Senior Manager, Financial Reporting and Advisory – Life Sciences

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of comprehensive financial disclosures for a portfolio of fast-growing life sciences clients.

• Prepare and refine quarterly and annual financial statements along with Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A).

• Provide guidance on research and development expenditures, accruals for clinical and pre-clinical trials, CRO/CDMO contracts, and burn-rate assessment.

• Manage licensing and collaboration agreements, milestone and royalty income, acquired IPR&D, government grants and funding, intangible assets, and impairment issues.

• Create technical memos and essential disclosures.

• Evaluate warrants, convertible securities, derivative liabilities, royalty and streaming financings, unit offerings, debt/equity allocations, and stock-based compensation.

• Construct consolidation and foreign-currency translation models for multi-entity organizations.

• Provide balance sheet and P&L analyses while identifying trends and discrepancies.

• Generate monthly variance reports against forecasts and annual plans, including recommendations for cash runway and financing timing.

• Oversee annual budgets and rolling financial forecasts.

• Manage special-project bookkeeping and period-end closing entries when necessary.

• Design year-end audit strategies and prepare audit documentation.

• Lead interactions with external auditors.

• Stay updated on regulatory changes and create timely SEDAR+ and EDGAR filings.

• Take charge of and grow the Biotechnology and Life Sciences practice area.

• Mentor and develop team members supporting the service line.

⛳️ Requirements

• A CPA designation is mandatory.

• Extensive experience in public company audits and/or financial reporting.

• Background in serving or working with pre-revenue or early-commercial biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other life sciences reporting issuers listed in Canada and/or the US.

• Strong technical expertise in life sciences accounting.

• Proficiency in the drug and product development lifecycle.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full coverage of CPA modules, annual fees, and selected professional development courses.

• No recovery of learning expenses should you decide to move on.

• Flexible schedule and remote working options.

• Comprehensive health benefits.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision benefits.

• Parental leave benefits starting from your date of joining.

• A holocratic, low-hierarchy work environment.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.