Professional Services Accounting Manager - job 1 of 3

Job Description

Accounting Manager - Professional Services

Propeller helps great entrepreneurs build great companies. Since 2010 we have worked with a number of successful Professional Services companies, helping the founders and partners build and scale their businesses. 

We are expanding our Professional Services Team and hiring experienced Accounting Managers and Accountants familiar with the numbers and processes behind these types of businesses. Our Accounting Managers work closely with our broader Accounting Team, Finance Directors and CFOs, as well as others at Propeller, to manage client relationships, oversee the preparation of monthly financials and reporting, and deliver insights to clients on their business. This includes leading teams of accountants to provide weekly, monthly and year-end accounting activities. The role offers growth and exposure to a number of different companies at different stages. 

The ideal candidate is a builder: a self-starter who is flexible, collaborative and innovative; has a high level of integrity; is action and goal-oriented; and is comfortable in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. This person possesses a solid operational and technical accounting background, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to juggle priorities and work proactively to drive results. It’s a plus to have worked in a client-services, multi-client or multi-entity environment.

Responsibilities:

Client Services

Build relationships with the Founders and CEOs within your portfolio of clients

Develop an understanding of client teams and business models

Partner with Propeller Directors and CFOs to manage client relationships throughout their lifecycle with Propeller

Act as the primary point of contact for clients’ accounting questions and needs 

Train client teams on best practices as needed

Accounting & Reporting

Deliver monthly consolidated financial statements and insights on the numbers

Oversee an accounting team delivering weekly bookkeeping and monthly accounting deliverables

Lead month-end close process for a portfolio of clients, working with a team of accountants to complete reconciliations and prepare supporting schedules as needed

Review financials, complete complex reconciliations, and prepare supporting schedules as needed

Own general accounting processes, including streamlining workflow, reviewing account reconciliations, and ensuring accuracy of deliverables

Develop an understanding and documentation of complex accounting processes with clients, including internal processes that may affect their financials

Track and assist in state and local tax filings

Management & Collaboration

Mentor and develop a team of Propeller accountants by reviewing their work and ensuring adequate opportunities for training and new experiences

Allocate and delegate work across teams to balance workload and training opportunities

Partner with colleagues across the company and within the team to implement and integrate new processes

The Ideal Candidate:

At least 6 years of operational accounting experience

An undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance

Experience with full close-cycle accounting

Familiarity with professional services business models and preparing financials for partnerships and LLCs

Experience with complex revenue and cost-of-sales recognition

Experience in Salesforce, Chargify and other billing platforms preferred

Familiarity with industry-specific metrics (Gross Margin, Utilization, MRR, etc.) 

Strong working knowledge of Quickbooks Online and Excel

A passion for leveraging systems and driving process improvements

CPA and/or Big-4 experience a plus

At Propeller Industries, we encourage our employees and our clients to bring their true selves to the organization. We believe that a diverse team enables us to cultivate and improve upon our culture of inclusion and collaboration. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome the contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. So however you identify and whatever your background, we encourage you to apply for this role if you share our passion for helping great entrepreneurs build great companies. We look forward to meeting you!

Benefits Offered: Generous Vacation & Sick Pay, Medical (Employer pays 100% for Employee coverage), Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, and Commuter Benefits.

About Propeller Industries:

Propeller Industries provides outsourced finance and accounting services for an elite portfolio of early- and growth-stage companies. We offer a broad scope of services ranging from CFO-level strategic planning to day-to-day transaction processing through our team of CFOs and accountants. The firm has offices in San Francisco, Santa Monica, New York, Austin, Boulder and Sun Valley, ID and currently serves 300+ clients across a range of industries including ecommerce, technology, food & beverage, manufacturing, business services and healthcare.