Corporate Accounting Manager

About The Role

The Corporate Accounting Manager will provide direct support to the broader accounting function in managing a highly scalable multi-entity accounting organization. This role will cover a variety of tasks and accounting functions including cash reconciliations, expense allocations, consolidation, assistance with technical matters, and prepaid and fixed asset accounting.

• Manages the parent Crete PA Holdco entity monthly including the master bank account reconciliation with sweep/ZBA functionality, fixed asset and prepaid accounting, and P&L review.
• Owes and improves corporate expense allocations, including allocation methodology, supporting schedules, and monthly true-ups.
• Manages cash activity in a cash sweep / ZBA environment across a large number of subsidiaries, including intercompany funding and reconciliations as needed.
• Affords assistance with Payroll GL entries from UKG system.
• Performs payroll cost analysis, reporting, and variance explanations to support close and business partners.
• Manages the insurance expense allocation process monthly.
• Affords assistance with the monthly debt and interest entries.
• Manages the consolidated deferred seller note schedule and responsible for monthly interest entries.
• Manages the consolidated earnout schedule and responsible for monthly interest entries.
• Affords assistance in managing the monthly consolidation workbook and assists the Director of Technical accounting with intercompany eliminations.
• Assists in managing the monthly firm level and consolidated cash flow model.
• Prepares and reviews certain recurring and non-recurring monthly journal entries.
• Identifies areas for streamlining and implementing best practices for fast-paced growth.
• Affords assistance with ad hoc projects as requested by the accounting team. Examples could be assisting with opening balance sheet requests, technical accounting projects, firm level labor analyses, special report/model building, gross profit analyses, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in accounting
• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal communication
• Clear and conceptual thinking ability
• Excellent judgment and discretion; can recognize and elevate problems, identify possible causes and resolve routine issues
• Strong knowledge of accounting and financial reporting requirements
• Friendly, courteous, professional, outgoing, and customer-service oriented
• Able to remain calm and professional in stressful situations; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
• Detail-oriented and works effectively under pressure while meeting applicable deadlines
• Must be able to work independently and productively with minimum supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience
• Prior role within multi-entity environment and knowledge of consolidation process
• Previous experience with full cycle GL close
• Experience with acquisitions and opening balance sheet accounting
• Experience with corporate allocations and allocation methodology
• Experience working in a cash sweep / ZBA environment across a large number of subsidiaries
• Experience with payroll cost analysis and reporting