Associate Director of Accounting - CPA Required

Associate Director, US Accounting G2N
Location: Fort Worth, TX | Hybrid (Onsite 3 days per week)

COMPENSATION & SCHEDULE
• Pay Rate: $120 - $130/hr (W2) Based on Experience
• Schedule: Full-time, standard business hours
• Employment Type: Contract (6-month assignment; potential extension based on business need)
• Target Start Date: March 31, 2026

ROLE IMPACT
The Associate Director, US Accounting G2N (Gross-to-Net), leads the end-to-end gross-to-net accounting process across U.S. operations, ensuring accurate revenue recognition and compliant financial reporting. This role drives accuracy in revenue reserves, sales deductions, and accrual forecasting across Commercial, Aesthetics, and Prescription business units. Success is defined by strong governance, audit readiness, forecast precision, and cross-functional alignment that improves financial visibility and working capital outcomes.

Key Responsibilities
• Own and lead the full Gross-to-Net (GtN) accounting lifecycle, including accrual methodologies, reserve calculations, and governance over rebates, chargebacks, returns, discounts, and other sales deductions.
• Oversee monthly close activities: journal entries, reconciliations, true-ups, variance analysis, and financial reporting in compliance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and internal accounting policies.
• Provide GtN forecasting inputs to Business Unit Finance and FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis); perform reserve trend analysis, scenario modeling, and variance monitoring.
• Maintain and enhance internal controls over revenue reserves, ensuring audit readiness and compliance with external audit standards.
• Serve as primary accounting liaison to Commercial, Trade, Contracts, Global Business Services (GBS), Finance Systems, and third-party providers; lead continuous improvement and automation initiatives across the revenue cycle.

Minimum Qualifications
• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) required; Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of revenue accounting experience, including direct Gross-to-Net experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare environments.
• Deep expertise in IFRS 15 revenue recognition, GtN accruals, reserve calculations, ERP systems (Oracle preferred), and reporting tools such as Power BI and Model N.

Core Tools & Systems
• Oracle ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or comparable financial systems
• Model N (revenue management and chargeback processing platform)
• Power BI or similar business intelligence and analytics tools
• ICS and third-party rebate/chargeback processing systems
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling tools

Preferred Skills
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing direct reports in a high-accountability environment.
• Strong cross-functional influence with Commercial, Trade, Finance, and IT stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in process optimization, automation, and scalable financial control design.

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