Accounting Manager

Spun out of Stanford and MIT, Stellaromics is an innovative biotech startup founded in 2022 and located in Boston, MA. Our pioneering proprietary technology helps researchers and clinicians create comprehensive cellular maps enhancing our understanding of various diseases, with our flagship product STARmap and upcoming Pyxa™ suite of products. We have a passionate management team and committed investors who believe in our patented technology and overall mission to profoundly advance biomedical research and accelerate the discovery of life-saving treatments.

The Accounting Manager oversees corporate accounting operations and ensures a timely, GAAP-compliant month-end close. Responsibilities include coordinating with other departments, managing close procedures, and accurately reporting general ledger data. The role also involves completing internal and external reporting requirements and understanding key balance sheet accounts. Additionally, the manager will document the company’s position on technical accounting topics to ensure compliance with US GAAP.

·       Lead and support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including financial statement preparation and reconciliations

·       Review and post journal entries across accruals, prepaids, fixed assets and depreciation, stock-based compensation, leases under ASC 842, and payroll

·       Analyze trends, accruals, reserves, and other key financial metrics to ensure accurate financial reporting

·       Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, and supporting schedules

·       Ensure compliance with US GAAP and internal accounting policies while identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and controls

·       Assist with budgeting and forecasting

·       Support external audits and collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely completion of audit requests

·       Partner cross-functionally with operations and finance teams to improve reporting accuracy and enhance decision-making

·       Maintain inventory accounting for instruments and consumables, including standard costs, purchase price and manufacturing variances, and overall inventory valuation

·       Reconcile perpetual inventory to the general ledger and support cycle counts and physical inventory observations at internal and contract manufacturing sites

·       Assess and record excess and obsolete inventory reserves, scrap, and inventory held at customer, demo, or evaluation sites

·       Support revenue recognition under ASC 606 across instrument sales, consumables, and service contracts — including multi-element arrangements and deferred revenue roll-forwards

·       Own the annual audit or financial review request list end to end. Build the supporting schedules, respond to auditor questions, and track requests to closure

·       Coordinate with outside tax advisors on income tax provision support, sales and use tax filings

·       Maintain R&D expense detail and supporting documentation for R&D tax credit studies and grant reporting

·       Write and maintain accounting policies, technical memos, and desktop procedures that document the company’s positions under US GAAP

·       Identify and implement automation across close, AP, and reconciliation processes so manual effort does not scale with transaction volume

·       5+ years of accounting experience

·       Strong technical accounting fundamentals: accruals, prepaids, depreciation, deferred revenue, COGS

·       Experience with a mid-market ERP — NetSuite preferred; Sage Intacct, SAP, or similar considered

·       Comfortable working in an environment where processes are still being built and documented

·       Hands-on inventory and cost accounting experience — standard costing, inventory valuation and reserves, and reconciling perpetual inventory to the general ledger

·       Experience in life sciences, biotech, medical devices, or manufacturing — familiarity with inventory and COGS accounting

·       Working knowledge of ASC 606, particularly for hardware or instrument-based revenue models

·       Exposure to a purchase order system such as Zip, Coupa, or similar

·       CPA (active or inactive)

·       Experience supporting an annual audit or financial review

·       Experience applying AI tools and automation to finance workflows — close and reconciliation automation, AP or expense tooling, or AI-assisted analysis, research, and documentation

·       Experience in a company that has scaled from early commercial revenue through audit readiness