Corporate Accounting Manager

Carolina PRG has partnered with a privately held, expanding local HQ as they add a Corporate Accounting Manager to their "culture-first" leadership team. The Corporate Accounting Manager will lead accounting and financial reporting for corporate entities, including the parent company. The Corporate Accounting Manager will manage the corporate close, own the accuracy of the corporate books, and partner closely with the Controller, CFO, and department leaders. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can build strong processes, develop people, and turn complex accounting into clear, timely reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Close & Reporting

• Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for corporate entities on a defined close calendar.
• Review journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations (cash, intercompany, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, debt, payroll, and benefits liabilities).
• Prepare consolidated and entity-level corporate financial statements, variance analyses, and management reports.
• Account for corporate revenue streams.
• Manage intercompany activity and eliminations between corporate entities and with affiliated partnerships.

Audit, Tax & Compliance

• Coordinate the annual corporate audit and tax return preparation with external CPAs; prepare audit schedules and respond to requests.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, bank covenants, and corporate lender reporting requirements.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, segregation of duties, and documented procedures for corporate accounting.

Team Leadership

• Supervise, train, and develop corporate staff accountants; set priorities and review work for accuracy.
• Conduct performance reviews and support hiring and onboarding.

Process & Systems

• Improve close efficiency and reporting quality through standardization and automation.
• Serve as a power user of the corporate general ledger and related systems and partner with IT on enhancements.

Business Partnership

• Lead the annual corporate budget and monthly budget-to-actual reporting with department heads.
• Manage corporate cash forecasting and treasury support.
• Support executive leadership with ad hoc analysis on overhead and entity profitability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including 2 years supervising accounting staff.
• Current or prior public accounting experience preferred
• CPA or CPA in process required
• Strong command of GAAP, accrual accounting, intercompany accounting, and consolidations.
• Experience with corporate ERP or GL systems
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, financial models).