Accounting Lead

BallenIsles Country Club • Phoenix, AZ

4d • 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, and 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 while serving as a primary point of contact for operations. While not directly responsible for closing a personal set of books, this role maintains strong ownership of quality, consistency, and adherence to standards through detailed review, coaching, and issue resolution.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years in a lead, supervisory, or senior accountant capacity.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing complex reconciliations, financial statements, and close deliverables prepared by others.
• Proven 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 with the 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 required.
• Ability to sit for extended periods and work at a computer.

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.
• Comfortable 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 assigned portfolio, reviewing financial statements, reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by the accounting team.
• Provide hands‑on review and quality control, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP and Troon’s internal controls and standard operating procedures.
• Supervise and support a small team of accountants, including onboarding, task guidance, review feedback, training, and ongoing performance coaching.
• Serve as the primary accounting liaison to operations leaders, responding to inquiries, explaining financial results, and supporting alignment between financial reporting and business activities.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve accounting issues and variances, escalating matters appropriately 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 activities, including data preparation, review of assumptions, and variance analysis.
• Analyze financial performance, highlight significant variances, and provide clear, actionable insights to accounting management and operations stakeholders.
• Participate in finance committee meetings as needed, presenting financial information and addressing questions related to accounting results.
• Lead accounting onboarding and transitions for newly acquired or onboarded facilities, ensuring accurate setup and smooth integration into existing processes.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Finance, Operations, Legal, and other internal partners to ensure policy adherence and consistent accounting treatment.
• Conduct periodic visits to clubs and facilities to support onboarding, relationship building, and operational alignment.
• Serves as a primary presenter for financial results and analyses in client-facing meetings, confidently delivering complex information, addressing questions, and tailoring messaging to diverse audiences.

Benefits

• Healthcare Benefits – Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Retirement Benefits – 401(k) with employer match (19 years of age and older)
• Time Off – Paid time off (PTO) and leaves of absence, in accordance with applicable law and eligibility criteria

What This Job Offers

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