Finance Manager

Alden Scientific; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Job summary

Alden Scientific, a Boston-area life sciences company, seeks a Finance Manager to own core financial operations across the US and Europe. You will design expense and vendor controls, manage intercompany transfers with the Dortmund subsidiary, and reconcile US GAAP with German/European standards.

Opportunity to lead a new ERP build and apply AI to finance workflows. Ideal candidates have experience building finance processes from scratch, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a CPA-advantage

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA qualification a plus.
• Experience building new finance initiatives or functions.
• Experience with US GAAP and German/European standards.
• Ability to design and implement finance processes from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and own expense and vendor management processes.
• Manage intercompany transfers and cross-border reconciliation US and Germany.
• Reconcile US GAAP with German/European standards with advisors and auditors.
• Stand up new financial processes, controls, and documentation.
• Evaluate and adopt AI tools to improve finance workflows.
• Lead ERP system selection and implementation for US/Europe operations.
• Collaborate with leadership, Dortmund team, and external auditors to stay audit-ready.

Skills

Cross-Border Accounting

Process Design

Entrepreneurial Mindset

AI Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Alden Scientific is a leading life sciences company based in Cambridge, MA, focused on AI-powered multi-omics analysis and precision biomedical research. We work at the intersection of advanced laboratory science, large-scale data, and translational insight to support individuals, biopharma, academia, and clinical research partners pioneering precision medicine globally.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Finance Manager to build and own core financial operations and processes as Alden Scientific scales across two continents. This role is equal parts finance expertise and entrepreneurial problem-solving: you'll be establishing expense and vendor management approval processes, managing cross-border intercompany transfers and reconciliation between our US entity and our Dortmund, Germany subsidiary, and reconciling accounting practices across US GAAP and German/European standards. You should have led a similar initiative before — either at an early-stage company or as a new function inside a more established one — and be comfortable figuring out what's needed and building it, rather than working from an existing playbook. Curiosity about applying AI tools to finance, project management, and expense tracking is a plus. The right candidate also has the opportunity to lead and manage the build-out of a new end-to-end, frictionless contracting and ERP system late 2026 / early 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• Expense & Vendor Management: Design, implement, and own expense and vendor management approval processes and controls appropriate for a fast-growing, multi-entity organization.
• Cross-Border Finance Operations: Manage intercompany transfers, transfer pricing considerations, and reconciliation between Alden Scientific's US operations and its Dortmund, Germany subsidiary.
• US/European Accounting Reconciliation: Reconcile accounting treatment and reporting between US GAAP and German/European accounting standards, working with local advisors and auditors as needed.
• Process Building: Stand up new financial processes, controls, and documentation where none currently exist, prioritizing what matters most as the company scales.
• AI-Enabled Finance: Evaluate and adopt AI tools to improve project management workflows and customer/vendor expense tracking, building internal comfort with these tools over time.
• ERP Build-Out: For the right candidate, lead the selection and implementation of a new ERP system to support the company's US and European operations as it scales.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with leadership, the Dortmund team, and outside accountants/auditors to keep financial operations accurate, compliant, and audit-ready across both entities.
  

Qualifications

• Track Record of Building: Experience leading a new finance initiative or function, either at an early-stage company or as a new build within a more established one — comfortable creating processes from scratch.
• Process Design Experience: Direct experience setting up expense and vendor management approval processes and controls.
• Cross-Border Accounting: Experience with intercompany transfers and reconciliation between US and European entities, including familiarity with the differences between US GAAP and German/European accounting standards.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: A genuine "figure it out" orientation — comfortable operating with ambiguity and building solutions without a pre-existing template.
• AI Curiosity: Openness to learning and applying AI tools for project management and expense tracking; prior hands-on use is a plus but not required.
• ERP Experience: Prior experience selecting or implementing an ERP system is a strong plus for candidates interested in owning that build-out.
• Education & Background: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA qualification a plus.

Why Join Alden Scientific?

• Early Influence: Alden Scientific is ~50 people and growing fast — we've completed two acquisitions and are actively pursuing more. You'll help build our expansion at a formative stage, not inherit one already set.
• Build New Ground: You’ll have the opportunity to build entirely new systems rather than administer existing templates.
• Cross-Border Scope: Alden Scientific is ~50 people and growing fast, with operations spanning the US and our Dortmund, Germany subsidiary. You’ll gain genuine cross-border finance experience most roles at this stage don't offer.
• Ownership: For the right candidate, equity participation is on the table. We want the people who help build this company to share in what we’re building.