Scorpion is the leading provider of technology and services helping local businesses thrive. We do this by helping customers understand local market dynamics, make the most of their marketing, and deliver experiences their customers will love. We offer tools to know what’s going on with marketing, competitors, and customers. We offer a unique blend of AI support and teams of real human people with local expertise committed to customer success. At Scorpion, we are ready to do whatever it takes to help our clients reach their goals. Our technology and personalized tools bring everything together to help local businesses easily understand their unique business, market, and customer needs. We put SEO, Reviews, Advertising, Email Marketing, Chat and Messaging, Social Media, Website, Lead Management, Appointment Scheduling, and more to work for local businesses. We’re a technology-led service with a human touch.
About the Role
The Accounting & Reporting Manager role will perform a variety of accounting, reporting, and operational duties within the Finance Team. You will play an important role in the Finance Team around change management, improving processes, scaling accounting company infrastructure, and more. This position will handle a wide spectrum of duties ranging from month-end close to technical accounting to financial reporting and more.
What Your Success Will Look Like
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting.
- Research and draft technical accounting memoranda.
- Support acquisition accounting and integration activities, and prepare pro forma historical financial data as needed.
- Develop and implement internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures to ensure compliance, scalability, and integrity of financial reporting.
- Mentor and review work of junior team members, while establishing team metrics, performance goals, and a service-oriented approach to business partners.
- Drive continuous improvement across accounting operations, including process redesign, system implementations, and the development of enhanced analytics and reporting tools.
- Collaborate with tax advisors on compliance, reporting, and special projects; stay current with evolving accounting standards and assess business impacts.
- Support cross-functional initiatives with ad hoc financial analysis and participate in company-wide efforts to optimize financial operations.
- Contribute as a team player, taking on additional duties and projects as needed in a dynamic environment.
Who You Are And What You Bring
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, innovative, have excellent attention to detail, and the ability to meet challenging deadlines. A CPA with 5+ years accounting/finance/reporting experience, including hands-on general ledger experience including month end close, financial reporting and analysis, technical accounting analysis, policies and procedures enhancement and development, strong interpersonal and excellent computer skills.
- Bachelor’s degree and CPA (or equivalent) required
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical accounting guidance
- Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and analyses
- Experience with a publicly traded company and/or growth stage company preferred
- Strong, professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Savvy with financial and accounting reporting systems, familiarity with Sage Intacct a plus
- Experience with accounting for stock compensation expense and/or capitalized software a plus
Our Scorpion Values
- Winning Mindset: When our clients win, we win.
- Genuine Care: We only succeed when we are truly invested in our clients and each other.
- Unmatched Results: We deliver more than expected–and then some–driving the best results and impacting lives.
- Constant Improvement: We believe there is always a better way. We learn we ask “What if?” we build and then do it again.
- Unbeatable Teamwork: We come from different backgrounds but have the same vision. We only get there by doing it together, as a team.
Our Benefits
We invest in our employees by offering them diverse benefits from best-in-class carriers. These benefits provide enough choice and flexibility to keep our employees and their families healthy and happy—today and tomorrow.
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off, so you can rest, relax, and recharge away from work
- Employee equity program
- Paid parental leave
- Paid cell phone and service
- Remote office allowance
- Professional development and development courses
- Regular manager check-ins to drive performance and career growth through Lattice
Compensation
We acknowledge that states have passed legislation promoting pay transparency. As a national employer, Scorpion has made the decision to post our expected pay rate or pay range (as applicable) in all our job postings, regardless of geographic location.
- The base salary range is $110,000 (entry-level) - $120,000 (highly experienced), exclusive of fringe benefits. If you are hired at Scorpion, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the total salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth.
- The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses or commissions.
Scorpion is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion.
Reasonable Accommodations
Scorpion participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.
Top Skills
What We Do
At Scorpion Enterprises, we provide a wealth of knowledge to collaborate and build end-to-end strategies for our clients. We check Business Data, Audience Analytics, and Websites and Social Media statistics. With these data-driven insights in place, we form an effective strategy to ensure that our outreach plan goes a long way. We dive deep into understanding clients’ brands and companies to obtain and keep the clients’ customers satisfied.
Every project is different, but they all start with one thing in common. We want to know everything: where the client started, where they want to go next, what they value, who their customers are and why they care about them. The only way to solve a problem is to understand it from every angle. Fortunately, we have a proven method to quench our insatiable curiosity. Our attention to detail is impressive too. We have a senior manager on board, fully responsible for delivering excellence in every way possible from beginning to end. Our plans cover some of the best locations, strategic timing, and compelling messages based on the clients’ potential customers.
