Accounting Manager in Charlottesville, Virginia at Tiger Solar Company

The Accounting Manager will play a key role in overseeing Tiger Solar Company’s core accounting operations. Primary responsibilities include overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger reconciliations, while ensuring timely and accurate month-end close and financial statement preparation. This role will also support project accounting, compliance requirements, and business licensing across company locations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with company policies

· Support the project accounting process, including job costing and WIP analysis

· Lead the month-end close process and preparation of internal financial statements

· Partner with Sales & Operations teams to understand and improve business processes

· Oversee daily cash reporting and routinely reconcile bank account

· Provide monthly cash flow forecasts

· Manage the company bank card program, which is used for general procurement as well as travel and expenses

· Manage the company fuel card program, including issuing new cards, monitoring usage, and ensuring compliance with company policies

· Maintain corporate business licenses across all branch locations, including renewals and filings.

· Prepare, report, and file monthly sales tax and/or consumer use tax reporting to all jurisdictions

· Supervise and support accounting staff as assigned

· Promote the “Tiger Way” and our cycle of success by building high quality relationships with employees, customers, and outside vendors

· Perform other duties as required an assigned

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, with 3–5 years of accounting experience required.

· Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

· CPA license or CMA certification or progress toward is a plus

· Practical understanding of cost accounting principles, job costing, and percent complete revenue recognition.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial management.

· Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel is required.

· Ability to synthesize complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs workflows and procedures.

· Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.

· Passionate about quality work and delivering best-in-class “Tiger Way” customer service support.

· Able to learn new technologies, quickly becoming the expert of a rapidly evolving set of technology needs.