Accounting Manager

Social Innovation Lab; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Innovation Lab in Grand Rapids is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead financial operations in a hybrid role. The position requires ownership of the close process, budgeting, and payroll reconciliations, with a compensation structure ranging from $90,000 to $136,000.

The role emphasizes clear communication, cross-functional collaboration, and ownership of outcomes in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• Clear communication translates jargon into plain English.
• 6+ years in the finance space.
• Ability to learn new finance systems quickly and apply them.
• Strong sense of reading a room you’ve never been in before.
• Comfort being accountable for a spirited-and-grounded outcome in a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

• Turn quarter-end into a calm week in the finance cycle.
• Build and defend the $90,000 - $136,000 budget line.
• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning.
• Reconcile payroll liabilities for MI filings.
• Resolve billing disputes and reduce aged receivables.
• Sharpen month-end close so it runs in days, not weeks.
• Translate dashboards into plain language for non-finance leaders.

Skills

Clear communication

Finance experience

Learning new systems

Reading room dynamics

Hybrid work accountability

Job description

The ledger is honest, the deadlines are firm, and the Accounting Manager who thrives at Social Innovation Lab respects both. The offer reads simply — hybrid, $90,000 - $136,000, 8 years, and a manager role where ownership is not a perk but the point.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle
• Build the $90,000 - $136,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning
• Reconcile payroll liabilities so the MI filings never bounce
• Resolve billing disputes and escape aged receivables for collection
• Sharpen month-end close until it runs in days, not weeks
• Translate Active Listening dashboards into plain language for non-finance leaders

What You'll Bring

• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• At least 6 years building expertise within the finance space
• Ability to learn new finance systems quickly and apply them effectively
• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before
• Comfort being accountable for a spirited-and-grounded outcome in a hybrid role

Social Innovation Lab is what happens when forward-thinking engineers in Grand Rapids decide that good enough is the enemy of great Valuation. At Social Innovation Lab you're trusted with the why, not just handed the what.

We are offering $90,000 - $136,000, a clear growth track, hands-on mentorship, and the kind of flexibility that keeps MI talent happy.

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