Accounting Manager- Full Time (Hawthorne, CA)

Unplugged Performance is seeking an experienced, hands-on Accounting Manager to oversee day-to-day accounting operations across multiple business entities. This role requires someone who is comfortable working directly in the details while also maintaining oversight of the broader accounting function.

The ideal candidate has strong multi-entity accounting experience, is highly proficient with Quick Books Online, and has experience working with ERP and other financial systems. Experience in the automotive, manufacturing, distribution, or related industries is highly desirable, particularly where inventory and cost accounting are important components of the business.

This position will work closely with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to maintain accurate financial records, strengthen accounting processes, and support timely and reliable financial reporting.

• Accounting Operations and Month-End Close
• Manage day-to-day accounting activities across multiple legal entities and business units.
• Own and coordinate the monthly and year-end close process.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, and other closing activities.
• Review general ledger activity and investigate unusual or incorrect transactions.
• Maintain accurate balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Ensure transactions are recorded consistently and in accordance with established accounting policies.
• Support preparation of monthly financial statements and management reporting.
• Assist with intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and eliminations across multiple entities.

• Provide oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
• Review aging reports and help resolve outstanding customer and vendor issues.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, approvals, coding, and recording of transactions.
• Monitor customer deposits, vendor deposits, credits, and other balance sheet activity.
• Work with operational teams to resolve discrepancies between accounting records and underlying business transactions.

Support inventory accounting, including reconciliation between the general ledger, ERP, and operational records.
Review inventory adjustments, purchase activity, receiving, and cost-related transactions.
Assist with product costing, cost of goods sold, landed costs, and inventory valuation.
Investigate inventory and margin variances and work with operations to identify root causes.
Help improve processes and controls surrounding purchasing, receiving, inventory, and cost accounting.

Maintain and improve accounting processes within Quick Books Online and other ERP and business systems.
Help ensure accurate data flow between accounting, ERP, sales, purchasing, inventory, and other operational systems.
Identify process gaps, reconciliation issues, and opportunities to improve accounting efficiency and accuracy.
Participate in accounting system implementations, migrations, integrations, and process improvements as needed.
Develop and maintain accounting procedures and documentation.

• Assist with sales tax, property tax, and other regulatory filings as needed.
• Support annual audits, tax preparation, and requests from external accountants and advisors.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and internal controls.
• Assist Finance leadership with financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, and other projects as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience managing or overseeing accounting operations.
• Strong multi-entity accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and general ledger accounting.
• Hands-on experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong proficiency with Quick Books Online.
• Experience working with ERP or integrated business systems.
• Ability to research discrepancies and trace transactions across multiple systems.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Comfortable being both a manager and a hands-on contributor.

• Automotive, automotive aftermarket, manufacturing, distribution, or related industry experience.
• Cost accounting experience.
• Inventory accounting experience.
• Experience with multi-location or multi-business-unit organizations.
• Experience with ERP implementations, migrations, or integrations.
• Experience supervising or developing accounting staff.

We are looking for someone who understands that good accounting requires more than processing transactions. The Accounting Manager should be able to look at an account, recognize when something does not make sense, trace the underlying activity, and resolve the issue.

This person should be comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment where…