Accounting Manager

Candidates applying for this role must be within 60 miles of our Rockville Head Office and are able to complete 2x in Office days per week, the remaining days can be completed from home.

About StarCompliance

StarCompliance is a high-growth software-as-a-service company that helps financial services firms manage employee and firm compliance on one connected platform. More than 500 clients, including asset managers, broker-dealers, private equity firms and banks, rely on us, and we operate globally.

Our accounting team gives leaders accurate, insightful information that guides their decisions. We are early adopters of AI, using it to automate tasks and reconciliations and exploring how it can improve our reporting and analysis.

The Role

Build the accounting function that powers StarCompliance’s next stage of growth. Lead a talented team, partner with leaders across the company, and use modern tools and AI to make accounting a strategic advantage for the business.

You will lead our accounting team of three through a Revenue Lead and a General Ledger Lead. The leads run day-to-day transactions; you provide oversight and guidance, review and approve their work, own key financial reporting, and step in to help when needed. We are a hands-on team where everyone pitches in to get the job done.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coach and develop the Revenue Lead and General Ledger Lead as the team grows
• Own the month-end close and financial reporting, reviewing and approving the team’s work
• Oversee revenue recognition (ASC 606), deferred revenue and annual recurring revenue reporting
• Oversee accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, and sales and use tax and value-added tax compliance
• Manage the annual audit and maintain strong internal controls and accounting policies
• Partner with Finance and leaders across the company on reporting, forecasting and strategic projects
• Use AI and automation to make the close faster and our reporting more insightful

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting or a high-growth company, with 3+ years managing accounting staff
• Deep knowledge of US generally accepted accounting principles, including ASC 606 for software-as-a-service or subscription businesses
• Proven ownership of the month-end close and the annual external audit
• Hands-on NetSuite and Salesforce experience; FloQast, Avalara, Ramp and Expensify experience is a plus
• Curiosity about AI and a track record of using automation to improve accounting work

Who you are

• A coach and leader who develops people and builds trust across the team.
• A business partner who sees accounting as a way to help leaders make better decisions.
• Curious and forward-thinking, always looking for a better, faster way to get things done.
• Hands-on and collaborative, comfortable in a fast-moving environment and happy to pitch in wherever needed.