Senior Manager, Accounting

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧾 Accounting Manager

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Quetzal Therapeutics

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2 - 10 employees

Founded 2025

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

Quetzal Therapeutics is a clinical-stage company developing oral and formulation-engineered therapies to transform treatment of rare hematologic malignancies and other underserved rare diseases. Its lead candidate, QTX-2101, is an investigational oral formulation of arsenic trioxide in Phase III for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), intended to replace IV infusion-based regimens and reduce patient treatment burden. The company also pursues a preclinical program, QTX-2102, aimed at novel antifungal and antiparasitic therapies for rare infectious diseases, and emphasizes proprietary delivery technologies and a stability-first approach to improve tolerability, access, and compliance.

📋 Description

• Report to the Director of Finance and Accounting • Execute and monitor day-to-day accounting functions • Oversee accounting operations and ensure data integrity, completeness, and accuracy • Own the monthly close process in NetSuite, including journal entries, general and clinical/R&D accruals, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and financial statement reporting • Maintain accounting practices and financial reporting consistent with U.S. GAAP • Manage full-cycle accounts payable, including invoice processing, vendor onboarding and maintenance, payment runs, procure-to-pay, accruals, and vendor reconciliations using NetSuite, Auxilius, and Excel • Manage vendor relationships and resolve invoice or payment issues • Manage procure-to-pay and T&E processes, ensuring timely execution, accurate coding, policy compliance, and customer service • Strengthen controls and processes for purchasing, payments, and cash management • Process and reconcile semimonthly payroll using Rippling • Maintain payroll records and reconcile vacation and bonus accruals, 401(k) contributions and matching, FSA/HSA, and other employee benefits • Collaborate with HR on payroll-related issues and employee inquiries • Process year-end W-2 and W-3 reporting and reconciliations; assist with Form 5500, workers’ compensation audits, and other year-end reporting • Partner with internal stakeholders and external providers on clinical trial and R&D expense accruals • Calculate monthly clinical trial and R&D accruals and prepaids using cross-functional inputs, vendors, and Auxilius • Review contracts for proper accounting reporting, accruals, and tracking • Support annual audits through schedules, documentation, walkthroughs, and auditor responses • Assist with annual state and federal tax returns, 1099s, use tax, property tax, and other filings • Maintain and strengthen SOX-compliant internal controls, including documentation, workflows/flowcharts, and testing support • Support testing, implementation, and improvement of NetSuite workflows, bank interfaces, reporting, and procure-to-pay processes • Drive automation and scalable accounting solutions • Build, improve, and own accounting processes in a lean, fast-growing organization

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience • Previous experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or another R&D-intensive industry • Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP • Experience preparing and reviewing financial statements • Demonstrated experience owning or significantly contributing to month-end close and financial reporting • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail • Ability to manage multiple priorities independently • Experience supporting a clinical-stage organization, including clinical trial and R&D expense accruals • Experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP/general ledger platform • Experience with AP/payment platforms such as BILL.com • Experience with payroll systems such as Rippling • Experience with banking/treasury operations • Experience helping build or strengthen accounting processes and internal controls within a growing organization • Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Health and flexible spending account options • Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays • Additional voluntary benefit options • Remote position with possibility of being hybrid, depending on location • Some travel to Chicago for remote employees

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