Accounting Manager

Client: Well-Known Facilities Services Organization
Title: Accounting Manager
Salary: $120,000-$160,000
Location: NYC (3 day hybrid)

Description
A growing organization is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to oversee general ledger accounting operations and lead a team of staff accountants. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting while maintaining strong internal controls and efficient accounting processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on accounting leader who brings strong GAAP expertise, leadership capabilities, and experience managing financial systems and reporting processes.

Key Responsibilities
General Ledger & Financial Reporting

• Oversee general ledger accounting operations, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close processes, including account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
• Prepare and distribute the monthly close calendar, ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met.
• Review and approve recurring and non-recurring journal entries, including revenue recognition, deferrals, accruals, payroll entries, and prepaids.
• Manage accounting transactions including assets, liabilities, equity, expenses, and accruals.
• Review and monitor bank reconciliations and other balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain and help develop accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Support external audits and regulatory reporting, providing documentation and responding to audit requests.
• Partner closely with the Billing and Accounts Receivable team to ensure proper revenue recognition and reporting.
• Help maintain and manage the organization's chart of accounts, classes, and departmental coding structures.

Payroll & Expense Oversight

• Review and manage weekly payroll journal entries and related accruals.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of payroll expense accounts
• Ensure payroll funding is adequate to cover scheduled disbursements.
• Validate payroll transactions and reconcile against funding reports.
• Oversee annual payroll cost reconciliations.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and manage a team of 5 staff accountants, providing guidance, training, mentorship, and performance feedback.
• Ensure adherence to accounting policies, procedures, and reconciliation standards.
• Promote a collaborative, high-performing accounting team environment.
• Assist in managing scheduling and team coverage to ensure operational continuity.
• Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency, scalability, and financial controls.
• Participate in special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned by finance leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics (required)
• 5+ years of accounting experience, including a mix of public and private accounting environments
• Experience managing general ledger operations and accounting teams
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and revenue recognition (ASC 606)
• Demonstrated experience with financial reporting, journal entries, reconciliations, and close processes
• NetSuite experience required
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities
• Highly organized with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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