Accounting Manager

Manager, Accounting  

Preferred candidates to be located in Atlanta Metro with hybrid schedule with 3 days in office. 

The Role:

Responsible for overseeing the monthly close, ensuring accurate financial reporting and maintaining strong internal controls in a complex, multi‑entity environment. This role leads and develops the accounting team while partnering across the organization to support the company’s growth, compliance, and strategic objectives.

Role Responsibilities: 

• Lead and manage the accounting team, including hiring, training, performance management, and professional development
• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including review and approval of journal entries, reconciliations, and financial analysis to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, including balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, and variance analysis
• Manage treasury activities, including daily cash management, banking relationships, and liquidity oversight
• Oversee the company’s collection activities, including AR aging review, bad debt reserves and collaboration with Sales to improve cash conversion
• Partner with offshore accounting resources to support transaction processing, account reconciliations and close activities
• Partner with the Tax function to support tax reporting, compliance, and audit requirements
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, coordinating audit requests and resolving issues
• Partner cross‑functionally with FP&A, HR, Operations, Legal, and IT to support business initiatives and financial accuracy
• Assist with special projects, including technical accounting research, system implementations and M&A

Education and Experience: 

• • Bachelor's Degree required in one of the following fields; Accounting or Finance
  • CPA Required
  • 7+ years relevant experience of progressive accounting experience
  • 3+ years experience leading a team
  • Experience in a $100M+ revenue organization or similarly complex environment
  • Hands-on experience with revenue recognition, internally developed software, lease accounting, M&A a plus
  • Experience in public accounting (Big 4 or national/regional firm) preferred
  • May consider a combination of relevant experience with educational and other skills and abilities in lieu of educational requirements

Skills and Abilities: 

• • Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office suite of products
  • Familiarity with systems; SAP and other internal transversal process systems
    • • Strong accounting, financial and tax reporting skills.
      • Ability to read and interpret complex documents as well as standard procedure manuals.   Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, financial reports, and professional journals.   Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to speak effectively with employees of company.
      • Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.   Interpret and understand financial statements.
      • Independent worker with good decision-making skills, which includes knowing when to seek assistance.
      • Strong communication, analytical and organizational skills.
      • Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple projects at the same time.
      • Experience with establishing and maintaining effective work relationships.
      • Must possess and demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
      • Possess the ability to self-motivate and take initiative with minimal supervision.
      • Must be organized, detail oriented and able to efficiently function under pressure.
      • Ability to produce detailed, accurate wor