Accounting Manager

Alta Medical Specialties; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Alta Medical Specialties is seeking an Accounting Manager to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the company’s books, including the month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This hands-on role offers broad ownership and opportunities to grow into added responsibilities over time.

You will lead the monthly close, own balance sheet reconciliations, and produce clear, leadership-ready financial statements with analysis of movements.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of corporate accounting with close ownership.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• NetSuite experience is required as primary GL system.
• Solid GAAP and accrual accounting knowledge; inventory accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly close with journal entries and accruals.
• Own reconciliations for cash, receivables, payables, inventory, and intercompany.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and analyses for leadership.
• Collaborate with Operations on inventory valuation and COGS.
• Serve as NetSuite SME for all accounting functions.
• Support year-end and compliance work with outside CPA.
• Maintain internal controls and document accounting processes.
• Mentor and potentially lead an accounting team in the future.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Close ownership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Paid time off

About the Role

The Accounting Manager is responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of the company's books, including the month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting. This is a hands-on role with broad ownership and room to grow into additional responsibilities over time.

Responsibilities

• Month-End Close: Lead the monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, and ownership of the close checklist and calendar, delivering accurate results on a consistent timeline.
• Balance Sheet Integrity: Own reconciliations for cash, receivables, payables, inventory, prepaid and accrued accounts, and intercompany balances; investigate and resolve variances.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly financial statements and supporting analysis for leadership and the partners, with clear explanations of what moved and why.
• Inventory & Cost Accounting: Partner with Operations on inventory valuation, cost of goods sold, and the reconciliation of physical and cycle counts to the general ledger.
• NetSuite Ownership: Acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all Accounting functions in NetSuite
• Year-End & Compliance: Support year-end and recurring compliance work, including coordination with the outside CPA firm, partner capital and distribution tracking, sales and use tax, 1099s, and lender or audit requests.
• Controls & Process Improvement: Own and maintain the existing documented accounting processes, support process improvements, and maintain internal controls.
• Growing Leadership: Review and coach the work of others who touch accounting, with the opportunity to build and lead an accounting team over time.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of corporate (industry) accounting experience, including time as a Senior Accountant or equivalent with ownership of significant parts of the close.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• NetSuite experience is required — hands-on use as a primary general ledger system, including journal entries, reconciliations, saved searches, and financial reports.
• Solid working knowledge of GAAP and accrual accounting. Experience with inventory accounting is strongly preferred.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel proficiency

Preferred

• CPA, or progress toward licensure.
• Experience in distribution, wholesale, or medical/pharmaceutical supply.
• Multi-entity accounting and intercompany reconciliation experience.
• Familiarity with partnership/LLC accounting, including capital accounts and distributions.
• Exposure to Power BI or similar reporting tools.

Work Enviornment

On-site, Salt Lake City metro area. This role works closely with Operations, Sales, and leadership, with heavier workload expected around month-end close and year-end.

About Us

Alta Medical Specialties is a B2B medical supplies distributor headquartered in Salt Lake City, serving hospitals and pharmacies across nine states. We are a growing, hands-on team where decisions get made quickly and the people making them see the results directly.