Accounting Manager - 21420

In this seat, you will lead and mentor a 4-person accounting team while serving as the operational finance lead across complex, event-driven, and sponsorship-heavy revenue streams. Reporting to senior finance leadership, you will oversee month-end/year-end close processes, ensure ASC 606 revenue recognition compliance across sponsorship contracts, manage player expense accruals, oversee sales tax compliance on ticketing/registrations, and lead financial operations.

• External Audit Leadership: Lead annual external financial statement audits as the primary point of contact for external auditors.

• Tax Compliance: Coordinate corporate tax filings with external advisors and manage sales tax compliance for ticket sales and player registration fees.

• System Automation: Identify process bottlenecks, document internal controls/SOPs, and implement financial software enhancements to scale accounting operations.

• Education & Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA strongly preferred).

• Professional Experience: 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including direct people management (supervising accounting staff/teams).

• U.S. GAAP & Revenue Recognition: Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, specifically technical revenue recognition rules (ASC 606) applied to complex contracts.

• Multi-Entity & Audit Management: Proven track record managing multi-entity financial closes, leading external audits, and managing multi-state sales tax compliance.

• Leadership & Communication: Strong leadership skills, high analytical capability, and clear executive communication skills.

• Industry experience in sports, live events, entertainment, media, or hospitality.

• Hands-on experience with sports sponsorship accounting, player prize money administration, or ticket sales tax processes.

• Financial Close Velocity: Delivering accurate, audit-ready monthly and quarterly close packages within scheduled deadlines.

• ASC 606 Revenue Compliance: Flawless tracking and revenue recognition scheduling across all active PPA Tour and MLP sponsorship agreements.

• Audit Execution: Leading clean, unadjusted annual financial statement audits with zero material weaknesses or control deficiencies.

• Team Development: Driving performance improvement and professional growth across the 4-person accounting team.