Accounting Manager

Whip Networks, Inc.; California City (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401K retirement plan

Remote office stipend

Referral bonuses

Flexible PTO

Monthly mobile reimbursement

Job summary

Whip Media is seeking an Accounting Manager/Senior Accounting Manager to own the month-end close, manage multi-entity and multi-currency accounting, and supervise a remote team. You will oversee audits, tax provisions, and revenue recognition for SaaS contracts, driving process improvements and AI-enabled automation.

The role requires deep US GAAP knowledge, especially ASC 606, strong QBO expertise, and experience with external audits and multi-state tax compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 6+ years progressive accounting experience (8+ for Senior Accounting Manager) in SaaS/ software.
• Advanced QuickBooks Online experience with multi-entity and multi-currency setups.
• Strong US GAAP knowledge incl. ASC 606 for software.
• Experience managing external financial statement audits as primary contact.
• Experience managing remote staff or contractors.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivots, reconciliations).
• Ability to interpret customer and vendor contracts for accounting and billing impact.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly and year-end close in QBO.
• Consolidate multi-entity group including multi-currency.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and leadership reporting.
• Manage annual audit end-to-end and tax provisions.
• Oversee AP, payroll, commissions and vendor payments.
• Lead process improvements and automation using AI.
• Coordinate with outside tax firm for ASC 740 and 1099.
• Support acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-outs.

Skills

QBO multi-entity

GAAP ASC 606

Audit management

Remote team management

Excel / Google Sheets

Contracts interpretation

M&A / carve-outs

AR automation

Tax compliance (multi-state)

ERP/Billing tools (Ariba/Coupa)

AI in accounting

Communication & memo writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Avalara

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Google Sheets

Excel

Job description

About The Role

Whip Media is a SaaS company providing data and software solutions to studios, streamers and device makers across the entertainment industry. We are a lean, fast-moving finance team, and we're hiring an Accounting Manager / Senior Accounting Manager to own the day-to-day accounting function and be the CFO's right hand.

You will run the monthly close, own the audit relationship, keep our SaaS accounting clean, and manage remote team members. This is a hands-on role for someone who likes to build, fix and automate — and who sees AI as a core part of how modern accounting gets done.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly and year-end close in QuickBooks Online (QBO), including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, deferred revenue and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Consolidate a multi-entity group (US parent plus UK subsidiary), including multi-currency (GBP) accounting, FX remeasurement and intercompany eliminations.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, management reporting packages for leadership, the board and lender reporting.
• Maintain the chart of accounts, close calendar and documented procedures.
• Revenue and billing
• Review customer contracts to set up billing correctly; oversee invoicing, deferred revenue schedules and collections on AR.
• Audit, tax and compliance
• Manage the annual financial statement audit end to end: PBC lists, schedules, auditor requests, timelines and draft financial statement and footnote review.
• Coordinate with the outside tax firm on the income tax provision (ASC 740), federal and state returns, and 1099 reporting.
• Own sales and use tax compliance, including the changing taxability of SaaS and digital products by state (e.g., California's upcoming SaaS sales tax).
• Maintain internal controls that support our SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 commitments, including segregation of duties and access controls.
• Accounts payable
• ~ Oversee AP and vendor payments, with strict verification controls for new vendors and any change to banking or remittance details.
• Commissions and payroll
• Accrue sales commissions per plan, and account for capitalized contract costs under ASC 340-40.
• Review payroll and benefits accounting, and support equity and headcount reporting.
• Team, projects and process
• Manage and review the work of our outsourced remote accounting team across time zones.
• Support corporate transactions (acquisitions, divestitures, entity changes): financial diligence, carve-out financials, transition accounting, and customer/vendor notifications.
• Lead process improvement and automation, using AI tools to reduce manual work in reconciliations, reporting, contract review and close.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• ~6+ years of progressive accounting experience (8+ for Senior Accounting Manager), with at least 3 years in a SaaS or software company.
• ~ Advanced, hands‑on QuickBooks Online experience, including multi-entity and multi-currency setups.
• ~ Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, especially ASC 606 revenue recognition for software and subscription contracts.
• ~ Experience managing external financial statement audits as the primary point of contact.
• ~ Experience managing remote staff or contractors, including reviewing their work and setting priorities.
• ~ Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivots, building reconciliations and models).
• ~ Ability to read and interpret customer and vendor contracts for accounting and billing impact.
• Big 4 or regional audit firm background is a plus.
• Sales commission accounting and ASC 340-40 contract cost capitalization.
• Multi-state sales and use tax compliance for SaaS, including tools such as Avalara.
• M&A, divestitures or carve‑outs, entity restructurings, and lender/covenant reporting in a PE- or debt‑backed company.
• Familiarity with AR automation and billing tools, and experience invoicing enterprise customers through their supplier portals (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa).
• Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) in your work and actively look for ways to automate reconciliations, variance analysis, contract review and reporting. You're comfortable with ambiguity, take on new areas such as tax, treasury or transaction work, and keep expanding your knowledge.
• You write concise memos and explain accounting positions to auditors, executives, customers and vendors.
• You protect company cash and data, and treat confidentiality and payment‑fraud prevention as part of the job.
• You're happy to be both player and coach, and thrive in a small, fast‑moving finance function.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive health plan so you can choose the right plan for you and your loved ones!
• 401K retirement plan
• Remote office stipend
• Referral bonuses
• Flexible PTO
• Monthly mobile reimbursement

Culture and Inclusivity

We value unique perspectives, ideas, and authenticity, and we welcome points of view that help both our people and company grow. We foster a people focused environment that promotes and evaluates belonging and inclusion and actively strives to bridge any gaps that exist between employee groups.