Are you a Controller with Public Accounting experience looking to join a dynamic team? We're seeking an analytical professional with SEC reporting experience who can provide strategic financial leadership. This position will provide opportunity for you to partner across all areas of the business, build strong relationships, and fully leverage your expertise-while making a meaningful impact within an exceptional company. Location: This is a remote role, with the expectation to travel to the Houston headquarters approximately once a quarter. To support seamless team collaboration and standard business hours, we are considering candidates located in the Central, Eastern, or Mountain time zones. Who is Moleculin? Moleculin Biotech, Inc. is a Phase 3 clinical stage pharmaceutical company advancing a pipeline of therapeutic candidates addressing hard-to-treat tumors and viruses. The Company's lead program, Annamycin, is a next-generation anthracycline designed to avoid multidrug resistance mechanisms and to eliminate the cardiotoxicity common with currently prescribed anthracyclines. Annamycin is currently in development for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and soft tissue sarcoma (STS) lung metastases. Learn more at https://moleculin.com/about/ Job Overview: The Controller is responsible for providing high-level support to the SVP as they manage the company's accounting and financial activities by producing financial statements, directing monthly and quarterly close processes, filing external reporting requirements with the SEC, and monitoring and ensuring compliance with SOX. This position directs financial activities of the organization by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. Responsibilities: - Plan and direct the quarterly close process and quarterly close calendar. - Supervise the monthly closing process and prepare necessary reports to analyze the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows and statement of stockholders' equity, including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained. - Implement a process to record transactions by department and compare costs incurred to budget and performance analysis of profit centers. - Review and record journal entries required to reflect monthly and quarterly activity and review quarterly balance sheet reconciliations for all accounts. - Prepare financial statements and the year-to-date cash flow on a quarterly basis. - Document accounting treatment for debt/equity related transactions, including accounting for debt issuance costs, warrants, stock, and stock options. - Maintain the Company's equity platform (Morgan Stanley at Work Shareworks), including adding valuations for new awards, and re-valuing the liability classified equity awards in the system quarterly. - Research technical accounting issues as needed and prepare quarterly/annual accounting memos for the files. - Assist the department in completing the preliminary drafts of SEC related documents, including Forms 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, S-1 filings, Section 16 filings, Annual Proxy Statement in accordance with SEC guidelines established for public companies and other reports required by regulatory or other agencies. - Assist outside legal counsel and the Senior VP FP&A with all equity compensation disclosures in the Annual Proxy Statement (including the new Pay vs. Performance calculations and disclosures). - Review the Company's required XBRL disclosures and tagging for the Company's 10-Q/10-K's - Arrange and supervise external review/audits of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the external audit firm – Grant Thornton - Research and prepare the quarterly GAAP Accounting checklist to ensure compliance with SEC requirements. - Creates and implements policies and procedures with the rest of the team to identify, resolve and document accounting issues in addition to creating procedures to make the close and reporting processes more efficient and accurate. - Work closely with department heads and Senior VP FP&A to prepare the G&A portion of annual budget and forecasts. - Review SOX Risk Control Matrix for completeness and updates as well as follow SOX processes. Education: - Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required. - Master's degree in accounting or finance preferred. - CPA required. Experience: - 10+ years' of public accounting experience required, preferably with life science companies. - 5+ years' management experience preferred. - SEC reporting experience required. - Experience with Oracle and NetSuite (OneWorld – includes two foreign subsidiaries) required. - Advanced Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills – preferred. - Mac Laptops – Apple Mac Environment – preferred. - PNC Pinnacle Cash Management System, interfaces with NetSuite – preferred. - RDG Client Portal – SEC filing system. - Experience with Lease Query. - Access to Payroll – Paycor, 401(k) Paychex Flex and equity (employee stock options) – Certent Insight system – preferred. Why You Should Apply: - Flexible remote work opportunity - Compensation includes bonus and equity potential - Open PTO and Paid Holidays - Great Benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO, ST and LT disability and company stock options) - Excellent growth and advancement opportunities - Tuition and Continuing Education Program Apply today and let us know why you would be a great fit for our Controller position! Moleculin Biotech Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected status established by federal, state, or local laws.