Accounting Manager

Responsibilities

• Full P&L responsibility, including recording and reviewing standard and non-standard accounting transactions, explaining variances to forecast and budget, identifying opportunities for improvement, and working with management to identify business risks and opportunities.
• Preparing profit statements for internal and third-party talent in a timely fashion.
• Separately tracking 5 different legal entities to ensure they are correctly accounted for.
• Owner of complex balance sheets reconciliations, including preparing executive summaries, reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, and proactively working open items to resolution to ensure the balance sheet is correct.
• Working in close collaboration with Leadership to transform financial data into actionable information and insights.
• Calculate, balance, and distribute monthly commissions for eligible employees.
• Identify and communicate issues to supervisors and propose and provide solutions.
• Manage Staff Accountant who will assist in these tasks.
• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile accounts payable and receivable.
• Reconcile receivables with advertising billing system.
• Produce high accuracy accounting reports and present their results.
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
• Provide an annual budget and analyze variances to plan.
• Retroforecast as required.
• Provide input into department’s goal setting process.
• Support month-end, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including divisional allocations.
• Analyze revenue and expenses.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Help control expenses.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 4 - 7 years of progressive accounting experience.
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Relevant certification (e.g. CMA or CPA) preferred.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software packages, such as QuickBooks Online and Waze.