Senior Accountant

**About Drug Hunter** Drug Hunter is the trusted knowledge platform for drug discovery teams. We help scientists and R\&D leaders move faster and more confidently by curating and contextualizing the most relevant discoveries from literature, patents, and conferences — all in one place. Over 200 leading biotech and pharma R\&D organizations rely on Drug Hunter to stay ahead of the curve. We're a mission\-driven, product\-focused company backed by top\-tier investors and trusted by the world's leading R\&D organizations. **About The Role** The Senior Accountant will own critical financial workflows and help design scalable finance operations as the company grows. This is a high\-ownership role with meaningful influence over finance systems, process design, and internal controls in a growing venture\-backed SaaS company. You will lead payroll (U.S. and international), own accounts payable and expense management, support accounts receivable (A/R) billing operations, contribute to the month\-end close, and drive process improvements that strengthen accuracy and internal controls. You'll work closely with QuickBooks Online, Coastal Payroll, Brex, Bill.com, and invoicing/procurement platforms. This high\-impact individual contributor position requires a detail\-oriented, autonomous, and proactive accountant capable of handling complex accounting tasks in a fast\-growing, venture\-backed environment. The scope of this role will expand as the company grows. Success for this role in the first 6\-12 months will include: * Completing payroll seamlessly across U.S. and international teams * Manage and continuously improve accounts payable workflows in Bill.com * Oversee ongoing effectiveness and enhancement of expense management controls through Brex * Improving A/R collections and billing workflows * Maintaining a streamlined close and increasing automation of recurring reporting * Strengthening internal controls across payroll, payables, and employee expenses **Key Responsibilities** * Payroll Management * Lead end\-to\-end payroll operations for U.S. (Coastal Payroll) and international employees (in partnership with a PEO provider) * Comply with payroll laws (federal, state, local), tax regulations, and employment agreements * Reconcile payroll\-related accounts and benefits * Serve as the internal subject matter expert for payroll\-related matters * Review payroll tax filings, including quarterly and annual reports (e.g., 941, W\-2\) * Improve the process and increase automation of payroll and benefits * Accounts Payable \& Expense Management * Oversee, document, and continuously improve the company's accounts payable and expense management processes * Own end\-to\-end accounts payable operations using Bill.com, including vendor onboarding, bill coding, approval routing, and payment processing * Ensure timely and accurate vendor payments while maintaining strong internal controls * Manage corporate card and employee expense programs through Brex, including policy enforcement, review, coding, and reimbursement workflows * Partner with department leaders to ensure appropriate expense classification and adherence to company policy * Reconcile AP and expense\-related accounts, including credit cards and accrued liabilities * Support 1099 tracking and year\-end vendor reporting * Continuously improve AP and expense workflows to increase automation, visibility, and compliance * Accounts Receivable \& Billing Operations * Support and improve day\-to\-day A/R and billing operations, including proactive collections follow\-up * Partner with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve billing issues * Issue invoices using third\-party systems (e.g., Coupa, Ariba/SAP, Tungsten) when required * Respond to customer requests for supplier forms, invoicing information, and payment inquiries * Close \& Financial Reporting * Prepare and post payroll and employee\-related journal entries * Reconcile AP, prepaid expenses, credit cards, and accrued liabilities * Assist with audit support related to payroll, AP, and expense processes * Play a key role in month\-end and year\-end close, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting * Contribute to ad hoc financial analyses and modeling * Create and automate dashboards to summarize key financial data and performance metrics **Requirements** **Required** * 7\+ years of progressive accounting experience * Experience managing multi\-state payroll * Understanding of payroll compliance and tax regulations * Experience with payroll audits and internal controls * Experience managing accounts payable workflows in Bill.com or similar platforms * Experience administering corporate card and expense management platforms (e.g., Brex, Ramp, Expensify) * Advanced Excel skills (e.g., Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP) * Experience with QuickBooks Online or similar accounting software * Exceptional attention to detail, problem\-solving skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities * Strong communication and cross\-functional collaboration skills **Preferred** * Experience in SaaS or subscription\-based revenue environments * Familiarity with revenue recognition principles (ASC 606\) * Background in fast\-paced, growing companies or with large, complex financial systems