Accounting Manager

Job Description

Who You Are
Brightwheel is seeking an Accounting Manager to join our growing Accounting team! You thrive in environments, where you can roll up your sleeves and drive key areas including accounting, reporting, internal controls, and compliance. You’re process-minded, detail-oriented, and keen on building efficient and scalable systems. As a collaborative team player, you bring strong interpersonal skills, enabling you to build effective relationships across teams, including People, Operations, and other cross-functional partners. If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact, drive continuous improvement, and grow with a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you! 


What You'll Do
  • Prepare financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement and other reports, according to schedule, including consolidation and reporting
  • Prepare journal entries related to payroll and other transactions, account reconciliations
  • Drive improvement for the month-end and year-end close process
  • Document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
  • Maintain procure-to-pay platform
  • Update sales tax filings for various states
  • Assist with audits and tax returns as needed
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP principles

  • Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities
  • BS degree in Accounting or Finance; (CPA) preferred
  • 5-7 years of public accounting experience
  • Accustomed to multitasking, prioritizing and meeting multiple tight deadlines in a fast-growing environment with frequently changing priorities
  • Knowledge of GAAP and familiar with financial accounting statements, including consolidation and reporting
  • Experienced with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
  • Process improvement mindset 
  • Experience working with NetSuite Oracle, TaxJar, Avalara, Airbase, Floquast