Senior Manager - Corporate Accounting

Caris Life Sciences • Irving, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager – Corporate Accounting oversees close management and is responsible for the oversight of recording for an assigned portfolio of accounts and accounting areas, and leads a team of accountants. The Senior Manager partners closely with SEC Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Inside Sales, Legal and Human Resources, and supports the Company's internal control environment as a newly public company.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
• CPA required
• Big 4 public accounting experience required, with a minimum of two years
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, inclusive of Big 4 public accounting and at least four years with an SEC registrant or comparable public company
• 2+ years of direct people management experience

Nice To Haves

• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and of internal control over financial reporting
• Demonstrated ability to read an executed contract, determine the accounting treatment independently, and document that conclusion in writing
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
• Demonstrated ownership of a monthly or quarterly close, including close calendar management and review of work prepared by others
• Strong ERP systems experience; Oracle and BlackLine experience preferred
• Experience in life sciences, healthcare, diagnostics, or other regulated industries
• Experience in a newly public company, including first-year SOX compliance
• Track record of applying automation or AI tooling to accounting review and documentation
• Experience supporting technical accounting memoranda reviewed by external auditors

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly and quarterly close for corporate accounting end to end, including the close calendar, task assignment, and on-time completion within the Company's close
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by the team, confirming that support ties and that conclusions are documented
• Oversee the accounting for an assigned portfolio of accounts and accounting areas, including the related estimates, accruals and judgments
• Partner with SEC Reporting so that close outputs support external filings without rework
• Identify and drive reductions in close cycle time without reducing review quality
• Operate and evidence assigned controls over financial reporting, including reconciliation review, and analytical review controls
• Retain documentation sufficient to support control testing, including information produced by the entity
• Own the standard operating procedures and accounting policies for assigned areas, including drafting them, reviewing them periodically, and updating them as processes or accounting guidance change
• Support Internal Audit and the external auditors through quarterly reviews, the annual audit, and control testing and remediation
• Proactively identify control design gaps in assigned areas and propose remediation
• Drive automation and standardization across close and reconciliation processes
• Partner with IT and Financial Systems on ERP enhancements, reporting, and system implementations
• Extend the use of automation and AI-enabled tooling into first-level review, including contract term extraction and analytical review
• Build processes that scale with transaction volume and business complexity
• Manage, coach and develop a team of accountants, and set clear accountability and performance expectations
• Raise the technical capability of the accounting team through review, feedback and on-the-job development
• Foster a culture of ownership, documentation discipline, and continuous improvement

Benefits

• All job specific, safety, and compliance training are assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior