Controller

Serán BioScience

Controller managing financial position and outputs at Serán BioScience, ensuring compliance with accounting principles. Supporting business growth within Finance team at innovative drug development firm.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeBend • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversight of daily workflow of the department
Mentors team to ensure redundancy of capabilities and development of talent
Works with colleagues across the firm to educate partner departments on accounting/finance needs and directives
Oversees accounting training program and identifies training needs
Recruits, interviews, hires and trains new staff
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy
Planning, directing, and coordinating all accounting operational functions
Maintaining and improving internal controls
Ensures accurate internal and external financial statements and presentations, reflecting the firm’s operations
Ensures processes that substantiate financials are performed at a level to mitigate risk and satisfy an audit by an independent accounting firm
Structuring and maintaining managerial accounting practices and KPIs
Manages the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data
Develops, monitors and summarizes business performance metrics in critical areas essential to the ongoing growth of the enterprise
Joins internal and external business partners in contributing to the success of company-wide and cross-functional initiatives
Educates partners on downstream financial impacts of decisions under consideration and tracks results post implementation
Seeks to drive continuous improvement through designing and reinforcing good and efficient accounting processes
Understands the initiatives of business partners and seeks ways to contribute to their efforts
Coordinates activities of external accounting auditors
Oversees regulatory reporting, frequently including tax planning and compliance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting. Active CPA licensure required
Ten + years of proven accounting experience in a medium-large firm
Experience in manufacturing and/or project-based accounting
Has supervised audits conducted by a top 10 audit firm
Firm understanding of financial and managerial accounting principles
Experience architecting and implementing an ERP transformation a strong plus
SAP fluency a strong advantage
Solid working knowledge of all aspects of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Ability to close a monthly period’s financial results and presentation without difficulty
Strong facility with usage, design, and improvement of accounting software and enterprise systems. SAP experience a strong advantage
Accepts feedback from a variety of sources and constructively manages conflict
Exceptional mentoring skills
Highest integrity and ability to keep company confidences
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Multitasks and adjusts priorities in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining focus and managing disruption and/or unexpected needs
Exceptional Excel skills and facility with software related to all accounting functions: payroll, AP, AR, time keeping, banking, project management, etc.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Serán employees accrue over four weeks of paid time off annually.
Employer contributions to a retirement account begin after 90 days and do not require an employee match or vesting period.
Various health plans allow employees to find the best coverage for their individual or family needs with minimal employee contributions.
Serán covers each employee with basic life and long-term disability, giving access to increase or add coverage.
An Employee Assistance Program provides support for all things related to our employees’ wellbeing, along with access to pet insurance.

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountingfinancial accountingmanagerial accountingauditingERP transformationGAAPfinancial statement preparationKPI developmentperformance metricstax planning

Soft Skills

mentoringconflict managementintegritycommunicationmultitaskingprioritizationteam leadershipconstructive feedbackcollaborationcontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in accountingCPA licensure