Manager, Revenue Accounting

lilasciences

Cambridge, MA USA · Cambridge

Posted Mar 27, 2026

Full-time
Corporate Development

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Job description

Your Impact at LILA

Revenue accounting is the nervous system of our financial operations. In a company built on complex licensing arrangements, collaboration agreements, and milestone-based partnerships, every contract requires precise operational translation. We're looking for a Manager, Revenue Accounting who can own this critical function—ensuring revenue is recognized accurately, reported transparently, and scaled efficiently as we grow.

What You'll be building

Revenue Operations & Execution

Lead end-to-end revenue accounting operations for licensing, collaboration, and revenue-generating agreements across the organization
Translate contract terms into scalable operational workflows: billing triggers, milestone recognition, deliverable tracking, and cash application
Ensure revenue is recorded with technical accuracy and consistency against established accounting policies
Serve as the operational expert for ASC 606 application, bridging technical accounting conclusions with day-to-day execution

Contract Analysis & Translation

Review and interpret revenue agreements, identifying key accounting drivers and operational requirements
Work closely with legal, business development, and finance to flag ambiguities or risks in contracts that could complicate revenue recognition
Create clear, organized contract summaries and accounting treatment matrices to guide operational teams

Financial Close & Reporting

Own monthly and quarterly revenue close activities, including supporting schedules, journal entries, and reconciliations
Maintain comprehensive revenue tracking documentation and ensure audit-ready records
Partner with FP&A and external auditors on revenue reporting and attestation

Billing Operations & Partner Reporting

Manage invoicing workflows, milestone billing, cost-sharing arrangements, and variable revenue components
Oversee cash application, customer reconciliations, and partner billing inquiries
Ensure all reporting to partners is timely, accurate, and contractually compliant

Process Design & Systems Optimization

Design and refine scalable processes as we grow and take on more complex revenue arrangements
Partner with IT and finance systems teams to operationalize revenue workflows in NetSuite (or equivalent ERP)
Build templates, tracking tools, and documentation systems to reduce manual effort and operational risk

Cross-Functional Partnership

Work closely with legal, finance, business development, FP&A, and scientific teams to align contract terms with execution
Proactively identify and solve revenue operational challenges before they impact reporting

What You'll Need to Succeed

4–7+ years of accounting experience with meaningful exposure to revenue recognition and ASC 606
Strong working knowledge of ASC 606; demonstrated ability to apply it to complex, real-world revenue arrangements
Proven experience operationalizing revenue processes: billing, revenue tracking, reconciliations, and close activities
Ability to read, interpret, and translate contracts into clear accounting and operational workflows
Exceptional attention to detail, organizational discipline, and ability to manage multiple complex agreements simultaneously
Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with diverse stakeholders

Bonus Points For

Experience in biotech, life sciences, or deep tech environments
Hands-on experience with licensing agreements, collaboration agreements, milestone-based revenue, or cost-sharing arrangements
Experience with NetSuite or comparable ERP systems
CPA or candidate

What You Bring

Execution mindset: You take ownership of outcomes and drive work to completion
Rigor in detail: You catch errors before they matter and maintain documentation that stands up to scrutiny
Translation ability: You can take ambiguous or complex contracts and make them operationally clear
Collaborative problem-solving: You seek to understand other functions' needs and find solutions that work across the organization
Comfort with evolution: You thrive in fast-moving environments where processes and complexity change as the company grows

Compensation

We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.

U.S. Benefits. Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.

International Benefits. Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.

Expected Base Salary Range

$126,000—$186,000 USD

About LILA

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.

LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.

Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.

We’re All In

Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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