Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving quality of life and addressing unmet medical needs. The Accounting Manager, R&D (Non-Clinical) will manage R&D accruals and expense accounting for non-clinical trial activities globally, ensuring accurate financial reporting and collaboration with various stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end R&D accrual and expense accounting process for nonclinical activities, ensuring costs are accurately captured and reflect underlying business activity
- Prepare and review monthly journal entries and account reconciliations, exercising judgment to assess completeness, accuracy, and overall reasonableness
- Partner closely with vendors, internal project managers, and cross functional R&D teams to obtain data, validate assumptions, and support accrual calculations
- Support R&D cost areas including manufacturing, patient safety, biostatistics, CMC, supply chain, and non-trial clinical operations expenses
- Play a key role in the monthly close process, contributing to continuous improvement, documentation, and close efficiency
- Support global audits and statutory financial statements across the U.S., UK, and Switzerland by preparing schedules, analyses, and audit support
- Contribute to internal controls, SOX readiness, and accounting process development as the company continues to scale
- Ad-hoc tasks as assigned
- All other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, related field
- A minimum of 5+ years of experience in accounting or finance with demonstrated ownership of accruals
- Hands‑on experience with R&D accruals in a biotech or pharmaceutical setting, including familiarity with complex R&D cost structure
- Demonstrated ability to apply judgment, evaluate assumptions, and assess the reasonableness of accruals in situations where inputs are incomplete or evolving
- Experience working cross functionally to interpret activity, resolve issues, and ensure accurate financial outcomes
- Exposure to global accounting environments, including supporting audits and statutory reporting across multiple jurisdictions
- Working knowledge of internal controls and close processes, with experience helping build, refine, and improve accounting practices in a growing organization
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a fastmoving, high growth setting
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc)
- Experience with NetSuite, close management and reconciliation tools (e.g., FloQast), and contract management systems (e.g., Agiloft)
Benefits
- The total compensation package for this position may also include bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation.
Company Overview
Summit Mission Statement: To build a viable, long-lasting health care organization that assumes full responsibility for designing, developing, trial execution and enrollment, regulatory submission and approval, as well as successful commercialization of patient, physician, caregiver, and societal-friendly medicinal therapy intended to: improve quality of life, increase potential duration of life, and resolve serious medical healthcare needs. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GBR, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.smmttx.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Summit Therapeutics, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 3 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.