Accounting Manager

Overview

The organization is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager with strong accounting fundamentals to own balance sheet reconciliations, lead month-end close activities, and prepare audit support. This role includes personally preparing and reviewing accounting workpapers, investigating and resolving variances, and helping develop the accounting team.

Sound U.S. GAAP judgment, strong NetSuite skills, and clear communication with finance leadership, operations, and external auditors are required.

Responsibilities

Balance Sheet Reconciliations and Issue Resolution

• Own monthly reconciliations of:
  • Cash, receivables, inventory and work in progress
  • Rental fleet and fixed assets
  • Prepaids, payables, accruals, debt, and clearing accounts
• Ensure reconciliations tie to the general ledger and supporting records, including:
  • Evidence and explanations
  • Documented preparation and independent review
• Investigate aged differences and identify issues such as:
  • Duplicate or missing transactions
  • Incorrect coding
  • Unmatched bank activity
• Prepare supported correcting entries for approval and track open items by owner and resolution date

Month-End Close and Financial Reporting

• Lead and actively execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close using a calendar that includes assigned responsibilities, deadlines, and review controls
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepaids, depreciation, account rollforwards, and cutoff adjustments
• Maintain clear calculations and supporting documentation
• Prepare and review financial statements under U.S. GAAP
• Reconcile subledgers to the general ledger and explain significant monthly and year-over-year movements

Audit Preparation and Technical Accounting

• Own the audit prepared-by-client (PBC) request tracker
• Prepare audit schedules that reconcile to the trial balance, including:
  • Transaction support
  • Rollforwards
  • Adjustment bridges
• Respond to auditor inquiries with clear written explanations and consistent supporting schedules
• Resolve follow-up requests with internal stakeholders and external auditors
• Document accounting conclusions for unusual transactions and estimates, including:
  • Revenue recognition
  • Receivable collectibility
  • Inventory valuation
  • Asset movements
  • Accruals

Operational Accounting and Team Leadership

• Manage general ledger accounting and oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, and fixed assets
• Coach staff and review work for accuracy and completeness
• Oversee accounting for container-related activities, including:
  • Sales, rentals, modifications
  • Inventory costing
  • Overhead absorption
  • Depreciation, disposals, and transfers between inventory and the rental fleet
• Partner with operations, collections, and legal to obtain evidence supporting:
  • Asset status
  • Receivable collectibility
  • Inventory adjustments
  • Accruals
• Maintain accounting policies, approval controls, and segregation of duties
• Support compliance reporting, cash and working capital analysis, and budgeting and forecasting

Borrowing Base Reporting and Sales Tax

• Prepare and review borrowing base certificates (BBCs) and supporting schedules, including receivables, inventory, collections, and reserves
• Reconcile submissions to NetSuite and apply lender-defined eligibility criteria and reporting deadlines
• Prepare and reconcile sales and use tax schedules
• Coordinate or complete filings and payments through approved processes
• Maintain exemption certificates and filing support
• Investigate tax coding differences and work with advisors on unfamiliar requirements

NetSuite and Process Improvement

• Use NetSuite transaction records, GL impact, saved searches, and financial reports to investigate balances and reconcile accounting records
• Standardize reconciliation workpapers and audit files
• Improve workflows and automation while preserving supporting evidence and review controls
• Partner with system administrators and implementation specialists on configurations, integrations, and data integrity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including team leadership and hands-on ownership of close and reconciliations
• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience preparing and reviewing financial statements with U.S.-based companies
• Experience preparing audit PBC schedules, answering auditor inquiries, and resolving historical accounting differences with supported entries
• Proven hands-on NetSuite experience in:
  • Journal entries
  • Transaction research
  • GL analysis
  • Saved searches
  • Reporting
  • Subledger reconciliation
• Working knowledge and practical exposure to:
  • BBC reporting
  • Lender eligibility calculations and supporting collateral schedules
  • Sales and use tax preparation, reconciliation, and filing
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation of large transaction datasets
• Organized, detail-oriented, clear communication skills, and reliable delivery against deadlines
• Available to work PST schedule Mon - Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Working experience as independent contractor/freelancer

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA
• Public accounting or external audit experience
• Accounting experience in equipment rental, container operations, manufacturing, logistics, or another asset-heavy business
• Experience improving accounting processes, implementing NetSuite, or configuring the system

Compensation & Benefits

• Monthly Compensation: $2,000–$2,500 USD, depending on qualifications, experience, and technical expertise
• 10 days of paid vacation annually
• 6 paid U.S. holidays annually
• 3 paid sick days annually
• Fully remote work environment
• Opportunity for professional growth within a U.S.-based company

Location

• Based in Lathrop, California (PST schedule required: Mon - Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)
• Fully remote work environment