Sr. Accountant

Vivani Medical (NASDAQ: VANI) is a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of miniature, ultra long-acting drug implants by leveraging its proprietary technology platform, Nano Portal™. As the Company continues to scale its operations and strengthen its finance infrastructure, we are seeking a highly capable and proactive Accounting Manager to support and enhance core accounting operations, internal controls, SOX compliance, and financial reporting processes within a dynamic public company environment.

The Senior Accountant will play a key operational role within the accounting function, supporting accounts payable operations, general ledger accounting, monthly close activities, SOX compliance initiatives, and ad hoc accounting and process improvement projects. This role requires strong attention to detail, proactive communication skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a lean, fast-paced public company environment.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, solutions-oriented, and comfortable balancing transactional accounting responsibilities with broader accounting and compliance support. Public company experience is preferred, particularly within biotech, medtech, or other regulated industries. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days in the office.

• Facilitate PR/PO requesting, processing and tracking; ensure completeness and accuracy in data entry and required approvals
• Proactively monitor invoice intake, invoice entry status, and upcoming vendor payment due dates to ensure timely processing and payment
• Review invoices for completeness, accuracy, proper coding, and required approvals
• Collect and maintain appropriate two-way and three-way match documentation, including:
  • Purchase orders and/or contracts
  • Receiving evidence or service confirmation
  • Vendor invoices and supporting documentation

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies, missing approvals, or receiving issues
• Support vendor onboarding processes, including collection of W-9/W-8
• documentation and vendor setup information
• Serve as a primary point of contact for vendor communications and ongoing
• vendor relationship management
• Assist with payment processing activities and AP reporting, as needed
• Support procurement and expense policy compliance initiatives

• Prepare and maintain journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
• Perform accounting and reconciliations for:
  • Cash and bank accounts
  • Corporate credit cards
  • Fixed assets and depreciation
  • Prepaid expenses
  • Accrued expenses
  • Intercompany activity

• Support proper cutoff and accrual procedures at period-end
• Maintain organized accounting support and audit-ready documentation

• Assist with execution and documentation of certain SOX controls and compliance
• activities
• Maintain organized support for internal and external audit requests
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and operational
• efficiency
• Help ensure compliance with company accounting policies, delegated authority
• requirements, and internal control procedures

• Support special accounting projects, system implementations, and process improvement initiatives
• Assist with policy development, documentation standardization, and automation efforts
• Participate in cross-functional projects supporting finance operations and reporting
• Perform other accounting and operational support duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 4 years of progressive accounting…