RDI Trials

(Job ID: 1960)

San Fernando Valley, California

On-Site

Direct Hire

Manufacturing

$150,000 – $175,000 base

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Overview

Join a dynamic and growing organization as a key player in our finance function, where you will take ownership of revenue recognition and financial reporting. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with executive leadership, influencing critical business decisions and driving financial strategy. You will thrive in a collaborative, technology-forward environment that values innovation and transparency, while also enjoying the chance to shape the future of our finance operations.

Responsibilities

Lead revenue recognition processes under ASC 606, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with industry standards.
Manage the billing tracker to connect work performed with invoices issued, taking full ownership of the process.
Oversee monthly borrowing-base reporting and covenant compliance, providing insights to the executive team and lenders.
Direct and evaluate the performance of our outsourced accounting partner, determining the balance between in-house and outsourced functions as the organization grows.
Facilitate the monthly close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial statements and forecasts.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support capital planning, hiring decisions, and pricing strategies.
Utilize technology to enhance financial processes and reporting capabilities, driving efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

Must-Have:
5–8 years of progressive accounting experience; CPA strongly preferred.
Hands-on expertise in project/services revenue recognition, specifically ASC 606 cost-to-cost and percentage-of-completion methods.
Experience in a services-oriented industry such as clinical research, consulting, construction, or engineering.
Proficiency in monthly close processes, GAAP financial statements, lender reporting, and forecasting.
Able to work on-site five days a week.
Nice-to-Have:
Experience directing an outsourced accounting partner or managing a small in-house team.
Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP or NetSuite.
Background in financial modeling and analysis.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do Accounting Manager hires fail?
Because companies hire for close execution when the real need is issue ownership and team leadership. Many candidates can manage a checklist. Far fewer can stabilize the function under pressure, improve weak processes, coach staff, and hold the line during audit, turnover, or reporting stress.
What are strong Accounting Manager candidates evaluating during the interview process?
They are usually trying to understand whether they are walking into a stable environment, a cleanup situation, or an under-resourced function. Strong candidates do not just evaluate title and compensation. They assess whether success is realistically achievable and whether leadership understands what the accounting team actually needs.
Why is manufacturing accounting and finance talent difficult to hire well?
Because manufacturing environments expose weak operators quickly. The work touches inventory, costing, margins, controls, operations, and often plant-level realities. Employers are not just hiring accounting knowledge. They are hiring someone who can function inside an operational business where the numbers have to connect to what is happening on the floor.
Why does ERP experience matter so much in roles like this?
Because many accounting and finance roles are really process-and-systems roles disguised as job titles. A candidate may know the accounting, but if they cannot operate effectively inside the company's environment, ramp time becomes risk. Exact system match is not always mandatory, but comparable complexity often is.
How do strong candidates typically evaluate opportunities like this?
Strong candidates rarely evaluate a role based on title alone. They look at what the position actually owns, how the function is viewed internally, whether the environment is stable or in transition, and what success will realistically look like in the first 6 to 12 months. Many first discover a role through a posting, but the strongest career decisions usually come from understanding the context behind the opportunity, not just the job description. In accounting and finance hiring, that level of context is often what separates a lateral move from a meaningful one. Learn more about how strategic accounting and finance searches differ from transactional recruiting.
Is the CPA really required for roles like this?
Sometimes yes, and often functionally yes even when the posting says "preferred." At leadership levels especially, the CPA frequently acts as a credibility signal for hiring managers, auditors, lenders, investors, or boards. There are exceptions, but in many accounting searches it remains one of the clearest markers of technical foundation.

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