Director, Accounting

Join the best radiopharmaceutical company in the world!

If you’re looking to make an impact while building a meaningful career in a specialized, fast-growing field, North Star Medical Radioisotopes is the place to do it. North Star Medical Radioisotopes is a growing, commercial-stage company focused on advancing patient care by providing therapeutic radioisotopes and novel radiopharmaceuticals to detect and treat cancer.

At the forefront of North Star’s technological innovation is scientific excellence, using first-in-kind electron accelerator technology and integrated campus capabilities to drive progress in radiopharmaceutical manufacturing. Our work is driven by a meaningful mission—advancing life‑saving radiopharmaceutical development and ensuring a reliable supply of critical medical isotopes for patients in need. As a rapidly growing organization operating on the cutting edge of science, we offer exceptional career growth and professional development opportunities, supported by world‑class facilities and a competitive benefits package.

The Director, Accounting is a hands‑on leadership position, providing oversight and guidance on financial and accounting matters, maintaining external financial relationships and managing the day‑to‑day operations of the accounting team. This role is also responsible for driving financial reporting processes and data‑driven decision‑making across the business. A key focus of this role is ERP optimization, advancing system automation/implementation of AI to modernize finance operations, enhance accuracy, and enable scalable, high‑quality financial insights.

• Financial Strategy and Leadership:
  Oversee the organization’s Accounting department, managing and mentoring direct team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and process improvement; develop and implement financial strategies to support the organization’s long‑term goals.
• Business Partnering and Decision Support:
  Collaborate cross‑functionally to evaluate new projects or investments; support pricing strategies, cost management and margin optimization; present financial results and provide financial insight to guide operational efficiency and strategic initiatives.
• Automation and Efficiency:
  Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of finance systems and automated workflows to drive operational efficiency, enhance data accuracy, reduce manual processes, and support scalable financial operations.
• Compliance and
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Oversee accounting, reporting and compliance to ensure accurate financial statements and adherence with regulatory requirements; implement robust internal controls to safeguard assets.
• Asset Management:
  Safeguard cash flow, capital, and risk exposure through effective treasury and risk management practices.
• External Relationship Management:
  Manage key external relationships, including shareholders, supply chain, audit, insurance and banking relationships.

After 3 months you will:

• Learn the North Star systems, people and where to go to get the answers you need to do your job
• Build trust within the team, leadership, and operations.
• Establish reliable, robust reporting on margins, cost and cash flow
• Begin building/developing finance team capabilities to support growth

After 6 months you will:

• Establish reliable, robust reporting on margins, cost and cash flow
• Standardize core finance processes (month end close, budgeting/forecasting, etc)
• Implement robust cost accounting process to capture true product and CDMO economic

Minimum Education/Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting, and a minimum of ten (10) or more years of progressive experience in accounting, with a minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing experience required. MBA and/or CPA preferred.

Please note the company cannot provide immigration‑related sponsorship (including H-1B status, O-1 status, Optional Practical Training support, etc.) for this position. Each successful applicant will be required to complete the Form…