Senior Revenue Accountant

LHH; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Retirement program

Paid time off & holidays

Hybrid work environment

Exposure to senior leadership

Job summary

The Senior Revenue Accountant will join a leading biotech organization in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on revenue recognition, gross-to-net, inventory, and forecasting within a growing product portfolio. You will report to the Director of Revenue Accounting and partner with Commercial, Market Access, Supply Chain, and FP&A to drive accurate financial close and reporting.

This role offers a hybrid work setup (2 days onsite), exposure to senior leadership, and opportunities to develop

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience in public accounting, industry, or both.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. CPA or CPA eligibility is a plus.
• Experience in revenue, accounts receivable, product accounting, commercial accounting, or audit.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and revenue recognition principles.
• Experience with complex revenue arrangements, physical products, inventory, customer deductions, or accounting estimates is valuable.
• Exposure to revenue reserves, rebates, inventory accounting, costing, or pricing programs is helpful but not required.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills with experience working through large datasets and reconciliations.
• Self-directed approach with the ability to research new accounting topics and meet close deadlines.
• Interest in expanding expertise across revenue, inventory, technical accounting, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly and quarterly close, including revenue recognition, reserves, accounts receivable, reconciliations, journal entries, and analysis.
• Develop expertise in revenue deductions and reserves, including forecasting, true-ups, customer programs, credits, and returns.
• Take increasing ownership of revenue calculations, estimates, and related accounting activities.
• Partner across finance and operations to connect sales activity with revenue, inventory, forecasting, and financial performance.
• Support accounting and analysis related to customer pricing, contractual arrangements, and commercial programs.
• Manage key accounts receivable activities, including billing, collections, aging analysis, and discrepancy resolution.
• Gain exposure to inventory and product accounting, including reserves, costing, allocations, and reconciliations.
• Assist with internal controls, audits, and financial reporting requirements.
• Improve processes through automation, stronger controls, analytics, and reporting.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Self-directed

Revenue accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA eligibility

Job description

The Senior Revenue Accountant will join an established life sciences organization operating in the San Francisco Bay Area – one of the world’s leading research hubs. If you enjoy digging into revenue, understanding how commercial activity flows through the financial statements, and becoming the go-to person for increasingly complex accounting matters, this is a chance to build valuable biotech expertise without sacrificing work-life balance.

Work Schedule: Full-time

Employment Type: Permanent / Direct-Hire

Job Location Type: Hybrid (2 days onsite)

This biotechnology organization has a growing commercial product portfolio that is creating greater depth and complexity across revenue recognition, gross-to-net accounting, inventory, government pricing, forecasting, and financial close activities. The Senior Revenue Accountant will report directly to the Director of Revenue Accounting, gaining exposure to senior leadership while partnering closely with Commercial, Market Access, Supply Chain, FP&A, and other accounting and finance stakeholders. The expanding commercial portfolio makes this particularly attractive for someone who wants meaningful ownership and the opportunity to develop toward accounting management.

For a Senior Revenue Accountant, the San Francisco Bay Area offers the chance to build a career in one of the country's most important life sciences markets. The region combines a deep biotechnology and pharmaceutical community with internationally recognized universities and research institutions, creating an unusually strong ecosystem for professionals who want to stay close to innovation. Outside of work, the Bay Area brings together coastal recreation, hiking and wine country access with professional sports, outstanding restaurants, museums, live music, and an incredible variety of weekend destinations.

Primary Responsibilities

This Senior Accountant role offers exposure to revenue, product accounting, and commercially focused areas beyond traditional corporate accounting.

• Support the monthly and quarterly close, including revenue recognition, reserves, accounts receivable, reconciliations, journal entries, and analysis.
• Develop expertise in revenue deductions and reserves, including forecasting, true-ups, customer programs, credits, and returns.
• Take increasing ownership of revenue calculations, estimates, and related accounting activities.
• Partner across finance and operations to connect sales activity with revenue, inventory, forecasting, and financial performance.
• Support accounting and analysis related to customer pricing, contractual arrangements, and commercial programs.
• Manage key accounts receivable activities, including billing, collections, aging analysis, and discrepancy resolution.
• Gain exposure to inventory and product accounting, including reserves, costing, allocations, and reconciliations.
• Assist with internal controls, audits, and financial reporting requirements.
• Improve processes through automation, stronger controls, analytics, and reporting.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

The company is open to candidates with strong accounting fundamentals who want to develop deeper expertise in complex revenue and commercial accounting.

• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience in public accounting, industry, or both.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. CPA or CPA eligibility is a plus.
• Experience in revenue, accounts receivable, product accounting, commercial accounting, or audit.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and revenue recognition principles.
• Experience with complex revenue arrangements, physical products, inventory, customer deductions, or accounting estimates is valuable.
• Exposure to revenue reserves, rebates, inventory accounting, costing, or pricing programs is helpful but not required.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills with experience working through large datasets and reconciliations.
• Self-directed approach with the ability to research new accounting topics and meet close deadlines.
• Interest in expanding expertise across revenue, inventory, technical accounting, and financial reporting.

Benefits and Compensation

The position combines technically interesting accounting work with professional development and a flexible working environment.

• Bonus eligibility and potential long-term incentives.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement program, paid time off, company holidays, and additional employee benefits.
• Wellness and work-related reimbursement programs.
• Additional company-paid time off during certain periods.
• Hybrid working environment combining onsite and remote work.
• Exposure to senior leadership with opportunities for increased responsibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.