Accounting Manager

Job Description

Accounting Manager | Cherry Bekaert Recruiting & Staffing Services

The Tone:
This is a full-time Accounting Manager role at a rapidly growing, private equity-backed organization, located in the Richmond, VA Area with hybrid flexibility. The company operates in a multi-brand environment, seeking to expand its business units and requires robust financial support. This position is an outstanding opportunity for a high-performing accounting professional looking to significantly expand their scope, gain true business ownership, and build a defined path toward a future Controller-level role. The role is crucial for providing dedicated accounting leadership to assigned business units, ensuring financial integrity, overseeing month-end close activities, and driving process improvements within a growing organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid/Flexible
• Location: Greater Richmond Region
• Pay: $95000 yearly
• Team: Reports to the Assistant Controller
• Mission: Serve as the primary accounting lead and financial steward for assigned business units, overseeing all financial reporting, leading month-end close activities, and providing critical business performance analysis within a multi-brand environment.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Close Lead: Lead and oversee all month-end close activities for assigned business units, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
• Financial Review: Prepare and meticulously review all journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules to uphold the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.
• Performance Analysis: Perform detailed flux, trend, and variance analysis to provide insights into business performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Business Partnership: Proactively partner with operational leaders across the assigned business units to foster a deeper understanding of financial performance and support strategic decision-making.
• Process Improvement: Continuously identify opportunities and implement process improvements and efficiencies within accounting operations to enhance overall effectiveness and scalability.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, coupled with progressive accounting experience that demonstrates increasing levels of responsibility, indicative of a manager-level professional.
• Experience: Must possess strong foundational knowledge of GAAP and proven experience in managing comprehensive month-end close processes. The role demands someone capable of working independently and solving problems effectively with minimal supervision.
• Skills: Strong communication skills are essential for partnering effectively with operational leaders, alongside robust business partnering abilities to serve as a financial steward. A high degree of accuracy, completeness, and integrity in financial reporting is also critical.
• Bonus: Preferred qualifications include candidates who are CPA or actively CPA-track. Additionally, experience supporting multiple entities, business units, or diverse locations is a significant advantage for this multi-brand environment.