Controller (Pharma/Biotech)

A growing pharmaceutical company in Southwest Florida is hiring a Controller to lead accounting across the parent company and its subsidiaries. With a first commercial launch planned for 2028, the company needs a hands-on finance leader to build the accounting set-up that gets it there, including choosing and rolling out a new ERP.

You'll report to the CFO, run the close, own the audit, and lead a team of 2–3.

What you'll do

• Lead accounting across the parent and subsidiaries: general ledger, AP, payroll accounting, fixed assets and intercompany
• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close, and produce consolidated US GAAP financial statements
• Oversee accounting for R&D, clinical accruals, licensing, leases and equity compensation
• Lead the ERP from selection through rollout: chart of accounts, subsidiary set-up, data migration, testing and training
• Manage the annual audit as the main contact for the external auditors
• Build internal controls and approval processes that scale with the business
• Prepare accounting for commercial launch: inventory, cost of goods, revenue recognition and gross-to-net
• Work with the CFO on board materials, budgeting, forecasting and cash planning

What you'll bring

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including managing a team
• Experience at a commercial-stage pharma, biotech or life sciences company
• Consolidated reporting across multiple entities, including cost tracking by project
• Strong US GAAP knowledge, including R&D accounting
• Direct experience managing external audits
• Comfort doing the work yourself as well as leading others

Nice to have

• CPA
• Experience taking a company from development to commercial
• Pharma inventory, cost accounting and gross-to-net
• Having built accounting processes at a growing company
• A significant role in an ERP implementation