Senior Manager - Corporate Accounting
Caris Life Sciences · Irving, TX · 2 days ago
AccountingFull-time
Job 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
Internal Controls & Compliance
- 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
Systems & Process Improvement
- 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
Leadership & Talent Development
- 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