Accounting Manager

About the Role

Our client is a fast-growing B2B SaaS company headquartered in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Their technology helps organizations protect people and respond faster when it matters most, and it is in use across the country every day. The team is collaborative, the mission is real, and leadership is genuinely open to new ideas. This is a hands-on, on-site Accounting Manager role focused on the revenue side of the house, including billing, revenue recognition, sales commissions, and partner payments. You will manage and develop a small accounting team, with direct exposure to the CFO and CEO and a clear path for growth as the finance function expands.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team: Manage, coach, and develop a small team of accounting and billing staff. Set priorities, review their work, and grow their skills as the function matures.
• Billing: Own the end-to-end billing cycle for a growing customer base, including invoice accuracy and timing, contract-to-invoice handoffs, billing schedule setup, renewals and true-ups, dispute resolution, and collections follow-through.
• Revenue recognition: Own revenue recognition under ASC 606 across subscription, implementation, and multi-element contracts. Maintain revenue and deferred revenue schedules, review contract terms for revenue impact, and ensure alignment between sales and finance records.
• Sales commissions: Calculate, review, and process sales commissions each cycle. Partner with sales leadership on plan mechanics and disputes, and maintain commission capitalization and amortization schedules under ASC 340-40.
• Partner commissions and payments: Administer partner, reseller, and channel commission programs end-to-end, including calculation, validation against partner agreements, on-time payment, and clean reporting.
• Run the month-end close calendar and deliver a clean, on-time close every period.
• Prepare monthly and year-end financial statements and supporting schedules in line with US GAAP, with review from the CFO.
• Build budget-versus-actual variance reports and cash forecasts, and turn around ad hoc analysis quickly.
• Maintain expense and cash controls, monitor working capital, and stay on top of collections and supplier payments.
• Document and tighten processes that are still maturing across billing, revenue, and commissions, and help set the standard for how the work gets done.
• Partner closely with Sales, Customer Success, and Legal, as billing, revenue, and commissions all start with a signed contract.
• Bring recommendations forward proactively. Leadership wants someone who flags problems and proposes fixes, not just closes the books.
• Support audit preparation and accounting system improvements, particularly in revenue and commission areas that receive the most scrutiny.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as a Senior Accountant, Accounting Supervisor, or similar.
• People leadership: Direct experience managing, supervising, or formally mentoring at least one or two people, and a real interest in growing as a manager.
• Revenue recognition: Hands-on experience applying ASC 606 in a subscription or recurring revenue environment, including deferred revenue schedules.
• Billing: Ownership of a billing cycle in a company with recurring contracts, not just processing invoices someone else set up.
• Commissions: Experience calculating and administering sales commissions; partner, reseller, or channel commission experience is a significant plus.
• Solid working knowledge of US GAAP and full-cycle month-end close.
• Experience with QuickBooks (Enterprise or Online) and strong Excel skills; exposure to a billing or revenue subledger system is a plus, as is involvement in a system migration.
• CPA or active CPA candidacy is welcome but not required.
• Public accounting experience preferred, not required.
• Comfort with ambiguity, a fast pace, and frequent ad hoc requests with rapid turnaround expectations.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with sharp attention to detail and sound judgment.
• Based in or able to commute reliably on-site to Monmouth County, NJ.

Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive base salary, depending on experience. Eligible for performance-based incentive compensation.
• Health coverage: Medical coverage employer-paid for the employee; dependents may be added at employee cost. Dental and vision offered.
• Retirement: 401(k) offered.
• Time off: Paid time off and company holidays.