Accounting Manager

Position: Accounting Manager (AP/AR, Credit & Close)

Reports To: Deputy Controller

Position Summary

We are a PE-backed manufacturing company seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to lead Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, credit/collections, and subledger close.

This role is responsible for cash flow discipline, billing accuracy, and enforcing strong financial processes across AP/AR. The Accounting Manager will partner closely with the CFO to improve working capital, strengthen controls, and build scalable, efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities:

AP/AR & Credit Ownership

·        Own end-to-end AP and AR processes including invoicing, collections, vendor payments, and cash application

·        Establish and enforce customer credit policies, credit limits, and deposit requirements

·        Lead collections strategy, including escalation and customer communication

·        Manage vendor relationships and payment timing

Billing & Revenue Validation

·        Own billing validation processes including rebates, freight, storage fees, and pricing exceptions

·        Ensure invoice accuracy and completeness aligned with customer contracts and terms

Month-End Close & Controls

·        Own subledger close (Day 1) including cutoff enforcement for AR/AP

·        Support month-end close through reconciliations, journal entries, and variance analysis

·        Maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness

Team & Process Management

·        Supervise AP/AR resources, including employee/contractor support and Supervity workflows

·        Establish KPIs, accountability, and process discipline

·        Drive process improvements and automation across AP/AR

·        Leverage ERP (NetSuite preferred) and tools such as Supervity; experience with Supervity is a plus

·        Utilize dashboards and exception reporting to proactively identify issues

Cross-Functional Partnership

·        Partner with procurement and operations to ensure PO discipline and 3-way match integrity

·        Support working capital optimization (DSO, DPO)

Qualifications

·        5–8 years accounting experience across AP, AR, and close

·        Experience with credit, collections, and customer interaction

·        Manufacturing or inventory-based environment exposure

·        ERP experience (NetSuite preferred; Supervity a plus)

·        Strong Excel skills

·        Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Candidate Profile

·        Hands-on operator comfortable owning both execution and process improvement

·        Strong communicator with customers and vendors, able to balance professionalism with firm decision-making (collections, credit limits, disputes)

·        Process-driven, detail-oriented, accountable, and solution-focused

Position Highlights

·        Growing organization backed by PE

·        High visibility role

·        Opportunity to build and scale processes and controls

·        Potential for progression into broader accounting leadership

Company Benefits

• Full-time, in-office role at Corporate Headquarters (no remote/flex work).
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with company match.

Our strength resides in the great people we hire from a wide variety of backgrounds. If you share our values that everyone is our customer and every customer comes first, you will find a home at Arctic.