Senior Accounting Operations Lead - Payroll & AP/AR

Proven Recruiting; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity and bonus participation

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Proven Recruiting is seeking an Accounting Manager (AP & AR) in San Diego to lead the payroll, AP, and AR teams and drive automation and process improvements. This hands-on operations role requires building strong teams and enforcing tight controls in a growing biotech environment.

You will oversee multi-state payroll, AP processing, AR activities, and implement KPI-driven improvements, partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve escalated issues.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting operations experience, including supervising transaction-processing teams.
• Strong working knowledge of multi-state payroll regulations, payroll tax, and AP/AR controls and reconciliations.
• Experienced with SOX internal controls, audit support, and month-end close processes.
• Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and train the payroll, AP, and AR team, allocating work and ensuring deadlines and service standards are met
• Oversee AP processing, including invoice review, approval workflows, vendor inquiries, payments, and reconciliations
• Manage AR activities, including credit checks, invoicing, cash application, aging review, and collections
• Establish and monitor KPIs across AR, AP, and payroll, and improve processes through automation and simplification
• Partner with Operations, HR, Accounting, Tax, Finance, Treasury, and third-party providers to resolve escalated issues

Skills

Accounting operations

SOX controls

Payroll knowledge

AR/AP familiarity

Leadership / people management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Proven Recruiting is seeking an Accounting Manager (AP & AR) in San Diego to lead the payroll, AP, and AR teams and drive automation and process improvements. This hands-on operations role requires building strong teams and enforcing tight controls in a growing biotech environment.

You will oversee multi-state payroll, AP processing, AR activities, and implement KPI-driven improvements, partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve escalated issues.