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Accounting Manager Jobs in United States at Morae
Title: Accounting Manager
Company: Morae
Location: United States
Morae Global seeks to find the best and the brightest people – those who understand what it takes to deliver top-quality solutions for our clients.
The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the accounting function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with regulatory requirements, and efficient close processes. This role requires strong technical accounting expertise, experience operating within a Private Equity-backed environment, and the ability to lead and develop a high-performing team. The Accounting Manager works closely with finance leadership, external stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to support business growth, financial transparency, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & Close Management
- Lead and manage the month-end close process, ensuring timely completion within a 5–7 business day close cycle.
- Prepare and review financial statements, including balance sheet, P&L, and cash flow statements for internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
Private Equity & Stakeholder Reporting
- Support quarterly reporting requirements to Private Equity investors.
- Monitor and track lender/bank covenant compliance and reporting.
- Perform variance analysis and track key financial and operational KPIs within a PE-backed environment.
- Maintain understanding of debt facilities, intercompany transactions, and transfer pricing structures.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across accounting processes and close cycles.
- Implement and document internal controls to ensure compliance and scalability.
- Utilize ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) to optimize financial operations and reporting.
- Leverage advanced Excel capabilities (pivot tables, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP, financial modeling) to enhance reporting and analysis.
Team Leadership & Development
- Supervise and mentor offshore staff accountants, ensuring high-quality output and professional growth.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and performance-driven team environment.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support broader finance and business initiatives.
Qualifications:
Requirements:
- 5–6 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2–3 years in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience managing month-end close and financial reporting processes.
- Exposure to Private Equity environments, including investor reporting and covenant tracking.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and financial statement preparation experience.
- Proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred).
- Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and data analysis.
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Highly Preferred:
- CPA or MBA qualification.
- Experience within a Private Equity-backed SaaS or Legal Technology company.
- Prior involvement in M&A activities, including integration, opening balance sheets, and system migrations.
About Morae
Morae is a dynamic, high-growth organization that provides an integrated suite of solutions to corporate law departments and law firms, and partners with leading software and services providers, both within and outside the legal industry. We are a young company but are made up of seasoned professionals in the legal industry, with a focus on building productive long-term relationships with employees and clients in an environment where collaboration is encouraged, knowledge is shared freely, and diversity of thought, cultures, communities, and points of view is embraced. Our team has the vision to create an effective solution for any business problem and the experience to execute that vision. Learn more at morae.com. Our privacy policy can be found here https://www.morae.com/privacy-policy
