Accounting Manager

InnovateNow; Atlantic City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

InnovateNow in Atlantic City, NJ is seeking an Accounting Manager to own the finance outcome in a hybrid work model. The role carries a $113,000–$162,000 annual salary, with mentorship and growth into management responsibilities, and a supportive team environment.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on finance experience, ACA knowledge, and a willingness to relocate if necessary. You will forecast costs, defend assumptions, and collaborate closely with leadership to ensure accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication under scrutiny.
• Hands-on finance experience that holds up to follow-up questions.
• A knack for ACA that colleagues quietly come to rely on.
• Prior experience working on-site in Atlantic City, NJ, or willingness to relocate.
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in.
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics.

Responsibilities

• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning.
• Build the $113,000 - $162,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it.
• Price out vendor contracts and surface the savings nobody else spotted.
• Forecast tax payments precisely enough to avoid an underpayment penalty.
• Hand leadership a forecast they trust enough to hire against.
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Reconcile the inventory ledger to a physical count without the drama.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Finance experience

ACA knowledge

Relocation willing

Education

ACA certification

Job description

Precision in the details and perspective on the whole: InnovateNow wants both from its Atlantic City, NJ Accounting Manager. Net it out: hybrid, $113,000 - $162,000, 6 years, ownership of the finance outcome, and an InnovateNow team that has your back.

Key Responsibilities

• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning
• Build the $113,000 - $162,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Price out vendor contracts and surface the savings nobody else spotted
• Forecast tax payments precisely enough to avoid an underpayment penalty
• Hand leadership a forecast they trust enough to hire against
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Reconcile the inventory ledger to a physical count without the drama

What You'll Bring

• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Hands-on finance experience that holds up to follow-up questions
• A knack for ACA that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• Prior experience working on-site in Atlantic City, NJ, or willingness to relocate
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics

You can trace a lot of NJ's finance momentum back to a metrics-driven little team called InnovateNow in Atlantic City. At InnovateNow feedback has a short half-life, delivered close to the moment it can still help.

Beyond the $113,000 - $162,000 headline, we hand you a mentor, room to grow into manager work, and the freedom to shape your own week.

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