Sr. Transition GL Accountant (30-40% travel)

Overview

This role is part of the accounting transition team, supporting acquisitions and ongoing clean-up for network companies. You will step in to make inherited general ledger and accounting processes GAAP-ready, then transition ownership of the month-end close and accounting workflow to the ongoing GL and AP teams.

The position is remote with 30–40% travel expected. Must reside in the US.

Responsibilities

• Clean up payroll/benefits liabilities and expenses, accruals, deferred revenue, AP, ST/LT liabilities, prepaids, inventory, customer deposits, and chart-of-accounts mapping before handoff to the ongoing team.
• Serve as primary G/L accountant for multiple network companies during transition.
• Determine and implement accounting entries including accruals, reserves, reclasses, and intercompany entries.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts including cash, credit cards, fixed assets, tax liabilities, payroll liabilities, and related accounts.
• Assist with GL/ERP migrations, system integrations, and testing.
• Map legacy charts of accounts onto the standardized chart of accounts.
• Configure the GL/account structure (segments, dimensions, reporting hierarchy) to support efficient, useful reporting.
• Identify improvements from ERP-driven changes and accrual/estimation process updates that can shorten the month-end close.
• Review inventory processes and COGS recognition to align with how the business recognizes revenue.
• Clean up inherited reporting and accrual calculations to establish reliable baselines.
• Keep books audit-ready throughout the transition, not only at handoff.
• Support audit, tax, and due-diligence requests with documentation and digital audit trails.
• Identify control and process gaps before they become audit findings.
• Automate manual, siloed, and disconnected processes so improvements scale to future transitions.
• Coach onsite finance leads on AR standard practices, including payment application and collections hygiene.
• Modernize and streamline AP tools and workflows (including bill.com and Charted), tighten credit-card transaction syncing and coding/approval processes, and coordinate payment releases.
• Sync and reconcile cash, credit cards, and payroll to the correct GL accounts.
• Train onsite staff on new workflows and close responsibilities.
• Document SOPs and training materials and participate in recurring knowledge-transfer sessions.
• Hand off month-end close responsibilities cleanly to the ongoing team.
• Partner with controllers and GL/accounting stakeholders to keep systems and data in sync.

Requirements

• GAAP-focused general ledger accounting experience.
• Ability to support multiple network companies in transition as the primary GL accountant.
• Strong month-end close execution with attention to accuracy and quality.
• Experience reconciling cash, credit cards, fixed assets, tax liabilities, payroll liabilities, and related balance sheet accounts.
• Familiarity with AR payment application and collections hygiene.
• Ability to map and align legacy charts of accounts to a standardized chart of accounts.
• Experience supporting systems, ERP, and integrations (including testing).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with frequent technological and process changes.
• High frustration tolerance and persistence in resolving complex accounting puzzles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience transitioning inherited accounting books/janitorial accounting and converting spreadsheet/manual processes into scalable, automated workflows.
• Experience with audit readiness throughout a transition period, including supporting audit and due-diligence requests.
• Experience documenting SOPs and training onsite teams.

Compensation & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA
• 100% paid for employee (and dependents on most plans)
• 15 days of vacation time plus paid time off for 19 holidays, 5 sick days, and one floating holiday of your choice
• Ongoing support and advice from Teamshares accounting, finance, and small business experts

Location

Remote, with 30–40% travel expected. Must reside in the US.