What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at Meritage Accounting Group?
About MAG:
Our mission at MAG is to empower emerging venture capital and private equity fund managers to maximize partner value by providing world class fund administration and accounting services. At Meritage, you will find hard-working professionals driven to provide superior services. We are committed solution seekers, ever curious about the drivers of our market. Most importantly, we offer dependability and reliability to our clients and helpful collaboration to our fellow team members.
Position Summary:
MAG has created the client-facing position of Accounting Manager. In this role, responsibilities will include daily accounting for management companies of venture capital funds, creating customized client deliverables (monthly or quarterly, as contracted) and working directly with Fund Managers at MAG.
Location:
Arvada, CO. Not more than 50% of your time may be worked remotely from home without prior agreement with your supervisor.
Management Company Division:
- Manage Management Company service practice
- Oversee bookkeeping staff and coordinate with third-party vendors selected by clients
- Conduct client meetings (monthly or quarterly, as requested)
- Help clients develop annual operating budgets and provide cash forecasts
- Review and prepare standard financial statements to management
- Collaborate with Fund Managers on a frequent basis.
- Facilitate annual tax engagements, quarterly tax estimates and projections, as needed
- Manage annual 1099 reporting
- Process client expense reports, payroll and benefits as determined by clients
- Be well organized and serve multiple clients.
Skills Required:
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in an accounting or bookkeeping role – experience with payroll cycles and employee benefits highly preferred
- Client-facing composure and experience with small businesses preferred
- Experience working with QuickBooks and/or Xero
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including strong expertise in Excel
- Demonstrates analytical, accounting/financial, and organizational skills
- Experience collaborating with team members in various roles
- Naturally resourceful with strong critical thinking skills
- Sees the value in providing excellent customer service, being thoughtful and knowing that the details make the difference
MAG's Core Values:
Driven: Hardworking, commitment to personal and company success, seeks growth and mastery of skills
Solution Seeker: Innovative, flexible, problem solver, curious, quick study, detail digger, “connecting the dots"
Collaborative: Teamwork, open communication, owner mentality, entrepreneurial "we"
Dependable: Reliability, integrity, professionalism