Accounting Manager — Fixed Assets & Inventory Lead

Insight Global; Buda (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Accounting Manager for a top mechanical construction and engineering client in the Austin area. This hands-on leadership role centers on the monthly close, the general ledger, fixed assets, inventory, and detailed account analysis.

You will partner with senior Finance leaders and, over time, may take on supervision of a small team. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, a Bachelor’s in Accounting, supervisory exposure, and strong Excel

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Supervisory, leadership, or accounting oversight experience
• Hands-on monthly close experience
• Experience preparing/reviewing journal entries
• Hands-on fixed asset accounting
• Hands-on inventory accounting
• Ability to manage balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
• Strong Excel skills with complex financial data

Responsibilities

• Own key components of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close
• Heavy involvement in GL accounting and monthly close
• Prepare, review, and approve journal entries
• Handle accruals, prepaids, payroll entries, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, and reclasses
• Own fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation, and reconciliations
• Manage inventory accounting and reconciliations
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Analyze unusual account balances and financial fluctuations
• Support lease accounting and amortization
• Ensure accounting activity complies with U.S. GAAP and internal policies/controls
• Improve the speed, accuracy, and overall effectiveness of the close process
• Partner closely with senior Accounting and Finance leadership
• Initially operate without direct reports, with potential to have a couple of employees underneath the position as the team grows

Skills

Accounting experience

Monthly close

Journal entries

Fixed asset accounting

Inventory accounting

Balance sheet reconciliations

Excel proficiency

U.S. GAAP

Leadership/supervisory

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Vista ERP

Job description

Insight Global is seeking an Accounting Manager for a top mechanical construction and engineering client in the Austin area. This hands-on leadership role centers on the monthly close, the general ledger, fixed assets, inventory, and detailed account analysis.

You will partner with senior Finance leaders and, over time, may take on supervision of a small team. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, a Bachelor’s in Accounting, supervisory exposure, and strong Excel