Accounting Manager - GL
About The Position
Eliquent Life Sciences is a leading global consulting firm providing regulatory, quality, and compliance solutions to life science companies developing and manufacturing innovative products. Eliquent supports clients with deep expertise, integrity, and strategic insight to help ensure the availability of safe, effective, and high-quality drugs, biologics, and medical devices worldwide. Eliquent is seeking an experienced GL Accounting Manager to play a hands-on role in general ledger accounting and to support accurate, timely financial reporting. This position reports directly to the Assistant Controller and is a key individual contributor within the controllership function. The ideal candidate is a highly technical, detail-oriented accountant with strong ownership of the month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and overall financial integrity. This role serves as the FloQast (FQ) subject matter expert, supporting close execution and training team members as needed. This position is currently an individual contributor with no direct reports, though it may evolve to include people management responsibilities as the accounting team grows. The GL Accounting Manager will collaborate closely with FP&A, Accounts Payable, Payroll, external tax advisors, and external auditors in a fast-growing, global environment. This role is a key hands-on contributor within the controllership function and is well suited for a technically strong accountant who thrives in execution, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience with significant hands-on general ledger and close responsibility.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and accounting best practices.
- Hands-on experience using NetSuite as a general ledger system.
- Proficiency with FloQast.
- Demonstrated ability to independently prepare reconciliations, journal entries, and close deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CMA, or similar professional certification.
- Public accounting experience.
- Practical experience using AI-enabled tools or agents to enhance accounting, close, or analytical workflows.
- Experience supporting a multi-entity and/or global organization.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, payroll, equity-related, and other complex transactions, in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Review journal entries prepared by cross-functional teams or generated through integrated systems to ensure appropriate accounting treatment.
- Perform detailed balance sheet account reconciliations; investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
- Own key components of the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and adherence to established close timelines.
- Maintain the integrity of the chart of accounts and general ledger structure within NetSuite.
- Support the Assistant Controller in preparing internal financial reporting packages, variance analyses, and audit schedules.
- Execute, maintain, and document internal controls related to general ledger and close activities.
- Assist with external audits by preparing supporting documentation, responding to auditor inquiries, and implementing required adjustments.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve close efficiency, reconciliation quality, and documentation standards.
- Act as a NetSuite power user for general ledger activities, ensuring accurate system setup, mappings, and transaction flows.
- Perform daily and monthly close activities in FloQast, including reconciliation preparation, review coordination, and close task management.
- Leverage automation tools such as Copilot and other AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and insight across accounting processes.
- Partner with Finance leadership to test, refine, and adopt emerging AI-enabled workflows within the close and reconciliation process.
- Partner closely with FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting, and actual-to-budget analyses.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable and Payroll teams to ensure complete and accurate expense recognition and liability recording.
- Coordinate with external tax advisors to support tax provision inputs, filings, and tax-related accounting entries.
- Serve as a technical accounting resource for questions related to transaction structure and accounting treatment.
Benefits
- health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- a 401(k) plan with employer match
- a generous paid time off policy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
