Manager, Financial & Technical Accounting

Job Description

Manager, Financial & Technical Accounting | MorganFranklin Consulting

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at MorganFranklin Consulting, located in Nashville, Tennessee. MorganFranklin, operating under the Vaco by Highspring talent solutions platform, is part of a global professional services firm controlled by Olympus Partners. The firm delivers integrated solutions across consulting, managed services, and talent solutions, helping organizations align strategy, execution, and talent to drive business outcomes. This Manager role is pivotal, serving as a key financial leader responsible for overseeing the organization’s technical accounting function, ensuring robust compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal policies. The position provides authoritative guidance on complex accounting issues, leads the preparation of technical accounting memos, and supports critical financial reporting, audit readiness, and policy development within a growth-oriented, private equity-backed environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Nashville, TN
• Pay: $138000–$160000 yearly
• Team: Leads and mentors a global accounting team.
• Mission: Oversees the organization’s technical accounting function, ensuring U.S. GAAP compliance and supporting financial reporting, audit readiness, and growth in a private equity-backed environment.
• Tech Stack: NetSuite (preferred), Workday Adaptive (plus), AI tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Reporting: Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP/IFRS, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting across multiple global entities, and managing audits and regulatory compliance.
• Global Accounting: Lead day-to-day accounting functions including revenue recognition, lease accounting, and fixed asset accounting, while also overseeing consolidation of international subsidiaries, including foreign currency considerations. Ensure proper accounting for complex staffing revenue streams and intercompany transactions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with executive leadership, private equity stakeholders, and cross-functional teams on financial reporting, performance metrics, and covenant reporting, also assisting with M&A activities including due diligence and integration accounting.
• Process Enhancement: Own the quality and integrity of supporting schedules and workpapers, ensuring accuracy and audit readiness. Drive continuous improvement in close cycles and reporting accuracy, evaluating and implementing automation tools and AI initiatives.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a global accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, serving as a positive leader who energizes and reinforces trust within the office.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required. Managerial level, with strong technical accounting expertise.
• Experience: 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership roles and international leadership experience; strong preference for experience in a private equity-backed company.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of GAAP; technical expertise in revenue recognition, intercompany eliminations, stock compensation/equity, and transfer pricing; experience with global consolidations and multi-entity environments; proven ability to manage audits and interact with external stakeholders; advanced proficiency in ERP systems, particularly NetSuite.
• Bonus: IFRS experience; background in consulting, staffing, or professional services industries; experience with Workday Adaptive.