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# Staff Accountant with AR Emphasis at Serán BioScience

- **Company:** Serán BioScience
- **Location:** Bend, OR
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-23
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/seranbio/b250c94a-54a7-4e57-a5cc-f8851c74f0ed

## Job description

Serán is seeking a Staff Accountant (AR Emphasis) who will be responsible for managing the company's billing and AR process, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, collection of customer payments, account reconciliation, and maintenance of customer records. This position plays a critical role in partnering with BD, Contracts, and Project Management to ensure proper revenue recognition and cash collection against project milestones.  The position is critical for supporting cash flow management and providing exceptional service to customers, distributors and business partners. The ideal applicant is detail-oriented, highly organized, and experienced in managing project and/or manufacturing accounting.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Enter and maintain project billing milestones to ensure Generate and distribution of customer invoices in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with contract terms.
- Process and apply incoming payments including ACH, wire transfers, checks, and credit card payments.
- Monitor customer account balances and aging reports.
- Conduct collection activities for past-due accounts while maintaining positive customer relationships.
- Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, deductions, short payments, and credit balance issues.
- Reconcile accounts receivable subledger to the general ledger.
- Prepare customer statements and respond to account inquiries.
- Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to resolve invoicing and payment issues.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to streamline billing and receivables processes and improve collection performance.

Other:

- Take on other ongoing or one-off accounting assignments as needed and as time permits (journal entry, invoice accounting, fixed asset accounting, etc.)
- Participate in mentoring other staff and embrace a “group accountability” mentality
- Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Support internal and external audits by providing requested documentation and analysis.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Required Skills & Abilities

- Proficiency with ERP (SAP preferred) and accounting systems.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis.
- Knowledge of general accounting principles and accounts receivable best practices.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and “manage up” when appropriate or for clarification.
- An interest in learning a broad range of accounting areas and assisting in training others as the department grows.

Education & Experience

- Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- 2+ years of accounts receivable, billing, or accounting experience.
- A work history which demonstrates consistency and intellectual flexibility.

Experience in the following areas is a plus:

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Admin., or related field.
- Accounts receivable accounting experience in a project-based (e.g., construction, biopharma, energy/infrastructure, consulting/legal) and/or manufacturing setting preferred.
- Experience reviewing and understanding project sales agreements.
- Previous exposure to ASC 606 revenue recognition standards

Physical Requirements

- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift 15 lbs at times
- Must be able to commute daily to our worksite in Bend, Oregon

Visit https://www.seranbio.com/careers to learn more about company culture and the community of Bend, Oregon.

Applicants must be authorized to work for an employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Benefits Summary: Serán employees accrue over four weeks of paid time off annually. Employer contributions to a retirement account begin after 90 days and do not require an employee match or vesting period. Various health plans allow employees to find the best coverage for their individual or family needs with minimal employee contributions. Serán covers each employee with basic life and long-term disability, giving access to increase or add coverage. An Employee Assistance Program provides support for all things related to our employees’ wellbeing, along with access to pet insurance.

The Corporate Headquarters of Serán BioScience are located at 63047 Layton Ave, Bend, OR 97701

## About Serán BioScience

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Serán BioScience is a science-driven drug development partner providing integrated formulation, particle engineering, and clinical manufacturing services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Bend, Oregon, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Dr. Smithey (President, CEO, and Co-founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Biotechnology / Drug Development (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization – CDMO)
- **Target Customers**: B2B – Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies (from preclinical to commercial stage)
- **Mission**: To provide optimized drug development and manufacturing services for clients, from discovery to the clinic, using a science-first approach to accelerate medicines to patients.

## Products & Services
- **Preformulation Services**: Physicochemical characterization and early feasibility studies to guide formulation strategy.
- **Formulation Development**: Design of robust formulations for poorly soluble compounds using spray drying, hot melt extrusion, fluid bed processing, granulation, and solid dosage forms (tablets, capsules, multiparticulates).
- **Particle Engineering**: Custom-built spray dryers capable of producing nano-to-micro particles; expertise in spray-dried dispersions and engineered particles for inhalation.
- **Clinical Manufacturing**: cGMP manufacturing of clinical trial materials (suspensions, capsules, tablets) with on-site ICH stability storage.
- **Commercial Manufacturing**: A 100,000 sq ft commercial manufacturing campus under construction, including large-scale spray drying for late-stage clinical and commercial supply.
- **Quality Control Laboratory**: Full release, stability, and microbial testing capabilities.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Not disclosed; Headcount of 146 employees (+0.6% YoY as of latest LinkedIn data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Growth Signals**: Constructing a 100,000 sq ft commercial manufacturing facility; expanding team to over 200 members; adding new development facilities and quality control labs; LinkedIn follower growth of +29.1% year-over-year.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Science-First Approach**: Employs predictive design tools, novel chemistry, and advanced analytical methods from the earliest stages to de-risk development.
- **Particle Engineering Leadership**: Decades of experience with poorly soluble compounds; proprietary spray drying and particle engineering technologies (nano-structures to micro-particulates).
- **End-to-End Support**: Integrated services from preformulation through commercial manufacturing, reducing handoffs and timelines.
- **Right From the Start™ Methodology**: Parallel development of drug product intermediates and final dosage forms to accelerate programs.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercial Scale-Up**: Investing in a dedicated commercial manufacturing campus to support clients’ late-stage and marketed products.
- **Technology Expansion**: Continuously expanding technical capabilities (spray drying, hot melt extrusion, fluid bed processing) and facility footprint.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Growing the team of scientists, engineers, and support staff to serve an increasing pipeline of complex drug molecules.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, respectful, and fun environment where every role contributes to delivering novel therapies. Emphasis on mentoring and continuous learning.
- **Work-Life Balance**: Central Oregon lifestyle with outdoor recreation access; standard business hours (with alternative shifts in manufacturing/QC/QA).
- **On-Site Requirement**: All employees are expected to work on the Bend campus; remote flexibility considered on a case-by-case basis.
- **Benefits**: Paid time off, employer retirement contributions (no match or vesting required after 90 days), fully funded medical/dental/vision for employee and household, basic life and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program.
- **Ideal Applicant**: Scientific background with GLP/GMP knowledge; inquisitive problem-solver who follows SOPs and collaborates toward common goals.

## Sources
1. [seranbio.com](https://www.seranbio.com/about)
2. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/seran-bioscience)
3. [seranbio.com](https://www.seranbio.com/careers)
4. [seranbio.com](https://www.seranbio.com/?portfolioCats=34%2C23%2C29%2C35%2C22%2C24%2C30%2C25%2C28%2C31)
5. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/seranbio)

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