Accounting Manager

Atlas Search; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search, a Manhattan-based technology company, is hiring an Accounting Manager to lead the month-end and quarter-end close, review journal entries, and manage revenue and lease accounting with SOX compliance. You will mentor junior GL staff and partner with SEC Reporting, FP&A, Operations, and external auditors in a collaborative, hands-on environment.

The role is based in New York City with a hybrid schedule (2 days on-site).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience combining public accounting with corporate accounting.
• Hands-on corporate accounting experience including journal entries, GL, reconciliations, and month-end/quarter-end close.
• Experience reviewing activity across AP, AR, fixed assets, and expense accounting.
• SOX/internal controls experience (exposure gained in public accounting qualifies).
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting fundamentals.
• Experience working cross-functionally with FP&A, Tax, Internal Audit, and External Audit.
• Experience with a major ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end and quarter-end close in the ERP, and drive process improvement and automation to make the close faster and more accurate.
• Review and approve journal entries, vendor bills, customer invoices, and cash activity, and prepare entries for significant non-recurring transactions.
• Review customer invoicing and the related accounting for ASC 606 compliance, maintain deferred revenue schedules, and work with Operations to get the accounting right on new customer contracts.
• Prepare and maintain ASC 842 lease schedules and the monthly entries, and review fixed asset additions and disposals.
• Oversee AP operations, including vendor onboarding and invoice approval workflows, and review monthly expense reports for proper coding.
• Make sure balance sheet reconcilations are completed accurately and on time, and resolve reconciling items.
• Coordinate the SOX audit: prepare and review control documentation, perform entity-level control testing under COSO, and strengthen controls within your processes.
• Support SEC Reporting on account classification and presentation, and on the disclosures and supporting schedules for quarterly and annual filings under Regulation S‑X and S‑K.
• Provide documentation and support to external and internal auditors
• Handle regulatory filings for non‑U.S. subsidiaries (e.g., VAT) and support banking KYC for new accounts
• Partner with FP&A so budgets and forecasts reflect actual results, and help maintain accounting policies and procedures

Skills

Corporate accounting

SOX controls

GAAP knowledge

Journal entries & GL

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CPA (preferred)

Tools

Major ERP system

Job description

Atlas Search is partnering with a publicly traded technology company in Manhattan to hire an Accounting Manager. This is a hands‑on corporate accounting role covering the close, GL review, revenue and lease accounting, and SOX. You'll work closely with SEC Reporting, FP&A, Operations, and the external auditors, and you'll mentor junior GL staff.

Location

NYC (2 days/week onsite)

Compensation

$140,000 to $155,000

What You'll Do

• Manage month‑end and quarter‑end close in the ERP, and drive process improvement and automation to make the close faster and more accurate
• Review and approve journal entries, vendor bills, customer invoices, and cash activity, and prepare entries for significant non‑recurring transactions
• Review customer invoicing and the related accounting for ASC 606 compliance, maintain deferred revenue schedules, and work with Operations to get the accounting right on new customer contracts
• Prepare and maintain ASC 842 lease schedules and the monthly entries, and review fixed asset additions and disposals
• Oversee AP operations, including vendor onboarding and invoice approval workflows, and review monthly expense reports for proper coding
• Make sure balance sheet reconciliations are completed accurately and on time, and resolve reconciling items
• Coordinate the SOX audit: prepare and review control documentation, perform entity‑level control testing under COSO, and strengthen controls within your processes
• Support SEC Reporting on account classification and presentation, and on the disclosures and supporting schedules for quarterly and annual filings under Regulation S‑X and S‑K
• Provide documentation and support to external and internal auditors
• Handle regulatory filings for non‑U.S. subsidiaries (e.g., VAT) and support banking KYC for new accounts
• Partner with FP&A so budgets and forecasts reflect actual results, and help maintain accounting policies and procedures

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, combining public accounting with corporate/industry accounting
• Hands‑on corporate accounting experience, including journal entries, GL, reconciliations, and month‑end and quarter‑end close
• Experience reviewing and approving activity across AP, AR, fixed assets, and expense accounting
• SOX/internal controls experience (exposure gained in public accounting qualifies)
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting fundamentals
• Experience working cross‑functionally with FP&A, Tax, Internal Audit, and External Audit
• Experience with a major ERP system

Preferred

• CPA

The Environment

A publicly traded technology company with U.S. and international operations. The role is based in New York, NY, on a hybrid schedule with 2 days per week in the office.