Financial Controller
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Bachelor's
Nashville, TN, USA
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About the job
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
- At least 10 years of progressive accounting or controller experience is required, including biotech or life sciences and manufacturing experience.
- Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, financial reporting, and internal controls is required, along with experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance frameworks.
- Proven experience with enterprise resource planning system implementation and maintenance, such as NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle, and financial consolidation is required.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with business intelligence tools and financial planning software are required.
- Experience in early-stage or growth-stage companies is required.
- Knowledge of Accounting Standards Codification 606 revenue recognition and cost accounting methodologies is required.
- The ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment is required.
Responsibilities
- Manage all accounting operations, including the general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions.
- Lead month-end and year-end close processes and oversee timely, accurate monthly financial statements and management reports, including board, lender, and investor reporting.
- Support the development of appropriate accounting activities for payroll, manufacturing and cost accounting, customer deposit, and pass-through activities.
- Oversee cash flow management, working capital optimization, and treasury controls, and manage banking relationships.
- Ensure Generally Accepted Accounting Principles compliance and internal controls; implement and maintain internal controls and coordinate internal and external audits.
- Manage and develop the finance team, assign responsibilities, set goals, and provide coaching.
- Support regulatory and compliance reporting, including tax, statutory filings, and grant reporting if applicable.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, research and development, operations, and commercial teams to drive accounting processes, cost containment, pricing strategy, and profitability optimization.
- Lead enterprise resource planning and financial systems initiatives; own the chart of accounts, cost centers, financial data integrity, and automation opportunities.
- Develop scalable accounting policies and procedures, document processes, and maintain robust internal controls.
- Support financial planning and analysis activities, including forecasting, analysis of results versus forecast, and pricing decisions.
Desired Qualifications
- A Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant credential is preferred.
- Familiarity with enterprise resource planning implementations is preferred.
About the company
August Bioservices is a US-based CDMO offering end-to-end drug development and manufacturing from pre-clinical to commercial. It combines large-CDMO scale with a customer-focused hybrid model to serve startups and big pharma. It provides full development programs including research, development, testing, lab services, and sterile fill/finish under one integrated process, ensuring cGMP and FDA-quality standards. Its goal is to help clients bring safe, effective drugs to market efficiently through a seamless, integrated pathway.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$88.6M
Headquarters
Nashville, Tennessee
Founded
2017
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Vial filling qualified in July 2026, unlocking throughput from the $60 million expansion.
- Series B funding in 2025 financed an additional high-speed vial suite and automation.
- August Bioservices' 2026 event calendar signals active business development across BIO, CPHI, and Contract Pharma.
What critics are saying
- Sterile injectable capacity takes roughly 30 months to qualify, delaying revenue from expansion.
- A single FDA contamination finding can halt lines, erase customer trust, and trigger recalls.
- Specialization in sterile injectables concentrates exposure if outsourcing demand shifts or major clients leave.
What makes August Bioservices unique
- Nashville campus offers sterile injectables, development, and manufacturing on one contiguous site.
- August Bio runs fully isolated vial, syringe, and IV bag lines with in-house analytics.
- The 2026 site integrates automated inspection, labeling, packaging, and serialization for faster releases.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays