Accounting & Financial Reporting Consultant

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Consultant for Accounting and Financial Reporting (100%) to join our dynamic team at ARTBIO. This role is a contractor position, with an opportunity to convert to full-time position by end of 2025.  

This role will be responsible for overseeing financial reporting, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, managing the financial audit process, and leading the month-end close. The ideal candidate will bring a strong accounting background, experience in financial controls, public-company experience and a passion for working in a fast-paced biotech environment. 

An ideal candidate should be available to work out our Cambridge, MA offices at least two days each week, if requested.  

• Financial Reporting
• Responsible for the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Working with third party tax and business outsourcing companies to complete US GAAP and statutory closing activities and holding them accountable to high performance standards. This includes working with local accounting teams in various jurisdictions to complete a local GAAP TB and statutory financial statements.
• Perform quarterly investor financial requests.
• Accounting Operations
• Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Ensure accurate and timely close, including accruals and analyses to support decision-making by senior management.
• Perform and oversee day-to-day accounting operations, especially accounts payable and general ledger activities. Manage and review general ledger reconciliations and journal entries to ensure accuracy.
• Perform consolidation across 4 entities, including 3 operating subsidiaries in Europe.
• Oversee external providers on procure-to-pay function, including redesign on the set-up of the procure-to-pay function.
• Support HR with payroll-related activities.
• Account for inventory and assets.
• Statutory Accounting and Audit
• Manage statutory reporting for UK, Norway and Swiss subsidiaries.
• Manage statutory audit in Norway, and possibly UK.
• Audit Readiness and Support
• Work with external advisors on technical accounting matters, including treatment of complex accounting topics.
• Point of contact to lead year-end financial audit process.
• Internal Controls
• Establish a solid internal control environment and comprehensive internal control systems that balance benefits and costs while complying with company financial policies and procedures.
• Ensure entire organization, particularly senior management; understand their roles in maintaining a sound control environment.
• Work closely with Legal and HR to investigate and take action on any matters that may arise. 

• CPA certification is required. 
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience, preferably with experience at a biotech or a pharmaceutical company. 
• Experience with Oracle Netsuite is required. 
• Experience working at a publicly traded company, including handling SEC filings and regulatory compliance, is required. Experience with Workiva or Active Disclosure is desired. 
• Experience at a Big Four accounting firm is highly preferred. 
• Proven ability to manage or support accounting activities including month-end close, and reporting/compliance activities. 
• Demonstrated leadership at the individual, project, and team levels. 
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and ability to influence at all levels of the organization. 
• Proven ability to apply solid judgment in decision making. 
• Proven ability to focus on details and maintain degree of accuracy. 
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet critical financial deadlines. 
• Experience in collaborating remotely with team members. FP&A Head and Finance Head are based in a different location.  
• Ability to understand complex accounting transactions, and to apply US GAAP and non-GAAP standards. 
• Must be able to clearly communicate (written and verbal) complex accounting issues to management, auditors and other staff