M3M3 — Senior Manager
Senior Accounting Manager
Oversees the full monthly and quarterly close for all general ledger accounts. Prepares or supervises preparation of consolidated account reconciliations and financial statements.
What this level means
Leads multiple teams or a sub-function; sets goals and owns cross-team execution.
- Scope
- Multiple teams or a sub-function
- Autonomy
- Sets goals within functional strategy
- Complexity
- Multi-team execution and resourcing trade-offs
- Impact
- Sub-function outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns goals, budget input, and people decisions across teams
- Leadership
- Manages managers and/or several teams
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Acts as primary liaison to external auditors for assigned areas
- Manages accruals for R&D and clinical trial expenses
- Oversees monthly and quarterly close processes
- Prepares consolidated financial statements
- Supervises account reconciliations
- Oversee monthly and quarterly financial closes
- Prepare consolidated financial statements
- Manage accruals for specific expenses
Skills, knowledge & tools
- General ledger management
- Accrual management
- Financial statement preparation
- External audit coordination
- Advanced analytical skills
- General ledger processes
- Accrual accounting
- Financial statement preparation
- External audit procedures
- Biotechnology financial reporting
- Initiative and adaptability
- Analytical thinking to resolve discrepancies
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Financial statement preparation
- External audit liaison
What good looks like
- ~7–10 years, with experience in a Manager or Senior Accountant position
- Exposure to regulatory reporting (SEC, SOX) and biotech/pharma preferred
Common titles
Senior Manager, General Accounting ManagerGeneral Accounting Manager Senior ManagerSenior Accounting Manager
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.