Team Lead, Accounting

Netwrix Corporation

30d

About The Position

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented General Accounting Team Lead to direct essential accounting operations, including Accounts Payable (AP), cash management, prepaids, accruals, and fixed assets. This key position is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of processing, reconciliation, and reporting, while continuously driving improvements in accounting procedures. The ideal candidate brings established team leadership skills, a broad accounting background, and expertise with NetSuite.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA preferred.
5+ years’ progressive accounting experience, ideally in a public company environment, with 2+ years in a supervisory or team lead role.
Advanced knowledge of AP, cash payments, accruals, expense reporting, and the month-end close process.
Strong track record of working with ERP systems; NetSuite ERP experience strongly preferred.
Excellent Excel and general data analysis/reporting skills.
Thorough understanding of US GAAP and SOX/internal controls relevant to AP and expense accounting.
Strong communicator who thrives in a collaborative, flexible, and fast-moving environment.
Experience managing and training accounting staff.

Responsibilities

Supervise AP processes and cash payments to ensure timely and accurate vendor payments, proper expense recognition, and adherence to internal controls.
Act as the primary point of contact with the company’s banking partners, including reviewing and approving transactions, resolving discrepancies, and managing communications to ensure accurate and secure cash management.
Oversee accounting for prepaids and fixed assets, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and reconciliations.
Manage the company’s credit card program, including reviewing transactions for accuracy and compliance, reconciling monthly statements, issuing new cards, and supporting employee cardholders.
Manage the review and reconciliation of expense reimbursements submitted through the company’s platform, working closely with Payroll.
Prepare and review monthly accruals, ensuring expenses and asset-related activities are properly recorded in the appropriate periods.
Lead all aspects of the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles for cash, AP, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, credit cards, and employee expense reimbursements: prepare, review, and approve journal entries and account reconciliations.
Analyze and report on expense variances and fluctuations; collaborate with FP&A and business partners to investigate and explain trends. Maintain detailed records and supporting documentation for all functional areas.
Lead audit efforts in respected areas (cash, AP, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, credit cards, expense reimbursements) and provide required information for internal or external audits.
Serve as the NetSuite admin for the accounting team: create and manage user accounts, maintain user access levels, and oversee updates or changes to accounting processes and workflows within the system.
Train, mentor, and supervise accounting staff; foster professional development and a culture of continuous process improvement.
Drive process enhancements, system automation, and optimization initiatives in NetSuite, ensuring accurate and efficient workflows.
Support ad hoc projects, process documentation, and additional accounting or reporting activities as assigned.