Senior Accountant

Montai Therapeutics•Cambridge, MA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Montai Therapeutics, Inc., is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was founded in 2019 by Flagship Labs, the innovation branch of Flagship Pioneering, which is a venture capital firm that invests in biotechnology, life sciences, health and sustainability companies. The Company is a privately held company focusing on its CONECTATM platform to identify new small molecule medicines known as AnthromoleculeTM therapeutics for chronic diseases. Montai is seeking an experienced and talented accounting professional to join a first-in-category organization. The Senior Accountant will be an instrumental player in the month end close, will be responsible developing and implementing new accounting policies and procedures to scale within the organization, provide business insights to our leaders to measure progress on company performance, and assist with enhancing companywide financial reports, including enhanced analytics, cash flow management and consolidated reporting. This role will report to the Controller.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required
Substantial experience with GAAP financial reporting
Extensive experience with Microsoft Excel and Word
Detail-oriented personality
Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Must have excellent analytical skills, with very strong attention to detail
Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team setting
Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions and different culture
Ability to work within and meet all deadlines while executing on multiple deliverables
Ability to identify errors and root causes of errors, develop workable solutions or alternatives
Flexible, personable team-player, comfortable in a fast-paced, small company environment
Proven ability to set and meet ambitious deadlines, handle numerous multifaceted financial matters and see projects through to conclusion
Strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with both scientists and management
Ability to distill complexity and to communicate decisively with sound judgment
Ability to self-motivate and function independently, driven towards superior effort and performance and the desire to work in a very dynamic environment

Nice To Haves

CPA and 2-3 years of Big Four public accounting experience is preferred
1-2 years of biotechnology or life science industry experience preferred
Experience with NetSuite a plus

Responsibilities

Perform and assist with month-end and quarter end close accounting tasks including preparation of journal entries ensuring compliance with US GAAP
Conduct monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance
Review of P&L accounts to resolve classification issues
Ensure that reconciliations, supporting schedules and analysis are completed on a timely basis and in accordance with the monthly closing schedule
Partner with Controller to develop and update annual budget and monthly forecasts
Preparation and assistance with month end analytical review of actual versus budget/forecast
Provide Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis
Monitor and review new accounting pronouncements and implement where necessary
Responsible for annual fixed asset observation and asset tracking
Assists with internal and external reporting and, when applicable, with drafting and tie-out of the financial statements
Ensures internal controls compliance for the responsible area, including implementing improvements to enhance the efficiency of current controls
Supports the external audit firm in their annual audit
Supports income tax provision and tax return process
Assists with specific projects and initiatives unique to a fast-growing biotechnology start-up, such as system implementations, updates and business process improvements and other ad hoc projects