Accounting Manager

Job Title: Accounting Manager Revenue and Cost of Sales Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead revenue and cost of sales accounting activities within a large, fast-paced organization. This role focuses on accurate revenue recognition under ASC 606 and U.S. GAAP, timely and precise financial close, and robust internal controls in a SOX-compliant environment. The Accounting Manager will collaborate closely with Accounting, FP&A, Operations, Treasury, and other business partners to enhance financial processes, improve reporting accuracy and data quality, and drive automation, analytics, and AI-enabled accounting solutions. This position offers a blend of technical accounting, leadership, and transformation work within a transaction-intensive, homebuilding-oriented business.
Responsibilities
- Oversee revenue and cost of sales accounting activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with ASC 606 and U.S. GAAP.
- Manage and perform revenue recognition activities, including reviewing contracts and transactions to ensure proper treatment under ASC 606.
- Lead or support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and variance analysis.
- Prepare and review financial reports related to revenue, cost of sales, and other key performance metrics, ensuring consistency and integrity of reported results.
- Maintain and improve account reconciliation processes to ensure timely identification and resolution of discrepancies.
- Support SOX compliance by maintaining documentation, executing internal controls, and ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures.
- Coordinate and respond to internal and external audit requests, providing schedules, explanations, and evidence to support audit requirements.
- Partner with FP&A, Operations, Treasury, and other business functions to align accounting outcomes with operational activities and business objectives.
- Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, scalability, and accuracy within revenue and cost of sales accounting.
- Help design and deploy automation, analytics, and AI-enabled accounting tools to modernize workflows and reduce manual effort.
- Leverage ERP, reconciliation, and reporting platforms to streamline data flows and improve reporting quality.
- Mentor and provide guidance to senior and staff accountants, supporting their development and reinforcing best practices in technical accounting and controls.
- Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.
- Contribute to a culture that emphasizes opportunity, growth, and continuous improvement within the accounting function.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Approximately 58 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in environments with complex, transaction-intensive activity.
- Strong working knowledge of ASC 606 and demonstrated ability to apply revenue recognition guidance in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Solid technical foundation in U.S. GAAP and experience applying it to revenue and broader financial reporting matters.
- Hands-on experience with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and variance analysis.
- Revenue accounting and revenue recognition experience in a corporate or public company setting.
- Experience operating in a SOX-compliant environment, including maintaining documentation, executing internal controls, and supporting audit requests.
- Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail in reviewing and resolving account balances.
- Proficiency in financial reporting and analysis, with the ability to interpret results and explain variances.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on improving processes and data quality.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex accounting matters in a clear and concise way.
- Ability to work collaboratively across Accounting, FP&A, Operations, Treasury, and other functions.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to mentor and provide guidance to senior and staff accountants.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
- CPA certification is preferred.
- Public accounting experience and/or public company accounting experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience in homebuilding, real estate, construction, or similarly transaction-intensive industries is beneficial.
- Experience with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, BlackLine, Hyperion, Essbase, Power BI, Alteryx, or comparable ERP, reconciliation, and reporting platforms is preferred.
- Exposure to Microsoft Copilot or similar AI-enabled productivity tools is beneficial.
- Experience implementing accounting automation, scalable process improvements, or AI-enabled accounting solutions.
- Demonstrated interest in automation, analytics, and accounting process optimization.
- Comfort working with emerging technologies to modernize accounting workflows.
- Ability to take meaningful ownership of revenue and cost of sales accounting processes while driving continuous improvement.
- Interest in building deeper expertise in ASC 606, U.S. GAAP, SOX, and public-company financial reporting.
- Desire to mentor other accounting professionals and develop broader leadership experience.
Work Environment
This role is based fully onsite, five days per week, in a large, fast-paced corporate environment closely tied to homebuilding operations and transaction-intensive activities. The Accounting Manager works in a professional office setting and collaborates frequently with Accounting, FP&A, Operations, Treasury, and other business partners. The position uses modern financial technologies, including ERP systems such as JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, reconciliation tools like BlackLine, reporting and planning platforms such as Hyperion and Essbase, and analytics tools like Power BI and Alteryx. The organization is actively adopting automation and AI-enabled productivity solutions, including tools similar to Microsoft Copilot, to modernize accounting workflows. The culture emphasizes opportunity, growth, and collaboration, offering the chance to drive process improvements rather than simply maintain existing processes, and to build a long-term career in a supportive, development-focused environment. Professional business attire is expected in this office-based setting.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Miami, FL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $80.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Miami, FL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Miami,FL.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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