Senior Manager Technical Accounting and Reporting

Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it from the medicines we take to the crops we grow the materials we wear and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology.

Benchlings mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The worlds most innovative biotech companies use Benchlings R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products and accelerate time to milestone and market.

Come help us bring modern software to modern science.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Senior Manager Technical Accounting and Reporting will be Benchlings leader in technical accounting and reporting excellence. You will serve as the goto expert for the accounting organization and the business proactively surfacing issues before they arise and elevating the entire functions technical acumen. As we look to the future you will own SEC reporting and will be a key leader in public company readiness. Not just SOX compliance but partnering with other stakeholders to develop a worldclass public company accounting function that enables Benchling to accelerate scientific discovery and transform biotech R&D.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the trusted advisor on technical accounting matters that arise as we innovate and grow. Issues range from new product offerings and associated revenue recognition models to equity and other compensation arrangements to M&A leasing and beyond. Deep experience in these areas is needed. You will partner within accounting and across the organization to help identify impacts scenario plan consider alternatives and ensure conclusions are sound scalable and (of course) documented.
• Actively engage with cross functional leaders to keep abreast of business priorities strategies and developments and proactively identify and advise on associated issues and solutions. Effective relationship and communication skills are key here to build on and expand the relationships accounting has established and demonstrating the value accounting can provide.
• Lead coach and train the broader accounting team to aid in their technical development and raise the technical skill levels of the organization to the next level. Serve as an active contributor to the organizations growth and development of the next generation of leaders.
• Provide support for month/quarter/yearend close activities ensuring higherrisk and higher complexity areas like EPS equity intercompany and consolidations revaluation etc. in addition to nonstandard transactions are accurately executed.
• Support external annual audit engagements and future quarterly reviews.
• Oversee the Companys financial reporting processes including refining and optimizing with cross function partners to include SEC filings 10K 10Q 8K S8 etc. XBRL processes and other financial and governmental statutory reporting. Experience in streamlining and scaling reporting processes will be important.
• Serve as a key leader in the companys registration process including partnering with internal and external stakeholders on the S1 drafting responses to comment letters leading preclearance issues and clearing proxy and proforma filing requirements.
• Serve as a leader in planning and executing IPO and SOX readiness tasks with other cross functional leaders. Collaborate with the 3rd party consultants and internal stakeholders to own daytoday project management and deliverables. Lead the accounting orgs continued SOX compliance as we mature into public company operations.
• Lead or assist on special tasks and projects as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8 years of combined experience at Big 4 public accounting technical accounting and SEC reporting at a public company
• BS/BA in Accounting or equivalent and CPA designation required
• Significant experience with ASC 606 ASC 718 ASC 805 as well as GAAP and SEC (including XBRL) reporting and disclosure requirements required
• Project management experience required including demonstrated savvy in working with cross functional partners through proactive prioritization of tasks to meet deadlines and balancing demands
• Handson experience in the preparation review and filing of SEC reports; and SOX 404 design implementation and monitoring required
• Concise and effective communicator with teammates leadership and a variety of other internal and external stakeholders. Able to flex communication style terms and methods based on what is most effective and distill (translate! complex accounting issues for nonaccounting audiences
• Analytical skeptical and curious with excellent judgment. Able to identify relevant risks and explain them to stakeholders along with creative solutions to solve problems where available and appropriate
• Versatile and creative thinker enjoys working in a fastpaced environment and managing multiple projects
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excel Netsuite Workiva

HOW WE WORK

Flexible Hybrid Work: We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes inoffice collaboration. Employees are expected to be onsite 3 days per week.

SALARY RANGE

Benchling takes a marketbased approach to pay. The candidates starting pay will be determined based on jobrelated skills experience qualifications interview performance and work location. For this role the base salary range is $154275 to $208725.

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Total Compensationincludes the following:

• Competitive total rewards package
• Broad range of medical dental and vision plans for employees and their dependents
• Fertility healthcare and familyforming benefits
• Four months of fully paid parental leave
• 401(k) Employer Match
• Commuter benefits for inoffice employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employees
• Mental health benefits including therapy and coaching for employees and their dependents
• Monthly Wellness stipend
• Learning and development stipend
• Generous and flexible vacation
• Companywide Winter holiday shutdown
• Sabbaticals for 5year and 10year anniversaries

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