Job Description

ProspectBlue is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to join an established industrial solutions firm in Richmond, VA. This role offers competitive compensation, bonus eligibility, and a flexible hybrid schedule.

Overview:

The Accounting Manager is instrumental to the month-end close and monthly reporting to leadership and our PE sponsor, with primary responsibility for international consolidation in Adaptive Insights (including intercompany eliminations and FX translation) and delivery of accurate, timely consolidated results. The role also performs account reconciliations, records core U.S. entries, maintains the chart of accounts and system mappings, supports audits, and drives close-process improvements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform international consolidation across subsidiaries in Adaptive Insights, including eliminations and foreign currency translation, delivering accurate monthly consolidated results
• Prepare intercompany reconciliations each month, partnering with international subsidiaries to resolve breaks and document settlements and true-ups
• Maintain and improve models, mappings, and structures in Adaptive Insights, ensure alignment to the ERP chart of accounts
• Prepare month-end reporting deliverables for leadership, lender, and PE sponsor, including consolidated financials and supporting schedules
• Prepare and book U.S. journal entries, including accruals, fixed assets/depreciation, intangibles & goodwill
• Collaborate with international controllers, FP&A, and operations to validate results and resolve data issues
• Fixed asset accounting and CAPEX tracking, monitor additions, retirements, and depreciation, prepare a monthly CAPEX report and review with stakeholders
• Prepare and distribute monthly job profit report, analyze project results versus budget and prior period, explain margin variances for leadership and PE sponsor
• Account reconciliations for assigned balance sheet accounts with clear support and timely sign-off
• Coordinate with external auditors on PBC requests, testing support, and issue resolution
• Support close calendar execution, identify and implement process improvements to reduce cycle time and post-close adjustments

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong US GAAP knowledge and hands-on month-end close experience
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with consolidation or planning tools, Adaptive Insights strongly preferred
• Multi-currency consolidation and FX translation experience preferred
• Clear, concise documentation and communication, able to own deadlines in a fast-paced, PE-backed environment
• Sharp variance analysis and executive communication (lender/PE audiences)
• Strong organization and project management; meets concurrent deadlines

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 4–7 years progressive accounting experience with multi-entity consolidation and intercompany processes
• CPA or progress toward CPA preferred
• Exposure to foreign subsidiaries/international accounting preferred
• Experience in a PE-backed environment a plus.