A growing live entertainment company operating venues and producing large-scale events is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its finance team. Wilmington, NC is preferred, but the company is open to candidates anywhere in the U.S. This is a broad, hands-on opportunity to own accounting across multiple entities while working directly with senior finance leadership to strengthen close, reporting, controls, and systems as the business scales.

What You'll Do as the Senior Accountant:

Own full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable across multiple business entities
Prepare customer invoices, monitor collections, and resolve discrepancies
Perform bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations
Prepare journal entries, accruals, intercompany transactions, and allocations
Maintain accurate general ledger activity across a growing portfolio of entities
Prepare and file monthly sales and use tax returns across multiple states
Maintain vendor records, W-9s, contracts, and documentation supporting 1099 compliance
Take meaningful ownership of month-end close, including reconciliations, accruals, schedules, and GL accuracy
Prepare monthly and ad hoc financial reporting packages
Partner directly with the SVP of Finance & Operations to improve close timing, reporting quality, and financial accuracy
Support continued optimization of Sage Intacct and related accounting workflows
Help strengthen a multi-entity accounting environment as the company's portfolio expands
Document and improve accounting SOPs
Help develop stronger internal controls, including segregation of duties and approval workflows
Maintain organized schedules and supporting documentation for external tax and audit partners
Coordinate with venue and operations teams on payments, vendor compliance, and financial workflows
Identify opportunities to make accounting processes more efficient, scalable, and reliable

Must-Haves as the Senior Accountant:

5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
Hands-on multi-entity accounting experience
Experience managing intercompany transactions and allocations
Hands-on experience preparing and filing multi-state sales and use tax returns
Strong general ledger and month-end close experience
Hands-on experience with a multi-entity cloud ERP such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Acumatica, Dynamics 365 Business Central, or a comparable platform
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and high-volume reconciliation work
Strong understanding of reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules
High attention to detail and strong accounting judgment
Ability to independently investigate discrepancies and follow issues through resolution
Ability to manage recurring deadlines and competing priorities in a fast-moving environment
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with finance and operational stakeholders

Nice-to-Haves as the Senior Accountant:

Strong Sage Intacct experience, particularly with dimensions and multi-entity functionality
Accounting experience within live entertainment, venues, festivals, hospitality, sports, or another multi-site or event-driven organization
Familiarity with event settlements
Experience with venue-level P&Ls
Experience with per-event revenue recognition
Understanding of seasonal or event-driven cash cycles
Experience documenting accounting SOPs
ERP implementation, optimization, or systems-improvement experience
Experience supporting external tax preparers or auditors with organized schedules and documentation
Experience helping strengthen internal controls and approval workflows
Interest and capability to grow into an Accounting Manager role as the organization expands

This Role Offers:

Base salary of $80,000-$100,000, commensurate with experience
Remote flexibility from any U.S. state, with Wilmington, NC preferred
401(k) with a company match of 100% on the first 3% contributed and 50% on the next 2%, providing a 4% company contribution when the employee contributes 5%
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
15 days of paid time off
8 paid holidays
Separate paid office closure from Christmas Eve through New Year's Eve, which does not reduce the employee's PTO balance
Event access and staff ticket allocations
Direct reporting relationship to the SVP of Finance & Operations
Opportunity to help shape Sage Intacct, accounting procedures, controls, and reporting as the company grows
Clear opportunity for the position to develop into an Accounting Manager role as the entity portfolio expands
Exposure to the financial operations behind live venues, festivals, and large-scale entertainment events

Trueline is an unabashed equal-opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.

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