General Ledger Accountant

General Ledger Accountant

Reports to:

Senior Accounting Manager

Location:

Remote

Function:

Finance \& Accounting

Employment Type:

Full-Time

About Dark Horse Consulting Group

Dark Horse Consulting Group (DHCG) is a leading biotherapeutics consulting firm dedicated to accelerating the development and commercialization of cell and gene therapies (CGT) and other complex biotherapeutics. Founded in 2014, DHCG brings together deep scientific expertise, regulatory insight, and operational experience across CMC, Regulatory, Clinical, Nonclinical, Quality \& Compliance, Supply Chain, and Commercial Launch.

We work across the full development lifecycle with biotech and pharma companies, CDMOs, technology providers, and investors, helping our clients move faster and smarter through the most challenging phases of drug development. Our four integrated divisions, Dark Horse Consulting, BioTechLogic, Converge Consulting, and CJ Partners, give us unmatched breadth and depth across the advanced therapies and biopharma landscape.

Position Summary

The General Ledger Accountant is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the company’s financial records and supporting the monthly closing process for a fast-paced biotech consulting organization. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate accounting for consulting revenue, project-based financial activity, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations while supporting audit readiness and scalable financial operations.

The ideal candidate has strong technical accounting skills, experience in professional services and/or biotech environments, the ability to work across functions as a larger part of the enabling functions team, and familiarity with accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online and/or ERP systems such as NetSuite. able to work across functions as a larger part of the enabling functions team?

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger \& Month-End Close

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, intercompany, and revenue-related entries

• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts and support schedules

• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances

• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes for multiple entities

• Coordinate with regional accounting teams in our international locations as needed.

• Assist in ensuring financial statements are prepared accurately and timely in accordance with US GAAP

Revenue \& Project Accounting

• Assist with accounting for consulting revenue to include T\&M, project-based billing, monthly retainer models and their associated revenue recognition and deferred revenue

• Partner with Project Management and Business Development teams to validate project financial data

• Support time-and-expense reconciliation processes

Accounts \& Operational Support

• Assist with AP, expense reporting, and credit card accounting as needed

• Assist with AR matters including invoicing and collections as needed

• Support cash reconciliations and treasury-related accounting

• Assist with maintaining fixed asset schedules and depreciation entries

• Assist with Amortization schedules and support for Intangible assets

• Lease Accounting Journal Entries

• Internal capitalized software journal entries

• Allocation of expenses from HQ to subsidiary entities

• International payroll entries, as needed

• Assist in preparing and maintaining AEBITDA calculations on an entity and consolidated basis

• Ensure compliance with internal controls and company accounting policies

• Management Reporting as assigned and on an ad hoc basis

Audit \& Compliance

• Prepare audit schedules and assist with external audit requests

• Support tax filings and compliance documentation for US and International entities including VAT returns

• Annual Property Tax Returns, as needed.

• Maintain organized accounting documentation and audit trails

• Assist with implementation and enhancement of accounting policies and procedures

Systems \& Process Improvement

• Support ERP optimization initiatives within NetSuite

• Participate in automation and process improvement projects

• Assist with integration and reporting enhancements involving:

+ NetSuite Planning and Budgeting

+ NetSuite Analytics Warehouse

+ SuitePeople

Qualifications \& Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• 3–5 years of accounting experience

• Strong understanding of GAAP and month-end close processes

• Experience with ERP systems, preferably NetSuite

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Preferred

• Experience in biotech, life sciences, consulting, or professional services industries

• Experience with project accounting and revenue recognition

• CPA or CPA-track preferred

• Familiarity with Fixed Fee, Retainer and/or time-and-materials billing models

• Experience supporting system implementations or finance transformation initiatives

• Experience with Multi-entity accounting

• International accounting exposure support

Key Competencies

• High attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Process improvement mindset

• Ability to work independently while supporting a growing finance organization

• Budget vs. actual reporting support

Systems

• QuickBooks Online

• NetSuite ERP, Suite People, NetSuite Analytics Warehouse, NetSuite Planning \& Budgeting

• Bill.com

• Brex credit card platform

• Floqast

• Bigtime Projector