Manager, GL Accounting

• Location: West LA, California
• $90000 - $120000 base salary
• Remote: Remote
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #1026
• Salary: $90,000.00

A fully remote Accounting Manager position for a consumer products company in West LA – new position due to growth! The company has been growing rapidly and they need someone to head up the GL function. They are looking for someone with a CPA license, past public accounting, and private accounting from a Consumer Packaged Goods company. Fantastic opportunity to work for a SUPER COOL well-known brand with TONS of growth potential!

Responsibilities:

• Craft and orchestrate the symphony of general ledger accounts within NetSuite, our corporate accounting system. Each month, put on your detective hat and dive into the Balance Sheet, unraveling variances to ensure everything's in tip-top shape.
• Be the grandmaster of coordination, overseeing account reconciliations with the finesse of a maestro. Your secret weapon? Cover sheets and internal audit procedures that keep everything harmonious.
• Flex those ASC 606 muscles and calculate revenue recognition monthly, maintaining compliance that would make any number-crunching virtuoso proud.
• Dance through the intricate steps of reconciling revenues versus expenses on a monthly basis, while also taming the beast of deferred revenue.
• It's time to play architect! Design and supervise a system of procedures, forms, and controls to seamlessly record fixed assets and keep everything structured like a well-composed symphony.
• Take center stage in maintaining the fixed asset schedule, hitting all the right notes by calculating and recording monthly depreciation.
• The month-end finale is your time to shine. Let your creativity flow as you produce impactful journal entries, investigate anomalies, analyze P&L variances, and prepare those crucial month-end accruals.
• Embrace the spotlight as a key player in the full cycle accounting process, pouring your expertise into every step of the performance.
• Keep a watchful eye on the general ledger's accuracy and integrity, ensuring that our financial statements dance to the rhythm of US GAAP and organizational policies.
• Weave your financial insights into monthly reporting packages, sharing your wisdom to enlighten others on the team.
• You're the conductor's right hand! Assist our Assistant Controller in orchestrating the month-end close, hitting all the right cues, and ensuring precision in every note.
• Showcase your mastery by preparing various audit schedules, adding a touch of finesse to our annual financial audits.
• Step into the spotlight with ad-hoc reports that dazzle the CFO and Controller, demonstrating your ability to harmonize complex data into meaningful insights.
• Fancy a challenge? Lead or join special projects that allow your skills to truly shine.

Qualifications:

• A degree in accounting or finance is your opening act, while the main event requires you to have that CPA license up your sleeve.
• Your ERP prowess is your encore; experience with NetSuite is like a standing ovation.
• Excel isn't just a spreadsheet – it's your canvas. Pivot tables, Lookups, Index – you've got the artistic flair required.
• You've honed your accounting skills for 4-7 years in relevant roles, making you a seasoned performer in the financial world.
• You're no stranger to technical accounting wizardry. US GAAP and full-cycle audits are part of your repertoire.
• Fast-paced environments don't faze you; in fact, you thrive on learning quickly and taking the lead.
• While prior Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience is a star-studded bonus, it's not a non-negotiable backstage pass.
• Data doesn't intimidate you; in fact, you're the maestro of technology, adept at extracting and analyzing large data sets.
• Tight deadlines are your stage – you perform with precision even under the spotlight's pressure.
• Your communication skills are a standing ovation-worthy performance, both written and spoken.
• Building bridges comes naturally; you're as comfortable interacting with other departments as you are with vendors and upper management.
• You're a master of prioritization, seamlessly shifting gears to match the rhythm of changing demands.
• Flexibility is your middle name, and your work attitude radiates positivity like a spotlight.