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Accounting Manager

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 11/24/2025 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Industry: Finance Job Number: 12448 Pay Rate: $100.00 - $115.00 Remote Friendly: Onsite

Job Description

Our client is a research and development company whose mission is to harness advanced technologies to increase our understanding of the biology that controls lifespan.


Position Description:
  • We are seeking a conscientious and hands-on Accounting Manager who combines strong accounting knowledge with a passion for data automation and intelligent reporting. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of accounting, systems, and analytics.
  • Our Accounting team operates with a lean structure and a strong foundation of automation and system integration. The Accounting Manager will play a key role in continuing to automate the Company's workflows and taking our already efficient, technology-enabled accounting operations to the next level.

Overview:
This position will report to our Controller and work closely with various teams at Calico.
  • Essential functions of this position include but not limited to:
  • Lead parts of the monthly accounting close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations, and management reports.
  • Be responsible for the fixed asset function, including additions, deletions and depreciations.
  • Be responsible for various account accruals.
  • Analyze existing workflows, and design and implement automation enhancements that improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
  • Identify opportunities to apply Gemini-enabled AI tools and other emerging technologies to accounting workflows.
  • Support clinical trial expense accruals, working closely with Clinical Operations to ensure accuracy and transparency in accounting.
  • Ensure compliance with US GAAP and company accounting policies.
  • Document and maintain effective internal controls, ensuring compliance with company policies and SOX requirements.
  • Carry out special projects as assigned.
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Job Requirements

Position Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree majored in Accounting or Finance and minored in Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field, or vice versa.
  • 8+ years’ experience, ideally including experience in public or technical accounting.
  • Proven ability to automate and optimize accounting workflows, ideally including Excel-to-NetSuite journal automation.
  • Hands-on experience with NetSuite and Google Looker Studio (or other BI/reporting tools).
  • Experience with clinical trial accruals or biotech/pharma industry accounting preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills, systems thinking, and a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Solid understanding of the US GAAP and internal accounting controls
  • Strong attention to detail to ensure a high degree of accuracy.
  • Superior problem-solving skills and strong desire to go the extra mile to find root causes of and solve problems.
  • Ability to multi-task to balance multiple requests without losing sight of overall objectives and deadlines.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.

Meet Your Recruiter

Shannon Chamberlin
Professional Recruiter, Account Manager

As a recruiter at Compass, Shannon is passionate about helping people. She finds her own personal fulfillment in guiding candidates on their career journey. Her candidates always feel very supported and she is the ultimate cheerleader when you find the right fit at a great company.

When Shannon isn’t working, she enjoys time with her family and weekends full of sporting events for her boys. She enjoys travel, time with friends and helping children with learning disabilities.

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