POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director, Assistant Controller will oversee primarily Crinetics’ U.S. accounting operations and treasury management. This role ensures accurate, timely financial close and reporting, leads payroll, stock administration, and accounts payable functions, and manages cash operations and banking relationships. This role also partners closely with FP&A, procurement, certain accounting and tax external vendors, external audit, HR, and legal to strengthen the company’s internal infrastructure, while supporting Crinetics’ growth into a more complex, commercial-stage enterprise. The ideal candidate will combine operational discipline with leadership maturity and an eye toward scalable process improvement.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA certification or significant progress toward CPA
• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience
• A minimum of 8 years in a supervisory role.
• Prior experience managing accounting teams
• Public company experience, including familiarity with U.S. GAAP and internal controls (SOX)
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions

Preferred:

• “Big Four” public accounting experience, preferably having achieved manager promotion
• Biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry experience
• Experience with treasury or banking operations
• Familiarity with financial systems implementations (e.g., ERP, inventory, consolidation modules)

These may include but are not limited to: