Accounting Manager

Subway; Evanston (IL); Remote; USD 124,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Subway Group in Evanston, IL is seeking an Accounting Manager to own risk assessment, support audits, and safeguard compliance. The role offers a six-figure salary with meaningful responsibility and mentorship for growth.

You will close monthly books, reforecast budgets, and maintain forecasts with variance analyses, while partnering with HR on compensation. The position emphasizes precision, candor, and reliable financial decision-making in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.
• Experience with month-end close, budgeting, and variance analyses.
• Proficient in financial modeling workflows and related tooling.
• Strong written and verbal communication in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Close the books each month and meet deadlines.
• Reforecast the manager budget through multiple leadership reviews.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
• Forecast headcount costs and collaborate with HR on compensation planning.
• Keep Illinois property-tax filings ahead of assessor deadlines.
• Monitor covenant terms to keep lenders calm.

Skills

Attention to detail

Remote work familiarity

Written communication

Problem solving

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Financial Modeling tools

Job description

Subway is searching for an Accounting Manager who can own Risk Assessment, support audits, and keep compliance airtight. We pair a $124,000 - $177,000 salary with real responsibility, so the Accounting Manager you become here grows faster than the title suggests.

Key Responsibilities

• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Subway
• Carry the manager budget reforecast through three rounds of leadership review
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for Subway
• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning
• Keep the IL property-tax filings ahead of every assessor deadline
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm

What You'll Bring

• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
• Working familiarity with remote schedules and team norms at Subway
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Hands-on experience with modern Financial Modeling workflows and tooling
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• A history of leaving finance processes better than you found them
• Comfort owning finance decisions in an IL market

What began as two engineers and a whiteboard in Evanston is now Subway, a mentorship-focused team obsessed with getting DCF Analysis right. Our IL crew runs on candor, caffeine, and a stubborn refusal to ship sloppy work.

Here the offer compounds, $124,000 - $177,000 now, mentorship next, benefits throughout, and flexible Evanston, IL hours for the long haul.

We refreshed the dates so you know this remote role is current.

The version of you that already works at Subway is just one application ahead.