Accounting Lead

Troon • Birmingham, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Lead is a working supervisory role 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 and serves as a primary point of contact for operations. The role is not directly responsible for closing a personal set of books, but maintains ownership of quality, consistency, and adherence to standards through detailed review, coaching, and issue resolution.

The position is based at Troon’s corporate office in Birmingham, Alabama, and includes periodic visits to clubs and facilities to support onboarding, relationship building, and operational alignment. The Accounting Lead is also a primary presenter of financial results and analyses in client-facing meetings, delivering complex information, responding to questions, and tailoring messages to diverse audiences.

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, including 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.

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.
• Perform hands-on review and quality control to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and standard operating procedures.
• Supervise and support a small team of accountants through 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 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 addressing 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.
• Conduct periodic visits to clubs and facilities to support onboarding, relationship building, and operational alignment.
• Present financial results and analyses in client-facing meetings, address questions, and tailor messaging to diverse audiences.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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