Accounting Manager – GAAP, Multi-Entity Accounting, Month-End Close & Payroll | Remote
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours
About the Role
At Pavago, one of our clients is hiring a hands-on Accounting Manager to own financial reporting, month-end close, payroll, and core accounting operations across complex, multi-entity client accounts.
This is not a basic bookkeeping or supervisory-only role. You’ll be directly responsible for maintaining accurate GAAP-compliant financials, clean books, reliable reporting, and scalable accounting processes.
You’ll work across multiple entities while managing close cycles, payroll, AP/AR, reconciliations, sales tax, reporting, and compliance.
If you’re highly detail-oriented, execution-focused, and take full ownership of financial accuracy, this role is a strong fit.
What You’ll Own
Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
- Execute month-end and year-end close accurately and on schedule
- Prepare and review:
- Balance Sheets
- Income Statements / P&Ls
- Supporting schedules
- Account reconciliations
- Maintain clean, organized, and audit-ready workpapers
- Ensure financial reporting complies with U.S. GAAP
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies before close
- Maintain reporting consistency across multiple entities
Multi-Entity Accounting & General Ledger
- Maintain accurate general ledgers across multiple entities, locations, or business segments
- Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations where applicable
- Review account classifications and journal entries
- Ensure transactions are recorded accurately under accrual accounting principles
- Maintain clean books and resolve accounting issues proactively
Payroll & Employee Setup
- Process payroll using Gusto or similar payroll platforms
- Set up and maintain employee information within payroll systems
- Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time
- Maintain payroll documentation and records
- Support compliance with applicable U.S. payroll requirements
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including:
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Vendor payments
- Customer receivables
- Account reconciliations
- General ledger activity
Ensure accounting records remain accurate, current, and properly documented.
Sales Tax & Compliance
- Calculate and file U.S. state sales tax
- Track filing deadlines across applicable jurisdictions
- Maintain supporting documentation for tax filings
- Ensure filings are completed accurately and on time
- Support broader federal and state accounting compliance requirements
Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Build customized financial and management reports
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes
- Analyze financial results and identify discrepancies or trends
- Provide leadership with clear, actionable financial insights
- Help improve visibility into financial performance across entities
Process Improvement & Documentation
- Review existing accounting workflows and controls
- Identify inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for improvement
- Create and maintain accounting SOPs
- Standardize processes across clients and entities
- Build scalable, repeatable accounting workflows
- Improve reporting accuracy and operational efficiency
Client & Leadership Coordination
- Communicate clearly with leadership regarding financial priorities, deadlines, and issues
- Support client-facing accounting discussions when required
- Align with stakeholders on reporting expectations and timelines
- Explain financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
- Escalate accounting or compliance risks proactively
What Makes You a Strong Fit
You:
- Take ownership of financial accuracy from start to finish
- Have a low tolerance for errors
- Understand the difference between simply maintaining books and producing reliable financials
- Are comfortable managing complex, multi-entity accounting structures
- Work effectively under recurring close and reporting deadlines
- Identify discrepancies before they become larger problems
- Can balance accuracy, speed, and compliance
- Communicate financial information clearly
- Build organized processes rather than relying on manual workarounds
Required Experience & Skills
Non-Negotiables
- 5+ years of accounting or finance experience
- Strong hands-on experience with accrual accounting and U.S. GAAP
- Experience managing:
- Multi-entity businesses
- Multi-location businesses
- Multi-segment accounting environments
- Strong proficiency with:
- QuickBooks Online
- QuickBooks Desktop and/or Enterprise
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including:
- XLOOKUP
- INDEX/MATCH
- Pivot Tables
- Data Tables
- Payroll processing experience using Gusto or similar systems
- Experience calculating and filing U.S. state sales tax
- Strong account reconciliation and general ledger skills
- Excellent written and verbal English communication
- Strong attention to detail and organizational ability
- Ability to work independently during U.S. business hours
Nice to Have
- NetSuite experience
- ADP or Paylocity experience
- Bill.com experience
- Ramp experience
- Google Sheets proficiency
- Familiarity with Clockify or similar time-tracking platforms
- Background working for an outsourced accounting firm
- Experience supporting multiple client accounts simultaneously
- Experience improving accounting SOPs and internal controls
Tools & Systems
- QuickBooks Online / Desktop / Enterprise
- Gusto
- ADP / Paylocity
- Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets
- Bill.com
- Ramp
- NetSuite
- Clockify or similar time-tracking tools
What a Typical Day Looks Like
You might:
- Review month-end close progress across multiple entities
- Reconcile balance sheet and general ledger accounts
- Prepare or review financial statements
- Investigate accounting discrepancies
- Process or review payroll
- Monitor AP and AR activity
- Complete sales tax and compliance requirements
- Build financial reports for leadership
- Review budgeting or forecasting data
- Improve accounting workflows and documentation
- Communicate financial updates to clients or internal leadership
In short: You ensure the company’s financials are accurate, compliant, organized, and reliable across every entity you support.
What Success Looks Like
- Month-end close is completed accurately and on schedule
- Financial statements are reliable and GAAP-compliant
- Multi-entity books remain clean and organized
- Reconciliations are current and properly documented
- Payroll is processed accurately and on time
- Tax and compliance deadlines are consistently met
- Accounting records remain audit-ready
- Leadership can confidently rely on financial reporting
Key Metrics for Success
- On-time month-end and year-end close
- Zero material financial reporting errors
- Accuracy of account reconciliations
- Clean and audit-ready workpapers
- Payroll accuracy and timeliness
- Compliance with sales tax and reporting deadlines
- Accuracy and consistency across multi-entity books
- Quality and reliability of financial reporting
Why This Role Stands Out
- High ownership over core accounting operations
- Exposure to complex, multi-entity financial environments
- Direct involvement in month-end close and financial reporting
- Opportunity to improve and standardize accounting systems
- Direct communication with leadership and clients
- Fully remote work environment
- Clear growth opportunities into:
- Senior Accounting Manager
- Controller
- Finance Manager
- Director of Accounting
Interview Process
- Initial Screening Call
- Spark Hire Intro Video
- Recruiter Interview
- Final Interview
- Practical Assessment – Accounting Scenario
- Offer & Onboarding
Apply Now
If you:
- Have strong U.S. GAAP and accrual accounting experience
- Can independently manage month-end close
- Have worked across complex multi-entity environments
- Take pride in clean books and accurate financial reporting
- Are comfortable owning payroll, compliance, and accounting operations
- Thrive in structured, high-accountability environments
This is a strong opportunity to take ownership of high-impact accounting operations and financial reporting while working across complex client environments.
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