What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at Scale.jobs?
About The Role
The role leads the day-to-day corporate accounting operations, financial close processes, and US GAAP compliance. This position ensures accurate, timely financial reporting and maintains a robust internal control environment as the business continues to scale.
The Accounting Manager will drive the monthly and quarterly close cycle, oversee standard general ledger activities, and ensure alignment with SOX and SEC reporting frameworks. This role acts as a critical link between operational accounting and strategic financial analysis.
Key Responsibilities
The role leads the day-to-day corporate accounting operations, financial close processes, and US GAAP compliance. This position ensures accurate, timely financial reporting and maintains a robust internal control environment as the business continues to scale.
The Accounting Manager will drive the monthly and quarterly close cycle, oversee standard general ledger activities, and ensure alignment with SOX and SEC reporting frameworks. This role acts as a critical link between operational accounting and strategic financial analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accurate and timely consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.
- Oversee general ledger activities, including key balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, revenue recognition, and intercompany transactions.
- Maintain, document, and test the internal control framework to ensure rigorous compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Section 404 requirements.
- Coordinate the preparation of supporting schedules and disclosures for quarterly SEC reporting requirements and annual external audits.
- Partner with FP&A and Operations teams to investigate variances, analyze department expenses, and optimize reporting structures within NetSuite.
- Streamline accounting workflows and automate manual close tasks by implementing and managing modern reconciliation tools like FloQast or BlackLine.
- 5-8 years of progressive accounting experience, with a mix of Big 4 public accounting and corporate accounting at a high-growth company.
- Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is required.
- Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting rules, and SOX internal control design.
- Hands-on experience working with mid-to-enterprise ERP systems, specifically NetSuite, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to present financial data clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
- Bonus: Experience in technology or SaaS corporate environments, including knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition standards.