Manager, Financial Reporting and Accounting

Immix Biopharma, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Immix Biopharma, Inc. is seeking a senior accounting professional to own monthly closes, SEC reporting, equity administration, and internal controls in a Nasdaq-listed environment.

You will prepare and review 10-Q/10-K, support 8-K and proxy filings, and manage stock-based compensation accounting and equity reporting for the Board. You will work closely with the VP of Finance & Accounting, supporting IFRS-like US GAAP guidance and driving process improvements in a small finance team in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with CPA status or exams completed.
• 5–8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Big 4 experience serving SEC registrants.
• Hands-on experience preparing/auditing Forms 10-Q and 10-K with strong US GAAP and SOX knowledge.
• Knowledge of stock-based compensation (ASC 718) and EPS/compliance reporting.
• Ability to work independently in a small team and communicate clearly in writing.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with SEC/XBRL software and cloud ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly and quarterly close: journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, flux analysis; manage close calendar to meet 10-Q/10-K deadlines.
• Prepare or review 10-Q and 10-K, including statements, footnotes, MD&A and XBRL tagging; support 8-K, proxy and related filings.
• Oversee equity plan administrator and equity ledger; manage stock-based compensation accounting under ASC 718.
• Coordinate regulatory financial reporting: Nasdaq compliance, government surveys, state/local filings, foreign subsidiary reporting.
• Interface with external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audit; maintain SOX controls and remediation.
• Support future policies for commercial launch accounting and process automation in a small-team setting.

Skills

Big 4 audit

US GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Independent worker

Clear writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Active CPA (or exam sections passed)

Tools

SEC filing/XBRL software

Cloud ERP systems

Equity administration platform

Job description

Key responsibilities

Monthly and quarterly close

• Lead review of the monthly and quarterly close: journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals and flux analysis, working with our outsourced and internal preparers.
• Own the close calendar and checklist; drive it to a timeline that supports 10-Q and 10-K deadlines.
• Review R&D accounting, including clinical trial accruals and prepaid balances for CROs, CDMOs and investigator sites, with input from clinical operations.
• Prepare or review technical accounting memos for new agreements and non-routine transactions (financings, warrants, license and collaboration agreements, leases).

SEC reporting

• Prepare and review Forms 10-Q and 10-K, including financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and XBRL tagging review.
• Support Forms 8-K, proxy statement compensation and equity tables, Section 16 support, and registration statements (S-3, S-8, ATM and offering-related filings, comfort letter support).
• Maintain the disclosure checklist, tie-out binders and support packages; coordinate with outside counsel, the financial printer and the Disclosure Committee.
• Monitor new SEC rules and FASB standards and assess their impact on the company.

Equity administration oversight and reporting

• Oversee the equity plan administrator and the equity ledger: grants, exercises, cancellations, share reserve and plan limits.
• Own stock-based compensation accounting under ASC 718: valuation inputs, expense schedules, modifications, and footnote disclosure.
• Prepare EPS and dilution calculations, warrant and option roll-forwards, and equity reporting for the Board and Compensation Committee.

Regulatory financial reporting

• Prepare or coordinate non-SEC financial filings: Nasdaq compliance items, government surveys, state and local filings, and foreign subsidiary statutory reporting as applicable.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors on the income tax provision (ASC 740), R&D credits and related filings.
• Support financial data required for grant, federal healthcare or transparency reporting as the company approaches commercialization.

External audit and internal controls

• Serve as the day-to-day contact for the external auditors on quarterly reviews and the annual audit: PBC lists, timelines, open-item tracking and issue resolution.
• Maintain and improve SOX internal controls over financial reporting: risk assessment, control documentation, key report and IPE support, and remediation of any findings.
• Help prepare Audit Committee materials each quarter.

Building for what is next

• Help design the accounting policies, processes and controls needed for commercial launch: inventory and cost of goods, revenue recognition (ASC 606), gross-to-net, and system improvements.
• Identify and implement process automation in a small-team environment.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field; active CPA (or all exam sections passed).
• 5 to 8+ years of progressive experience, including Big 4 audit experience at the senior or manager level serving SEC registrants.
• Hands-on experience preparing or auditing Forms 10-Q and 10-K, with strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting rules (Regulation S-X and S-K) and SOX 404.
• Working knowledge of stock-based compensation (ASC 718), equity and warrant accounting, and EPS.
• Proven ability to work independently on a small team: you review at a manager level and are equally willing to build the schedule yourself.
• Clear writing. You can draft a footnote, an accounting memo and an Audit Committee slide without heavy editing.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort with a cloud ERP, an equity administration platform and SEC filing/XBRL software.

Preferred

• Experience with public life sciences companies, ideally covering both R&D-stage and commercial-stage pharma or biotech, as an auditor or in industry.
• Familiarity with clinical trial accruals, CRO and CDMO contracts, and license or collaboration agreements.
• Exposure to commercial-launch accounting: inventory, ASC 606 revenue and gross-to-net.
• Experience with capital markets transactions (ATM programs, follow-on offerings, shelf registrations, comfort letters).
• Experience at a smaller reporting company or emerging growth company where one person covers a lot of ground.
• One to three years in industry after public accounting is a plus, not a requirement.

Why this role

• Ownership. You are the second senior finance professional at a Nasdaq-listed company, not one reviewer among many. Your work goes to the CFO-level agenda, the Audit Committee and the SEC.
• Breadth. Close, SEC reporting, equity, audit and controls in one seat. Few roles at larger companies offer that range before the Director level.
• Support. You work directly with the VP of Finance & Accounting, who stays close to the technical work and is invested in your development.
• Timing. You join ahead of a potential commercial transition and help build the finance function that supports it.
• Path. Clear room to grow into Senior Manager, Director of SEC Reporting or Controller as the company scales.
• In your first 12 months you will have led review of four quarter-end closes, filed three 10-Qs and a 10-K on time, run a clean annual audit and SOX cycle as the auditors' day-to-day contact, and taken over equity administration oversight and stock compensation reporting.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Immix Biopharma is an equal opportunity employer. The company is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable law.