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About This Role:
The Accounting Manager oversees the daily operations of the organization’s general ledger accounting function, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with applicable laws and standards. Responsibilities include managing the general ledger, supervising accounting staff, preparing financial statements, coordinating audits, and ensuring timely month-end and quarter-end closes. The role also involves analyzing financial data, maintaining internal controls, and collaborating with other departments to improve financial processes. Strong leadership, attention to detail, and knowledge of accounting principles (US GAAP) are essential.
Job Description:
- Manage the month-end and quarter-end closes in accordance with US GAAP by ensuring timely and accurate completion of account reconciliations for accounts payables, fixed assets, accruals, prepaids, and cash accounts.
- Oversee and support additional accounting functions, such as AP and expenses.
- Oversee monthly and quarterly management reports, including P&L variance and MD&A analysis.
- Assist with internal and external audit requirements, including documentation and testing.
- Participate in the external reporting cycle including preparation of audit schedules and SEC filings.
- Recommend and develop process and system improvements that increase the teams’ efficiency and effectiveness and improve CX and EX.
- Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
- Prepare stock comp and equity accounting as part of the quarterly close process.
- Hiring, training and supervising accounting staff.
Job Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. CPA/M.B.A. is a plus.
- Five-plus years of related experience.
- Public accounting experience is a plus.
- Hands-on working knowledge of financial applications. Experience with PeopleSoft, Concur, and E-Trade are a plus.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
- Intelligence, confidence, initiative, and energy.
- Must be highly proficient with Microsoft Excel.
- Experience using AI tools is a plus.
Please note that the base salary range indicated here is inclusive of all applicable US geographies listed in this requisition. This salary range is based upon the position as described in the job listing. The offered compensation may vary within this range and is dependent upon the successful candidate’s primary work location, experience, training, education, and credentials.
Base salary range: $94,000 - $154,000
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- CPA or MBA
- Five-plus years of related experience
- Public accounting experience
- Hands-on working knowledge of financial applications
- Experience with PeopleSoft
- Experience with Concur
- Experience with E-Trade
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of US GAAP
- Experience with SEC filings, audit schedules, and SOX compliance
- Experience preparing stock compensation and equity accounting
- Experience using AI tools
- Hiring, training and supervising accounting staff
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