Master Trades Group is hiring: Corporate Accounting Manager in Columbia

Master Trades Group, a leading residential services platform specializing in plumbing and HVAC services with operations across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions under various brands, is seeking an experienced Corporate Accounting Manager. This role will lead key corporate accounting functions, including month-end close, lease and purchase accounting, intercompany reconciliations, and tax/compliance oversight. This role also coordinates financial audits, supports system implementations, and collaborates with operating entities to ensure accurate financial reporting. The ideal candidate will provide exceptional customer service, deliver financial analysis and reporting, and contribute to the efficiency of corporate and operational business processes.

The candidate must be located within a commutable distance to Columbia, MD. This is an 80% office-based position with 20% remote work

Why Join Us?

• Compensation: Starting at $140,000 + 10% annual bonus potential

• Professional Growth: Thrive in a dynamic setting with endless opportunities to sharpen your skills, tackle complex challenges, and grow professionally in a supportive yet high-energy team.

• Comprehensive Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, health, dental, and vision plans, a 401(k) with company match, and more.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Oversight of corporate accounting operational functions including monthly close and centralized activities such as lease accounting, purchase accounting, intercompany reconciliations and coordination of centralized costs such as insurance and various software costs
• Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of corporate business results on a monthly and annual basis for specific business entities
• Close coordination with other entities and departments as needed for monthly close, intercompany and other ad hoc needs – strong communication and collaboration skills are a must.
• Maintenance of monthly lease accounting changes in Trullion lease accounting tool including accessing and monthly statements in Enterprise, updating lease accounting tool and reconciling balance sheet accounts – understanding and experience with ASC 842 required
• Oversight of compliance and tax matters including tracking and coordinating licensing and annual filings for state and local jurisdictions for all entities – an ability to organize and understand compliance requirements and manage a process with indirect reports
• Administration of legal and licensure submissions and annual filings, including cataloging, tracking and maintaining up-to-date and appropriate licenses for all MTG jurisdictions through coordination with entity Controllers and business leads as needed
• Coordination of various central expenses such as insurance, software, IT and other corporate driven finance/accounting functions by working across departments to drive process improvement and effective reporting
• Reconciliation of intercompany accounts on a monthly basis, ensuring counter parties are aligned and in agreement on balances and discrepancies – strong communication skills and an attention to detail required
• Assist with Sage Intaact system implementations and integrations for newly acquired entities. Requires an ability to understand and work with various systems and understanding the data flow of information from the operations to the subledger system (Service Titan) to the GL (Sage Intacct) to the final reconciliations and reporting
• Provide management with information vital to the decision-making process as needed and perform ad hoc analysis requests needed by management
• Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes and controls
• Supervise corporate accounting staff (as needed) and provide guidance on monthly deliverables, process improvement and driving efficiencies and improvement in reporting and communication
• Establishing standard operating accounting procedures for corporate accounting activities and document as needed processes and gaps – process improvement and improved communication
• Ability to work in matrix reporting environment with reporting to local management and corporate accounting team critical to success

Qualifications/Abilities:

• Communicate effectively using internal/external customer service and develop a teamwork focused and collaborative environment
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills, and ensuring on a monthly basis needed work is performed
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.

EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field required
• CPA required
• Big 4 or similar experience highly preferred
• 5+ years of experience working in accounting department, management experience preferred
• Tax and/or compliance experience preferred
• System implementation experience preferred

If you're ready to apply your expertise in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where precision and deadlines matter, we’d love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

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