Assistant Corporate Controller Bedford, MA

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Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCUL) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the formulation, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye using its proprietary bioresorbable hydrogel-based formulation technology, ELUTYX™. Ocular Therapeutix has built a robust product pipeline of drug delivery solutions developed to reduce the complexity and burden of the current standard of care and position itself to become a leader in the ophthalmic space.

Outside of the ophthalmic realm and behind the doors of our headquarters in Bedford, MA, we strive to build a strong culture where employees can flourish and achieve their career goals. We encourage out of the box thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and creativity.

The Director, Assistant Corporate Controller will play a critical leadership role within the accounting and finance organization, supporting and overseeing our accounting, financial reporting, and internal control environments. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements (SOX), while driving operational excellence across accounting processes.

The Assistant Corporate Controller will report to the Corporate Controller while managing the company’s accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal control environment. We are a rapidly growing biopharmaceutical organization, and this role will combine technical accounting expertise, operational execution, and team leadership with a hands‑on approach.

This is a newly created role, and we are seeking a candidate who is a highly organized and proactive individual with strong attention to detail, a sound understanding of accounting, financial reporting and internal controls, prioritization skills and a focus on client service. The Assistant Corporate Controller will work across functions and teams at Ocular as a trusted partner to facilitate efficient communication to support the Company’s financial processes.

The individual should enjoy working in a fast‑paced and rapidly growing environment.

• Lead, supervise and mentor a high‑performing accounting team to ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial close process.
• Drive talent development, succession planning, and organizational scalability.
• Review monthly close deliverables including journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure timely and accurate production of internal and external financial statements.
• Maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP and monitor emerging accounting standards (FASB, SEC guidance).
• Preparation and review of SEC filings (10‑K, 10‑Q, 8‑K), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with disclosure requirements.
• Serve as primary liaison with external auditors during quarterly reviews and the annual audit process.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional business and technical teams to support accounting initiatives and operational alignment.
• Partner with the financial planning and analysis team to analyze financial performance and ensure consistency between reporting and forecasting.

• Serve as primary resource for technical accounting guidance, with a focus on revenue recognition for product sales and collaboration agreements, research and development expense accounting, inventory and valuation and debt and equity arrangements.
• Draft, implement and maintain accounting policies and support related accounting position via white papers, as required.
• Lead implementation of new accounting standards and coordinate cross‑functional impact assessments.

• Serve as a key contact for external auditors, preparing schedules and supporting documentation.
• Assist with annual financial statement audits and quarterly reviews.
• Support the maintenance of an effective internal control environment in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act.
• Identify and implement process improvements to…