Accounting Manager

Role Overview

• Oversee and maintain the general ledger, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with GAAP.
• Manage and review the AP and AR functions, including vendor payments, customer invoicing, collections, and aging analysis.
• Own the month-end close process end to end, ensuring it is completed accurately and on schedule each period.
• Prepare and review accruals, prepaid amortization, and adjusting journal entries to ensure proper period matching.
• Perform and review reconciliations of bank, credit card, balance sheet, and intercompany accounts; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Produce monthly financial statements and review packages, with variance commentary.
• Establish, document, and continuously improve bookkeeping procedures and internal controls.
• Support year-end close, external audit/review requests, and tax preparation by providing accurate, well-documented records.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive bookkeeping or accounting experience, including ownership of the month-end close process.
• Strong working knowledge of the full accounting cycle: AP, AR, accruals, journal entries, and reconciliations.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks (Online and/or Desktop).
• Solid understanding of GAAP and accrual-basis accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, large data sets).
• Demonstrated accuracy, organization, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial results to non-accountants.