Accounting Manager, Member Firm
About The Position
The Accounting Manager, member firm will be focused on supporting our “tent pole” member firms in the Northeast Region with monthly close activities, financial reporting, and annual audit requirements. The Controller will partner closely with the Manager, Accounting Integration on developing processes at our largest member firms that we can utilize at the platform level. This role will partner with FP&A on the annual budget process for the member firm and be focused on the monthly close processes for the firm. While this position will not initially have direct reports, the person will utilize our India HQ support staff for various daily, weekly & monthly operational tasks for the firms. This role is expected to be hybrid on-site at member location with as needed travel to the Tampa HQ for team meetings; expect overall travel at ~25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in Accounting from a four-year college or university and a minimum of seven years of experience, preferably progressing from staff accountant levels to manager level experience overseeing full cycle GL close for multiple entities & overseeing a small team of accountants and/or support staff.
- Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal communication.
- Experience working with multi-entity environments preferred.
- Clear and conceptual thinking ability.
- Excellent judgment and discretion; can recognize and elevate problems, identify possible causes and resolve routine issues.
- Strong knowledge of accounting and financial reporting requirements.
- Friendly, courteous, professional, outgoing, and customer-service oriented.
- Able to remain calm and professional in stressful situations; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Detail-oriented and works effectively under pressure while meeting applicable deadlines.
- Must be able to work independently and productively with minimum supervision.
Nice To Haves
- CPA preferred.
- Prior role within multi-entity or fast-paced growth environment
- Full cycle GL close experience
- Experience with NetSuite or similar ERPs
- Experience with Ramp or similar AP platforms
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the monthly close of a portfolio of firm
- Key team member in successful building platform processes and implementing them at member firm
- Manage and coach offshore accounting team in India to handle day-to-day accounting processes including bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, AR, AP, etc.
- Facilitates adoption of platform level standard operating procedures at member firm and manages communication and implementation change as platform processes evolve
- Provide support to local operations teams including managing partners at the respective firms
- Finance business partner responsible for reviewing KPI and monthly results package including P&L and balance sheet to deliver meaningful insights to member firms and regional leadership team
- Key player in understanding monthly firm performance and provide insight into month-over-month variances
- Direct involvement in preparation of monthly firm level performance reporting including actionable insights for firm and regional leadership teams
- Experience with full cycle GL close and consolidations
- Comfortable in team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Ability to solve problems and challenge current processes to seek efficiencies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
