Accounting Manager

Advisor Group•Scottsdale, AZ

5d•$115,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Accounting Manager will serve as the lead over the accounting processes for certain, significant areas of accounting, including oversight of the monthly close and assigned balance sheet reconciliations. This position will focus on developing tools to enable more efficient and accurate close, reconciliation, and audit procedures. The Manager will be expected to develop and drive annual accounting project initiatives, M&A Integrations, Department/Strategic Initiatives, and operate/develop control environments. This individual will also be responsible for leading a team of 3-5 accountants and should have task management and people leading experience. This role is expected to have experience in developing relationships with key business leaders, driving cross-functional collaboration, and identifying areas for improvement. This role functions in a continuous improvement-based team culture with progressive expectations in a high-growth environment.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in large public accounting firm (Top 7 firm) and/or Large Public Company experience
Prior experience leading a team, projects and talent development
Prior experience leading external audits involving testing procedures, strategies and tight timelines
Experience with general ledger applications (Preferably Workday); advanced proficiency in MS Office products, particularly Excel
Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
Highly accountable team player with customer service mentality
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting at an U.S Accredited University (US GAAP Focused Education)

Nice To Haves

Prior financial services industry experience
Public Company/Controls experience (SOX)
10Q/K based audit requirement experience
Prior M&A Accounting and Synergy experience
Prior experience in reviewing/compiling Public/Public-like financial statements, including preparation of footnotes
Prior experience preparing/researching technical accounting memos and implementing into accounting processes
Prior experience interpreting, analyzing and explaining financial results to business leaders
Active CPA highly preferred
Public accounting experience at Big 4 or large international firm ( BDO, RSM, Grant Thornton)
Preferred: MBA or Masters in Accounting

Responsibilities

Ownership of team’s monthly close process including close result delivery, analytics, explanation of results, reconciliations and control environments
Perform/review fluctuation analyses on significant variances in monthly results
Identify, delegate and lead process improvement projects
Understanding of technical accounting standards and how to apply them within areas of ownership
Maintain benchmarking based analytics to ensure accurate financial statements
Collaborate with other accounting and business functions to develop/improve reporting on performance indicators
Operate delivery of financial results and support to Finance counterparts and Financial reporting delivery for 10K/Q
Manage external audit requests, audit strategies and timelines
Mentor and review work product, culture and performance indicators of team members
Lead a team of 3+ individuals
Develop and maintain excellent relationships with colleagues and business leaders
Ability to delegate and staffing strategize to maximize work productivity of the team
Operate annual strategic initiatives with other business functions including: project strategy, requirements, process development, controls, reporting and execution
All other duties as assigned