Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

Premier Press is one of the largest creative production companies on the West Coast, working with some of the most recognizable brands from around the world. If you're someone who's a self-starter, detail oriented and motivated to learn, this could be a great opportunity to work at an exciting and growing company.

Our Mission:
Bring order to the chaos of creative production and distribution, making it easy to bring your brand to life.

Our Vision:
Create a world free from dull marketing.

Our Values:

• Go Beyond
• Discover New Ways & Ideas
• Respect Ourselves, Each Other, and Our Community
• Deliver the Best Client Experience

General

Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to lead billing and core accounting operations in a fast-paced, job-based environment. This role sits directly between the CFO and the accounting team and is responsible for ensuring that high-volume, complex billing is executed accurately, consistently, and on time.

Core Responsibilities

• Directly supervise billing and cash application functions (majority of team)
• Own the daily billing workflow in a high-volume, job-based environment
• Provide hands-on support to resolve billing issues, discrepancies, and delays
• Ensure invoices accurately reflect job details, pricing structures, and customer requirements
• Monitor billing throughput, backlog, and cycle times
• Partner with sales, project managers, and operations to ensure billing inputs are complete and accurate

• Apply company-defined sales tax policies across multi-state transactions
• Ensure consistent tax treatment across diverse offerings (print, branded merchandise, e-commerce, design, etc.)
• Identify and escalate complex or unclear tax scenarios to CFO
• Maintain documentation and ensure adherence to tax procedures
• Support compliance processes, filings, and audit readiness

• Oversee accounts payable operations within the broader accounting function
• Provide guidance to a dedicated AP lead and coordinate shared support from billing staff
• Ensure timely invoice processing, approvals, and vendor payments
• Maintain controls over disbursements and vendor setup
• Resolve discrepancies and ensure coordination between AP and billing workflows

• Support monthly close activities related to:
• Billing completeness and cutoff
• A/R activity and cash application
• A/P invoice cutoff and accrual support
• Ensure subledger accuracy and readiness to meet close timelines
• Assist CFO in resolving issues impacting financial accuracy and timeliness

• Partner with CFO to document and formalize billing, A/R, and A/P procedures
• Translate policies into clear, repeatable workflows, checklists, and training materials
• Establish consistency across complex and variable billing scenarios
• Train team members and reinforce adherence to standardized processes
• Continuously refine procedures based on operational issues and team feedback

• Lead and coordinate a team of approximately 8 employees across billing, cash application, and accounts payable
• Provide active, day-to-day supervision—not just review—of transactional work
• Manage workload distribution, priorities, and bottlenecks across functions
• Set expectations around accuracy, productivity, and accountability
• Develop team capabilities and improve overall operational performance

• Act as the primary accounting operations lead during CFO absence (e.g., PTO)
• Approve routine transactions including:
• Vendor payments (within established thresholds)
• Standard billing output and adjustments
• Customer credits and routine A/R decisions
• Ensure continuity of billing and disbursement operations without interruption
• Apply established policies consistently while escalating non-routine, high-risk, or judgment-based decisions
• Support adherence to documented approval limits and escalation protocols

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions of the job.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of accounting experience with direct billing/invoicing responsibility
• Experience supervising transactional accounting teams (5+ employees preferred)
• Experience in high-volume, process-driven environments
• Strong attention to detail and process discipline

• Experience in job-based, project-based, or order-driven businesses
• Exposure to multi-state sales tax environments
• Industry experience in print, manufacturing, or marketing services
• Experience with ERP or job management systems

• Prioritization, organization, and problem solving
• Coaching and developing team members
• Customer/client focused
• Confident communicator who is comfortable reaching out to our internal and external customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Works well with others, as well as the…