General Accounting Manager

Dwyer Franchising LLC; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Associate equity

Competitive pay

Job summary

Neighborly, headquartered in Irving, TX, is seeking a General Accounting Manager to lead accounting operations for our brands. The role involves close coordination with the accounting team, ensuring GAAP compliance and accurate monthly closes, and aligning balance sheet reconciliations with internal controls.

Required is at least five years in corporate accounting, three years in leadership, and a CPA is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of corporate accounting or auditing/assurance experience.
• Minimum three years in a leadership role.
• Active CPA license preferred.
• Public company/SOX experience preferred.
• Experience with MS Dynamics 365 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain understanding of general accounting systems, procedures and GAAP.
• Ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings for brands/entities.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts with full support.
• Oversee monthly closing activities per checklist and controls.
• Review brand operating P&Ls with commentary on variances.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet dept goals.
• Monitor direct reports to improve procedures and automation.

Skills

Leadership

GAAP knowledge

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

MS Dynamics 365

Excel

Job description

Are you looking for a place where you can bring your goals, passion and drive? Welcome to Neighborly—the hub of service brands that connects customers to top-notch local experts who repair, maintain, and enhance homes and businesses. Our long-standing business, with over 40 years of experience, is focused on strategic innovation as we build the future of home and business services. Bring your ambition to the table as we unlock new doors together, taking your career to the next level. Bring your experience and be empowered to innovate.

As a General Accounting Manager on the Accounting team, a typical day for you will include:

• Maintaining and demonstrating a thorough understanding of general accounting systems, procedures, and GAAP
• Ensuring an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close for assigned brands/entities
• Ensuring related balance sheet accounts are accurately reconciled and are fully supported
• Managing the monthly closing activities for assigned brands, entities, and line items, in compliance with the closing checklist and internal control procedures
• Reviewing and approving monthly brand operating P&Ls, ensuring adequate commentary to address fluctuations in trend and variance to budget
• Collaborating within the General Accounting and finance departments as well as with cross functional team members, such as in brand operations, marketing, etc. to support the achievement of overall department goals and objectives
• Monitoring and analyzing the work of direct reports to develop and implement more efficient procedures, technology utilization and automation, and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy

Bring your skills and be inspired to achieve success.

Required qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in corporate accounting and/or auditing/assurance is required
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in a leadership role is required
• An active CPA license is preferred
• Public company/SOX experience strongly is preferred
• Large, automated, integrated accounting system proficiency. MS Dynamics 365 is preferred

Skills

• Ability to effectively lead, train, assess, coach, and motivate staff
• Ability to effectively communicate with staff and follow up to ensure the department and company goals/assignments are completed accurately and timely
• Strong proficiency in Excel and Word
• Strong business partner with the ability to provide insightful analysis and presentations
• Proven leadership and collaborative cross-functional teamwork skills
• Continuous improvement mindset: willingness to continue to learn, apply learnings and ability to operationalize improvements through others
• Thrives in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, deadline-driven, dynamic business environment

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required

Schedule / in-office requirements: Based out of our Irving, Texas headquarters or Waco, Texas headquarters

Competitive Pay: Base + Annual Bonus Potential + Associate Equity

Benefits: www.myneighborlybenefits.com

Brand: Neighborly - USA Shared Services Neighborly is a local network of home service brands that will connect you to very specific vetted local experts. Our family of service professionals work with rigorous quality standards to repair, maintain, and enhance your home. Neighborly has been in operation since 1981. Since that time—when we started with just one brand—we’ve grown to a community of over 28 global consumer brands focused on repairing, maintaining and enhancing customers’ homes and properties. More than 40 years later, 5,500 franchise owners in six countries all over the globe now represent our service-based franchise company.

Neighborly’s Family of Home Service Brands: Neighborly Aire Serv Dryer Vent Wizard Five Star Painting Glass Doctor HouseMaster Molly Maid Mosquito Joe Mr. Appliance Mr. Electric Mr. Handyman Mr. Rooter Plumbing Portland Glass Precision Door Service Rainbow Restoration Real Property Management ShelfGenie The Grounds Guys Window Genie ProTect Painters