Accounting Manager
Accounting Manager – Direct Hire
Location: Plano, TX (100% onsite)
Comp: Target $80K–$85K
Must have clean credit
Position Overview
Our client is seeking an Accounting Manager-level hire to support a newly hired Controller in a high-growth, highly manual financial services environment.
This is a true working manager role (80–90% hands-on) with heavy ownership of month-end close, reconciliations, cash movement, and investor reporting. The person must be comfortable operating in ambiguity and helping build processes from the ground up; it is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-pressure, problem-solving environment and wants visibility and upward mobility.
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BHJM4274
Location: Plano, TX (100% onsite)
Comp: Target $80K–$85K
Must have clean credit
Our client is seeking an Accounting Manager-level hire to support a newly hired Controller in a high-growth, highly manual financial services environment.
This is a true working manager role (80–90% hands-on) with heavy ownership of month-end close, reconciliations, cash movement, and investor reporting. The person must be comfortable operating in ambiguity and helping build processes from the ground up; it is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-pressure, problem-solving environment and wants visibility and upward mobility.
- Perform and oversee account reconciliations
- Ensure accuracy of financials
- Manage high-volume cash flow and transaction reconciliation across systems
- Support investor reporting and portfolio-level activity
- Build and implement:
- Month-end close schedules/checklists
- Internal controls & segregation of duties
- Identify and resolve discrepancies across manual processes and systems
- Partner closely with Controller on:
- Financial reporting
- Process improvement
- Audit readiness
- Highly manual, evolving environment
- Limited existing controls (e.g., self-reviewing entries, informal processes)
- No formal close cadence currently in place
- High-growth company with increasing investor and transaction volume
- High-pressure during close (tight deadlines; late hours expected at times)
- Financial services strongly preferred
- Experience with:
- GAAP
- Cash management / treasury flow
- Investor or portfolio reporting
- Open to:
- Public accounting backgrounds (fast-paced, complex environments)
- Startup / build environments
- ERP experience required (Sage 300 not required)
- Extremely hands-on; willing to roll up sleeves
- High problem-solving ability; operates without much structure
- Comfortable in ambiguity and evolving environments
- Able to handle pressure and deadlines
- Strong ownership mentality (not task-based)
- Growth-oriented mindset
- Must have clean credit
- 100% onsite in Plano
- Must have full cycle accounting - 3-5 years
- Systems they use now - Sage 300 and NLS
- Finance/loan background
- Must be willing to take on AR
- Must be organized and detailed
- Owns core accounting function (not just pieces)
- Responsible for accuracy of financials
- Interfaces with leadership + likely auditors/investors
- Has 1 direct report (Accounting Clerk)
- Oversee daily and monthly-end cash management, including full reconciliation of bank accounts, digital payment channels (ACH, card processors), and general ledger activity
- Maintain and update the master bank activity report to support treasury visibility and cash-flow accuracy
- Reconcile incoming ACH and credit card payments from processors to the loan servicing/platform system and resolve discrepancies across systems
- Build and manage schedules supporting monthly trial balances to assist with the financial statements
- Process, review, and approve high-value payments and transfers, including investor finding flows and end-of-month remittances
- Reconcile and record investor-related expenses, pass-through fees, and ad hoc activity; support end-of-month investor reporting and validation
- Post monthly servicing and custody journal entries to align accounting data with final investor reports
- Support annual financial audits, and other internal and external audit processes
- Maintain internal controls for fintech environments, including vendor/investor onboarding verification and banking detail validation
- Oversee fixed asset accounting, including inventory control, depreciation, and procurement approvals
- Train, supervise, and develop the Accounting Clerk, providing guidance and escalation support for complex tasks
- Drive process improvements and ensure scalable, accurate accounting workflows aligned with fintech operating models
Requirements
- Minimum 3+ years of related experience.
- Knowledge of accounting concepts, practices, procedures, billings and financial reports.
- Experience with posting and/or adjusting payments via third party integrations.
- Experience managing various tasks including investor reporting, accounting and billing.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks
- Able to meet deadlines and manage projects.
- Must be available to work all regularly scheduled hours
- Comfortable working in a small office environment.
- Team player with a strong work ethic.
- Knowledge of related computer accounting applications (Sage, Quickbooks or similar)
- Must be proficient with MS Excel, MS Word, Adobe, and Outlook.
- Basic knowledge and use of SQL is required.
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