Accounting Manager

This is a remote position.

SUMMARY

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the company’s accounting operations and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with US GAAP in a private equity–backed environment. This role manages a small accounting team, plays a key role in inventory and cost accounting, and supports timely and reliable financial information for management, lenders, and the private equity sponsor.

The position is hands-on and operational, with a strong focus on close execution and continuous process improvement within the company’s Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) ERP environment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial Reporting & Close
  
• Manage and execute the monthly close process
  
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly trial balance in accordance with U.S. GAAP and support reporting requirements for the private equity sponsor
  
• Learn the business to provide timely commentary on the monthly operating results
  
• Provide support for the annual external audit as requested and serve as a key point of contact with external auditors
  
• Oversee key accounting estimates and judgments, including accruals, reserves, and inventory-related accounts
  
• Inventory & Cost Accounting
  
• Oversee inventory accounting for a multi-location wholesale distribution business
  
• Monitor and account for inventory shrink, obsolescence, freight capitalization, rebates, and vendor programs
  
• Support cycle count processes and annual physical inventories, ensuring proper reconciliation and reserve adjustments
  
• Partner with operations and supply chain teams to improve inventory accuracy and controls
  
• ERP & Systems
  
• Serve as the key accounting owner for Great Plains
  
• Ensure proper system configuration, data integrity, and consistent accounting treatment within the ERP, to include any add-ons
  
• Coordinate with IT to maintain and enhance reporting through external tools, which currently include SQL and Tableau
  
• Support process improvements, reporting enhancements, and system-related initiatives
  
• Internal Controls & Compliance
  
• Maintain and enhance internal controls over financial reporting appropriate for a lean accounting organization in a private equity–backed environment
  
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and lender reporting requirements
  
• Support working capital management and covenant reporting
  
• Leadership & Team Management
  
• Manage and develop one direct report within the accounting function
  
• Review work product, provide coaching, and ensure deadlines and quality standards are met
  
• Promote accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement
  
• Cross-Functional & Strategic Support
  
• Partner with the VP of Accounting and the Director of FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow initiatives
  
• Support acquisition integration efforts as needed, including accounting alignment and process standardization
  
• Collaborate with operations, sales, and IT to ensure financial data supports business decision-making
  
• Administer the company’s T&E credit card program (issue new cards, cancel cards, review and approve limit increases, ensure expense reports are processed timely to facilitate payment)
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
  
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
  
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience. (Can be a combination of CPA firm and industry, but needs at least 2 years in industry)
  
• Experience in distribution, wholesale, manufacturing, or other inventory-intensive environments
  
• Demonstrated ability to complete month-end close and support external audit requests as needed
  
• Preferred
  
• CPA
  
• Experience working in a private equity–backed or similarly fast-paced environment
  
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains), specifically version 18.3 (GP 2021).
  
• Advanced Excel proficiency.
  
• Key Attributes
  
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and execution-focused
  
• Able to balance accuracy with efficiency in a deadline-driven environment
  
• Strong communicator with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
  
• Comfortable operating in a lean team structure; ability and willingness to:
  
• Complete work individually or review and approve the work of others as needed.
  
• Coordinate PTO or other outages with team members to ensure adequate coverage during month-end close.
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Should be willing to accept a long-term work-from-home arrangement.
  
• Should be amenable to a permanent night shift schedule.