Manager / Senior Manager, Finance, Revenue Accounting

Your Impact at Lila

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly collaborative Revenue Manager to own the operational execution of revenue accounting for licensing, collaboration, and other complex revenue agreements. This role sits within the finance function and focuses on ensuring accurate, timely, and scalable revenue processes, partner reporting, and billing operations.

What You'll Be Building

Revenue Operations & Execution

• Own day-to-day revenue accounting operations for collaboration, licensing, and other revenue-generating agreements
• Translate contract terms into operational workflows for revenue recognition, billing, and reporting
• Ensure revenue is recorded accurately and consistently in accordance with established accounting policies

Contract Interpretation & Application

• Review revenue agreements and summarize key accounting and operational terms (e.g., billing triggers, milestones, deliverables)
• Apply ASC 606 principles to support proper treatment of revenue, in partnership with technical accounting where needed
• Serve as a bridge between technical accounting conclusions and operational execution

Close & Reporting

• Lead monthly and quarterly close activities for revenue, including journal entries and reconciliations
• Maintain supporting schedules and ensure completeness and accuracy of revenue balances
• Support financial reporting and audit requests with well-organized documentation

Partner Billing & Reporting

• Own invoicing, cash application, and partner reporting processes
• Ensure billing and reporting align with contractual terms and timelines
• Track and manage milestone billing, cost-sharing arrangements, and other variable components

Process Improvement & Systems

• Build and refine scalable processes for managing revenue
• Partner with systems teams to operationalize revenue workflows in ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite)
• Develop templates, trackers, and documentation to improve efficiency and reduce risk

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner closely with legal, FP&A, business development, and scientific teams to ensure alignment between contracts and execution
• Proactively identify gaps or ambiguities in agreements that could impact revenue operations

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• 6+ years of experience in accounting, with exposure to revenue recognition
• Strong working knowledge of ASC 606 and ability to apply it in practice
• Experience operationalizing revenue processes (billing, revenue tracking, reconciliations)
• Experience reviewing contracts and translating terms into accounting workflows
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple agreements simultaneously
• Excellent organizational and cross-functional communication skills

Bonus Points For

• Experience in biotech, life sciences, or deep tech environments
• Familiarity with collaboration agreements, licensing, milestone-based revenue, or cost-sharing arrangements
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems
• CPA
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment

 

About Lila

Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science.  We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method.  We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before. Learn more about this mission at  www.lila.ai<