup. Successful candidates will have a passion for process improvement and outstanding Excel skills to handle large data sets, contributing to the company's future success.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in public accounting.
• 7+ years of experience in Finance, ideally in a startup environment.
• Ability to convey complex financial concepts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all accounting and payroll activities.
• Support invoicing and accounts payable activities.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare internal and external financial statements.
• Ensure payroll taxes are accurately calculated and remitted.

Skills

CPA

Experience in public accounting

Financial analysis

Outstanding Excel skills

Knowledge of Quickbooks

Education

Degree in finance, statistics, economics, business or related fields

Job description

Beacon Biosignals is on a mission to revolutionize precision medicine for the brain. We are the leading at-home EEG platform supporting clinical development of novel therapeutics for neurological, psychiatric, and sleep disorders. Our FDA 510(k)-cleared Waveband EEG headband and AI algorithms enable quantitative biomarker discovery and implementation. Beacon’s Clinico-EEG database contains EEG data from nearly 100,000 patients, and our cloud-native analytics platform powers large-scale RWD/RWE retrospective and predictive studies. Beacon Biosignals is changing the way that patients are treated for any disorder that affects brain physiology.

Beacon Biosignals is seeking a finance team member to join us as a Corporate Controller. This role will be primarily responsible for overseeing and ensuring high-quality accounting practices, compliance and cash management strategies. We are a growth-stage Series B company that is rapidly scaling up, which will also create opportunities for candidates aiming to grow their financial strategy skills. This role will be mission critical to our future success and will be a partner to leaders across all parts of the business. Beacon values continuous improvement and automation, providing opportunities to implement or optimize cloud-based systems and best-in‑class finance tools. This role is preferred to be based out of Beacon's Boston or NYC hub. This role reports directly to the CEO.

What success looks like:

• Oversee all accounting and payroll activities, including the month‑end close process
• Support invoicing and AP activities
• Be the in house expert and point person on revenue recognition and operations
• Develop, monitor and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure conformance with GAAP, internal policies, external audits and other regulations
• Support financial performance monitoring activities (e.g., execution against forecast)
• Support the timely and accurate preparation of internal and external financial statements
• Produce KPI reporting and root cause trends in KPI and prepare insights for variance and key meetings
• Work with People Operations and leadership to support accurate and continuous headcount planning and projections
• Review quarterly and annual payroll tax returns (Form 941, 940, W-2s, W-3, state equivalents)
• Ensure that all federal, state, and local payroll taxes are calculated, remitted, and recorded accurately
• Create and maintain policies and procedures related to things like travel and other business expenses
• Be responsible for reviewing and approving all expenses
• Ensure accounting systems and processes are continually streamlined to achieve greater efficiencies and accuracy

What you will bring:

• CPA
• 3+ years of experience in public accounting
• 7+ years of experience in Finance, ideally in a startup environment
• A degree in finance, statistics, economics, business or other related fields
• An interest in building out the infrastructure to sustain significant growth while maintaining tight financial controls
• A passion to help others make informed decisions driven by ROI and storytelling with numbers
• An ability to convey complex financial concepts to leaders across the organization
• The desire to drive continuous process improvements
• Outstanding Excel skills with the ability to manipulate large data sets
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• Experience with Quickbooks

The base salary range for this role is determined based on past experience, specific skills, and qualifications. The base salary is one component of the total compensation package, which includes an incentive compensation plan, equity, PTO, and other benefits.

At Beacon, we've found that cultural and scientific impact is driven most by those that lead by example. As such, we're always seeking new contributors whose work demonstrates an avid curiosity, a bias towards simplicity, an eye for composability, a self-service mindset, and - most of all - a deep empathy towards colleagues, stakeholders, users, and patients. We believe a diverse team builds more robust systems and achieves higher impact.