Accounting Manager - US

Accounting Manager

Are you looking for a highly visible, fast-paced environment where your work product directly impacts high-growth startups?

We operate in a highly collaborative, transparent environment where drafts and communications are out in the open - pushing us all to excellence.

If you are proactive, detail-oriented, comfortable in the spotlight, and energized by wearing multiple hats in a client-facing role, you will excel here.

As our Accounting Manager, you’ll work primarily with our Controllers and offshore team of accountants, assisting B Consulting clients with various accounting and business management activities. The Accounting Manager will play a crucial role in leading client engagements and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial transactions, preparing financial statements, and providing accurate data to support strategic decision-making. In this role, you'll need to manage and lead multiple client projects, directly manage our offshore team, and communicate fluidly with clients to support their requests while also supporting our controllers.

What you'll do:

Perform a full cycle accounting close:

• Produce timely and accurate monthly financial statements

• Review and guide the offshore team's work

· Lead client calls

· Manage client budgets

• Reconciliations, accrual and deferred journal entries

• Update financial models and cash forecasts with actuals

Manage accounting and business activities:

• Accounts Receivable (invoicing, collections)

• Accounts Payable (processing bills, set up vendors)

• Payroll and benefit clearing accounts reconciliations (401(k), medical, etc)

· Insurance audits and renewals

· Inventory (landed costs)

• Sales tax management and compliance

Implement and use various software solutions:

• Accounting ERPs (QuickBooks Online (QBO), Xero, Puzzle)

• Expense management (Expensify, Tallie, Concur, Ramp, Rho, Brex)

• Billing (), Ramp, Settle, Mercury Bill Pay

• HRIS/Payroll (Gusto, JustWorks, ADP, Warp, Sequoia, Deel, RemotePeople, RemoFirst)

• Sales platforms (Shopify, Amazon FBA, Walmart Seller Central)

• Sales tax platform (Avalara, Numeral)

• Equity management (Pulley, Carta, AngelList)

• Merchant service platforms (Stripe, PayPal)

Demonstrate a strong accounting background and knowledge of US GAAP:

· Financial Statements Presentation

. Prepaid/Accrued Expenses

· Revenue Recognition

· Deferred Revenue

· Fixed Assets

. Lease Accounting

• Inventory, Manufacturing, Cost Accounting

• Equity accounting (preferred/nice-to-have)

Assist with tax process and maintain compliance with government agencies:

• Work with external partners to prepare annual federal and state income tax returns (C Corp, LLC, S Corp)

• Annual State filings and Franchise Taxes

• Local Business Registrations & Compliance

· Sales and Use Tax

· R&D Tax Credits

· W9/1099

What you'll bring:

· Bachelor’s Degree required

• Concentration in Accounting or Finance preferred

· 7+ years of applicable experience

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, accounting theory, principles, and practices

• Big 4 or national public accounting experience a plus

• Strong Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, sum-if formulas, etc.)

· Strong communication skills

· Strong time management skills

• Aptitude to learn quickly on the fly (new systems, tools, and processes)

B Consulting is a premier outsourced finance and accounting firm focused on supporting funded, high-growth startups to mid-stage businesses in the tech, consumer products, retail, manufacturing, and services sectors. We provide founders with financial roadmaps to make smart financial decisions. Using best-in-class software and processes, we deliver peace of mind.