Accounting Manager

Individual must be in the Charlotte, NC area and be able to work in office on a Hybrid schedule.

Position Overview:

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the company’s day-to-day accounting operations and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial information. This role will have a strong focus on revenue recognition, accounts receivable, sales tax compliance, month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and internal controls.

The Accounting Manager will work closely with the CFO and cross-functional leaders to ensure accounting practices are aligned with GAAP, company policies, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting skills, hands-on experience with revenue recognition and multi-state sales tax, and the ability to identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and systems.

Experience working within a SaaS, technology, subscription-based, or other recurring-revenue business model is strongly desired.

What You’ll Do:

Responsibilities Revenue Recognition & Accounts Receivable Own and oversee the company's revenue recognition processes, ensuring revenue is recorded accurately and in accordance with GAAP and applicable revenue recognition standards.

Analyze customer contracts, billing arrangements, subscription agreements, and other revenue-generating transactions to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment.

Maintain and reconcile deferred revenue, unbilled revenue, accounts receivable, and other revenue-related balance sheet accounts.

Ensure accurate accounting for recurring, subscription, usage-based, implementation, professional services, and other revenue streams, as applicable.

Establish and maintain appropriate revenue recognition schedules and supporting documentation.

Partner with Sales, Operations, and other departments to understand contract terms and ensure accounting treatment is appropriate.

Identify and resolve revenue discrepancies, billing issues, and other accounting matters impacting revenue.

Monitor changes in accounting standards and assess their impact on revenue recognition practices.

Multi-State Sales Tax Compliance Manage and oversee multi-state sales tax compliance, including sales tax collection, reporting, remittance, and related accounting activities.

Monitor state and local sales tax requirements and evaluate sales tax nexus and filing obligations.

Coordinate registrations, returns, payments, exemptions, and documentation across applicable jurisdictions.

Maintain accurate sales tax records and reconcile sales tax liability accounts.

Research changes in state and local tax laws and determine their potential impact on the company's products, services, and operations.

Work with external tax advisors and state/local tax authorities, as needed.

Assist with sales tax audits and provide supporting documentation and information.

Develop and maintain processes to ensure accurate and timely sales tax compliance as the company expands into new states and markets.

Month-End & Year-End Close Manage and coordinate the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accounting activities are completed accurately and within established deadlines.

Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules.

Ensure revenue, deferred revenue, receivables, payables, and other significant accounts are properly reconciled and recorded.

Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of the close process.

Prepare schedules and documentation required for financial reporting and audits.

Tax Compliance Coordinate federal, state, and local tax compliance activities in partnership with the VP of Finance and external tax…