# Senior Accountant > Drug Hunter · Portland, United States (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-04-22 **Salary:** USD 80,000–110,000 **Workplace:** remote **Department:** G&A ## Description **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** **1.     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  **2.     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  **3.     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  **4.     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** - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field - 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 ## Apply [Apply at Drug Hunter](https://apply.workable.com/drug-hunter/j/F044DD4366/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)