Accounting Manager

Retail Excellence Corp; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Retail Excellence Corp in Pasadena, CA seeks an Accounting Manager who can translate the balance sheet into actionable stories. You will track grants, restricted funds, and compliance, streamline month-end close, and mentor teammates to strengthen the finance team.

You will own the chart of accounts, review contracts for accuracy, build forecasts from the general ledger, and close books on time. This is a leadership role for someone who thrives under deadlines and delivers clear variance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven ability to mentor or support manager teammates.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Solid understanding of general ledger and financial controls.
• Detail-oriented with ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time
• Turn raw ledgers into forecasts the finance team can actually plan against
• Review contracts and invoices for accuracy before payment release
• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure consistent coding
• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Retail Excellence Corp
• Analyze financial data using General Ledger to surface trends and risks
• Build variance commentary executives actually read top to bottom

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder alignment

Mentoring/people coaching

Analytical reasoning

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

General Ledger

Job description

The right Accounting Manager sees a balance sheet and immediately spots the story it is trying to tell. At Retail Excellence Corp, $138,000 - $210,000 buys a manager seat, but 7 years of Revenue Recognition buys you the ownership that comes with it.

Key Responsibilities

• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time
• Turn raw ledgers into forecasts the finance team can actually plan against
• Review contracts and invoices for accuracy before payment release
• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure consistent coding
• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Retail Excellence Corp
• Analyze financial data using General Ledger to surface trends and risks
• Build variance commentary executives actually read top to bottom

What You'll Bring

• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support manager teammates
• Real General Ledger chops, plus the Team Leadership curiosity to keep growing
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one
• Metrics-driven problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Track record that proves you can gently-demanding ship under deadline pressure

Think of Retail Excellence Corp as the heads-down-and-happy engine behind some of the most trusted finance products on the market. At Retail Excellence Corp we hire people we can trust with real decisions and then give them the room to make them.

From the $138,000 - $210,000 starting line, expect coaching that grows your Delegation and benefits that quietly cover the rest of life.

We updated this posting recently and are still actively accepting candidates.

The team in Pasadena, CA is one strong Accounting Manager away from complete, and that could be you.