Accounting Lead

Troon • Orlando, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Lead is a working supervisory role responsible for overseeing accounting deliverables for a portfolio of golf clubs or corporate business lines. The role ensures accurate, timely, GAAP-compliant financial reporting through hands-on review, team supervision, and close collaboration with operations stakeholders. The Accounting Lead provides day-to-day leadership to a small team of accountants and serves as a primary point of contact for operations. While not directly responsible for closing a personal set of books, the role owns quality, consistency, and adherence to standards through detailed review, coaching, and issue resolution.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including 2 or more years in a lead, supervisory, or senior accountant capacity.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing complex reconciliations, financial statements, and close deliverables prepared by others.
• Ability to manage workloads, deadlines, and quality across multiple entities or locations with minimal oversight.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft 365 suite.
• Solid understanding of GAAP, transaction flow, and financial statement impacts.
• Ability to identify complex accounting issues, apply judgment, and recommend compliant solutions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain financial information to non-finance partners.
• Ability to balance hands-on review responsibilities with team leadership duties.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• CPA certification or progress toward certification.
• Experience in multi-entity accounting, shared services, or hospitality/golf industry environments.
• Familiarity with contract-driven revenue recognition.
• Comfort using reporting tools for review, analysis, and variance investigation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly close activities for an assigned portfolio, reviewing financial statements, reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by the accounting team.
• Review work and perform quality control to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and standard operating procedures.
• Supervise and support a small team of accountants, including onboarding, task guidance, review feedback, training, and performance coaching.
• Serve as the primary accounting liaison to operations leaders, responding to inquiries, explaining financial results, and aligning financial reporting with business activities.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve accounting issues and variances, escalating matters to the Accounting Manager when needed.
• Support annual external audits and assist with internal audit fieldwork by preparing documentation and responding to audit requests.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting, including data preparation, review of assumptions, and variance analysis.
• Analyze financial performance, highlight significant variances, and provide actionable insights to accounting management and operations stakeholders.
• Participate in finance committee meetings as needed, presenting financial information and answering questions about accounting results.
• Lead accounting onboarding and transitions for newly acquired or onboarded facilities, ensuring accurate setup and integration into existing processes.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Legal, and other internal partners to ensure policy adherence and consistent accounting treatment.
• Visit clubs and facilities periodically to support onboarding, relationship building, and operational alignment.
• Present financial results and analyses in client-facing meetings, explain complex information, answer questions, and tailor messaging to diverse audiences.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match, for associates age 19 and older.
• Paid time off and leaves of absence, subject to applicable law, eligibility criteria, plan terms, and company policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior