Accounting Manager

Manager, Accounting

Reports To:

Chief Financial Officer

Location:

Grand Rapids, MI

Compensation:
Competitive, commensurate with experience

Harrison Gray Search is partnering with a private equity-backed, multi-site commercial fleet services platform to identify a Manager, Accounting. Our client is building a differentiated national network of high-quality commercial truck repair shops and mobile service providers focused on delivering reliable inspections, preventative maintenance, and repair services to small and mid-sized commercial fleets. The platform is growing rapidly through both organic expansion and disciplined M&A, and is in an active build phase across finance, operations, and shared infrastructure.

Our client operates in a large, fragmented, and increasingly professionalizing corner of the commercial fleet services market. Fleets are demanding higher uptime, tighter regulatory compliance, and more dependable service partners, and many independent repair shop owners have built strong businesses but lack the infrastructure, capital, and systems required to scale across multiple locations.

The platform partners with leading independent repair operators and integrates them into a performance-driven operating model designed to elevate shop performance and deliver consistent, high-quality services to fleet customers. The model provides operational best practices and performance metrics, centralized parts procurement and vendor relationships, technology and shop management systems, and technician recruiting, training, and development support. Great independent shops keep their local leadership, culture, and customer relationships, while gaining the tools and resources to grow and scale.

The Role

The Manager, Accounting will serve as a key contributor to the finance organization, participating in the management of all accounting, financial controllership, and financial reporting activities across a rapidly growing, multi-location commercial fleet services platform. The role will play a critical part in maintaining scalable financial infrastructure, ensuring accurate and timely reporting, strengthening internal controls, and supporting the company's continued growth through acquisitions and operational expansion.

The Manager will be involved in day-to-day accounting operations while helping strengthen financial processes and systems across the organization.

Given the dynamic and entrepreneurial nature of the platform, agility, accountability, and a willingness to operate both strategically and tactically are essential. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable navigating high-level financial initiatives and rolling up their sleeves to execute detailed accounting work in a fast-paced environment. As the platform continues to grow through both organic expansion and M&A activity, this role will be important in integrating newly acquired businesses, standardizing financial processes, and developing a scalable accounting organization.

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing platform at a pivotal stage of expansion, with meaningful visibility and impact across the organization, direct involvement in shaping the financial playbooks for the business, and a seat on a high-performing team.

• Partner closely with the CEO and CFO to develop accounting and controllership processes across a multi-site commercial fleet maintenance and repair organization
• Contribute to day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, cash management, and inventory and parts accounting
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Perform and oversee balance sheet reconciliations, revenue recognition analysis, expense accruals, and payroll reconciliations
• Develop, implement, and maintain strong internal controls, accounting policies, and financial procedures
• Partner with operational leadership to improve financial visibility into shop-level performance, labor utilization, parts margins, and operational KPIs
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly variance analysis processes
• Monitor and analyze financial performance, cash flow, EBITDA, working capital, and covenant compliance in a leveraged environment
• Participate in purchase accounting and financial integration efforts for acquisitions, including onboarding acquired businesses into the platform's financial systems and processes
• Assist with implementation, optimization, and ongoing administration of ERP and financial reporting systems, including Net Suite or similar platforms
• Collaborate with external auditors, tax advisors, lenders, and other third-party partners
• Support tax filings, sales and use tax compliance, and payroll tax administration across multiple jurisdictions
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance scalability, efficiency, accuracy, and internal reporting…