Accounting Manager

Premier Press•Portland, OR

30d•Onsite

About The Position

Premier Press is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to lead billing and core accounting operations in a fast-paced, job-based environment. This role sits directly between the CFO and the accounting team and is responsible for ensuring that high-volume, complex billing is executed accurately, consistently, and on time. The Accounting Manager will be highly engaged in day-to-day billing workflows—supporting the team, resolving issues, and maintaining throughput—while also overseeing accounts payable and supporting A/R- and A/P-related close activities. This role oversees a team of approximately 8 employees across billing, cash application, and accounts payable and serves as the operational leader for accounting in the absence of the CFO.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
5+ years of accounting experience with direct billing/invoicing responsibility
Experience supervising transactional accounting teams (5+ employees preferred)
Experience in high-volume, process-driven environments
Strong attention to detail and process discipline
Prioritization, organization, and problem solving
Coaching and developing team members
Customer/client focused
Confident communicator who is comfortable reaching out to our internal and external customers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Works well with others, as well as the ability to use sound independent judgment
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
Must be reliable and dependable
Must be flexible and able to handle high pressure projects and situations

Nice To Haves

Experience in job-based, project-based, or order-driven businesses
Exposure to multi-state sales tax environments
Industry experience in print, manufacturing, or marketing services
Experience with ERP or job management systems

Responsibilities

Directly supervise billing and cash application functions (majority of team)
Own the daily billing workflow in a high-volume, job-based environment
Provide hands-on support to resolve billing issues, discrepancies, and delays
Ensure invoices accurately reflect job details, pricing structures, and customer requirements
Monitor billing throughput, backlog, and cycle times
Partner with sales, project managers, and operations to ensure billing inputs are complete and accurate
Apply company-defined sales tax policies across multi-state transactions
Ensure consistent tax treatment across diverse offerings (print, branded merchandise, e-commerce, design, etc.)
Identify and escalate complex or unclear tax scenarios to CFO
Maintain documentation and ensure adherence to tax procedures
Support compliance processes, filings, and audit readiness
Oversee accounts payable operations within the broader accounting function
Provide guidance to a dedicated AP lead and coordinate shared support from billing staff
Ensure timely invoice processing, approvals, and vendor payments
Maintain controls over disbursements and vendor setup
Resolve discrepancies and ensure coordination between AP and billing workflows
Support monthly close activities related to: Billing completeness and cutoff, A/R activity and cash application, A/P invoice cutoff and accrual support
Ensure subledger accuracy and readiness to meet close timelines
Assist CFO in resolving issues impacting financial accuracy and timeliness
Partner with CFO to document and formalize billing, A/R, and A/P procedures
Translate policies into clear, repeatable workflows, checklists, and training materials
Establish consistency across complex and variable billing scenarios
Train team members and reinforce adherence to standardized processes
Continuously refine procedures based on operational issues and team feedback
Lead and coordinate a team of approximately 8 employees across billing, cash application, and accounts payable
Provide active, day-to-day supervision—not just review—of transactional work
Manage workload distribution, priorities, and bottlenecks across functions
Set expectations around accuracy, productivity, and accountability
Develop team capabilities and improve overall operational performance
Act as the primary accounting operations lead during CFO absence (e.g., PTO)
Approve routine transactions including: Vendor payments (within established thresholds), Standard billing output and adjustments, Customer credits and routine A/R decisions
Ensure continuity of billing and disbursement operations without interruption
Apply established policies consistently while escalating non-routine, high-risk, or judgment-based decisions
Support adherence to documented approval limits and escalation protocols