Senior Transition GL Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the lead G/L accountant for several network companies undergoing transition.

• Address payroll and benefits liabilities, expenses, accruals, deferred revenue, accounts payable, liabilities, prepaids, inventory, customer deposits, and chart-of-accounts mappings.

• Communicate findings to the Sr. Transition Controller and promptly highlight significant issues.

• Assist with GL/ERP migrations, system integrations, and testing processes.

• Reconcile balance-sheet accounts, including cash, credit cards, fixed assets, tax liabilities, and payroll liabilities.

• Enhance and streamline accounts payable tools and credit-card transaction workflows.

• Coordinate payment releases with the Presidents of network companies.

• Configure GL account structures, segments, dimensions, and reporting hierarchies.

• Optimize ERP, accrual, estimation, inventory, and COGS recognition processes.

• Generate financial insights and establish dependable reporting baselines.

• Maintain audit-ready financial records and assist with audit, tax, and due-diligence inquiries.

• Identify control weaknesses and automate manual procedures.

• Collaborate with MFP Controllers, GL Accountants, Teamshares, and onsite network company personnel.

• Train onsite staff, document SOPs and training resources, engage in knowledge-transfer sessions, and oversee the month-end closing process.

• Contribute to refining the onboarding playbook and KPIs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as a primary G/L accountant for multiple network companies undergoing transition.

• Proficient in accruals, reserves, reclasses, and intercompany entries.

• Familiarity with AR best practices, including payment application and collections management.

• Experience with accounts payable tools such as bill.com and Charted.

• Skilled in syncing and reconciling cash, credit cards, and payroll with GL accounts.

• Experience in mapping legacy charts of accounts to a standardized chart of accounts.

• Expertise in configuring GL account structures, segments, dimensions, and reporting hierarchies.

• Background in ERP-driven and accrual/estimation process enhancements.

• Understanding of inventory processes and COGS recognition.

• Ability to support audit, tax, and due-diligence requests with comprehensive documentation and digital audit trails.

• Skilled at identifying internal control weaknesses and process gaps.

• Capability to train onsite personnel on new workflows and closing responsibilities.

• Proficient in documenting SOPs and training materials.

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment and adapt to evolving technological and process changes.

• Strong aptitude for explaining accounting concepts clearly to staff and colleagues.

• Alignment with Teamshares core values: trust, initiative, improvement, thoughtfulness, and dependability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA options.

• 100% coverage for employees (and dependents on most plans).

• 15 days of vacation annually.

• Paid time off for 19 holidays.

• 5 sick days.

• One floating holiday of your choosing.

• Continuous support and guidance from Teamshares accounting, finance, and small business specialists.