What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at Xplora Search Group?
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Corporate Accounting Manager to play a key role in corporate accounting, financial reporting, audit support, and technical accounting. This position is responsible for supporting the monthly close process and annual external audit, preparing consolidated financial statements, and assisting with the application of U.S. GAAP for complex and non-routine transactions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain best practices for accounting across the organization.
- Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
- System administrator and key finance owner for the OneStream consolidation platform, including data validation, consolidation rules, reporting hierarchies, and ongoing enhancements as the system is implemented and scaled.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams and lead accurate internal and external financial reporting.
- Support the enforcement of consistent accounting policies, procedures, and controls across all brands and entities.
- Drive automation and standardization initiatives to improve close efficiency and enhance financial accuracy.
- Prepare complex reconciliations and journal entries related to deferred revenue, goodwill and intangible amortization, debt, stock compensation, and other special transactions.
- Lead the monthly close process, including journal entry review and reconciliation oversight.
- Analysis and review of monthly operating results of the corporate entity and operational regions.
- Provide guidance and reconciliation of complex areas including PPA, goodwill, intangible assets, earnouts, contingent consideration, and impairment testing.
- Own purchase accounting, valuation inputs, opening balance sheet creation, subsequent measurements on earnout calculations and alignment with auditors and external advisors.
- Audit, Controls & Compliance: Assist in coordinating external financial audits and manage all related deliverables.
- Strengthen internal control structures and support implementation of SOX like control procedures where applicable.
- Design and implement a scalable internal control framework that supports audit readiness, investor confidence, and future compliance needs.
- Identify and remediate areas of control risk, including misappropriation of assets and valuation discrepancies.
- Team Development and Leadership: Mentor and guide Operational and Corporate Accounting staff, fostering skill development and a best-in-class mindset.
- Cultivate a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability across the team.
Qualifications:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.
- 7 years of progressive accounting, including multi-entity and multi-location environments.
- Experience in job costing and inventory management for an operationally intensive field business
- Strong command of GAAP, technical accounting, and financial reporting.
- Proven experience contributing to accounting functions in private equity-backed, fast-growth, or highly acquisitive environments.
- Proven track record of leading process improvements