Senior Finance Manager – SEC Reporting & Controls

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, Finance to lead external financial reporting, including SEC filings, and to support internal controls under SOX 404. This role partners with finance, legal, investor relations, and audit teams and reports to the Senior Director, Finance.

Based at Axsome’s New York City HQ with on-site requirements (three days/week). Ideal candidate has 7+ years in accounting with strong GAAP/SEC experience and CPA certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA required.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally mix of public accounting and SEC reporting/technical accounting.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
• Experience with SOX 404 compliance at a public company, including design, documentation, testing of business process controls.
• Experience with financial reporting tools such as DFIN Active Disclosure or Workiva preferred.
• Experience in biopharmaceutical or life sciences industry preferred.
• On-site presence: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; no fully remote roles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare external financial statements and footnotes, including cash flows, MD&A, and 10-Q/10-K schedules; XBRL review.
• Research and draft technical accounting memoranda on non-routine transactions.
• Monitor new accounting pronouncements and SEC rulemaking; lead implementation.
• Support design, documentation, and testing of internal controls under SOX 404; coordinate with internal audit and external auditor.
• Draft and periodically update accounting policies.

Skills

CPA

GAAP knowledge

SEC reporting

SOX 404

Workiva

Intelligize

FASB codifications

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting/Finance

Tools

DFIN Active Disclosure

Workiva

Intelligize

Checkpoint

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, Finance to lead external financial reporting, including SEC filings, and to support internal controls under SOX 404. This role partners with finance, legal, investor relations, and audit teams and reports to the Senior Director, Finance.

Based at Axsome’s New York City HQ with on-site requirements (three days/week). Ideal candidate has 7+ years in accounting with strong GAAP/SEC experience and CPA certification.