Accounting Manager

MidAtlantic Recruiters; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MidAtlantic Recruiters seeks an experienced Accounting Manager to lead day-to-day accounting operations and a small team. You will own the monthly close, reconciliations, AP/AR processes, and related activities, ensuring accuracy and control.

You will report to the Controller, learn company processes, and enforce established controls while escalating significant issues with urgency. Strong Excel skills and a accounting leadership mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience including month-end close and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Experience managing, supervising, or reviewing accounting staff.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and applying principles to practical transactions.
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, lookups, PivotTables, data analysis, reconciliations).

Responsibilities

• Own and complete the monthly close by the established deadline with journal entries and accruals.
• Prepare and review balance-sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
• Ensure the general ledger and financial statements are accurate and close-ready.
• Provide dependable financial data for reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis.
• Supervise and review the AP and AR work, including training and accountability.
• Maintain reliable AP/AR records and ensure proper period recording.
• Oversee payment processing per approval requirements and controls.
• Set expectations for direct reports and address performance issues promptly.
• Enforce accounting policies, procedures, approvals, and internal controls.

Skills

Month-end close

GAAP knowledge

Excel expertise

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Job description

The Accounting Manager is responsible for the day-to-day accounting operation and the integrity of the company's financial records. This is a hands-on role for an experienced accountant who can lead a small team, prepare and review accounting work, solve problems, and adapt as the company grows and its processes continue to mature.

Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Manager will own the monthly close, reconciliations, AP and AR operations, payment processing, and related accounting activities. The Controller will provide documented procedures, templates, training, and ongoing support. The Accounting Manager will be expected to learn the company's processes, apply them consistently, enforce established controls, and escalatethe significant issues with appropriate urgency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and complete the monthly close by the established deadline, including journal entries, accruals, account analysis, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and review balance-sheet reconciliations using Controller-provided templates; investigate and resolve reconciling items promptly.
• Ensure the general ledger and financial statements are complete, accurate, supported, and review-ready before communicating that the period is closed.
• Provide dependable financial data for the Controller's KPI reporting, owner presentations, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis.
• Manage and review the work of the AP and AR team, including workload prioritization, timeliness, accuracy, training, and accountability.
• Maintain reliable AP and AR records, resolve discrepancies, and ensure transactions are recorded in the correct period and accounts.
• Oversee payment processing in accordance with established approval requirements and segregation-of-duties controls.
• Set clear expectations for direct reports, review their work, provide practical coaching, and address performance or compliance issues promptly.
• Follow and enforce accounting policies, documented procedures, approval requirements, and internal controls established by the Controller.

Requirements:

• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful responsibility for month-end close and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Prior experience managing, supervising, or formally reviewing the work of accounting staff.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and the ability to apply accounting principles to practical transactions and issues.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, PivotTables, data analysis, and organized reconciliation workbooks. More than basic spreadsheet proficiency is required.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate discrepancies, solve problems, manage competing priorities, and meet close deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and the judgment to work effectively with accounting staff, attorneys, paralegals, and firm leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.