Accounting Manager - Growth & Integration Leader

Smith + Howard PC; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Excellent training opportunities

Great benefits

Job summary

Smith + Howard PC, a leading Atlanta-based CPA firm, is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to strengthen accounting operations, financial reporting, and integration efforts across multiple entities. The role emphasizes hands-on accounting leadership, process improvement, and cross-team collaboration with domestic and offshore teams.

The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in accounting principles, strong month-end close experience, and a track record of developing others within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, with demonstrated growth in responsibility across accounting, financial reporting, and month-end close activities.
• Experience in a professional services environment required; experience within a large or mid-sized CPA or accounting advisory firm strongly preferred.
• Experience working within a larger, complex organization with multiple entities, business units, offices, or reporting structures.
• Strong understanding of professional services accounting, including work-in-process (WIP), revenue, billing, accounts receivable, and related financial reporting considerations.
• Demonstrated experience owning accounting processes and meeting recurring financial close deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and foundational accounting principles.
• Experience working with ERP and financial reporting systems; NetSuite experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a growing organization where processes, systems, and responsibilities continue to evolve.

Responsibilities

• Manage key accounting operations, including general ledger activities, account reconciliations, journal entries, and assigned components of the month-end close process.
• Review accounting work prepared by team members to ensure completeness, accuracy, appropriate documentation, and compliance with U.S. GAAP and firm policies.
• Support timely and accurate financial reporting across multiple entities and offices.
• Perform and review balance sheet and income statement analysis, including investigation and explanation of significant or unusual fluctuations.
• Identify close dependencies and accounting issues proactively and drive them to resolution.
• Support accounting for acquisitions, including purchase accounting, opening balance sheet preparation, and post-close adjustments.
• Support financial integration of acquired firms, including alignment of accounting policies, processes, systems, and reporting structures.
• Assist with due diligence and post-acquisition accounting activities in partnership with the Controller, Finance leadership, and external advisors.
• Support development and execution of standardized integration processes to enhance efficiency in future transactions.
• Continuously evaluate and improve accounting processes, systems, reconciliations, and controls to support scalability and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain clear accounting procedures and documentation to promote consistency across entities and teams.
• Identify opportunities to simplify or automate manual accounting activities.
• Support system optimization and integration, including ERP, time and billing, and reporting tools.
• Research accounting matters, develop proposed accounting treatments, and elevate recommendations to the Controller for review and approval.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, review, and coaching to accounting team members across multiple geographies.
• Collaborate effectively with offshore accounting teams, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with firm standards.
• Establish clear accountability, workflows, documentation standards, and performance expectations.
• Develop team members’ understanding of accounting principles and business context, enabling increasing levels of ownership and professional judgment.
• Coach team members to identify issues, research alternatives, and bring forward proposed solutions and accounting conclusions.
• Support development of an accounting function capable of supporting rapid, sustained growth.
• Anticipate accounting and operational challenges associated with scaling and proactively identify solutions.
• Partner with the Controller and broader Finance organization to strengthen accounting infrastructure, processes, and controls as the firm grows.
• Take on increasing levels of accounting and operational responsibility as the needs of the organization evolve.

Skills

Financial accounting

Month-end close

Leadership

U.S. GAAP

ERP systems

NetSuite

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Smith + Howard PC, a leading Atlanta-based CPA firm, is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to strengthen accounting operations, financial reporting, and integration efforts across multiple entities. The role emphasizes hands-on accounting leadership, process improvement, and cross-team collaboration with domestic and offshore teams.

The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in accounting principles, strong month-end close experience, and a track record of developing others within a