JOB ADVERT
Accounting Manager
About LOVB: (League One Volleyball)
League One Volleyball (LOVB, pronounced “love”) is reimagining the sport of volleyball. Launched in 2020, our company is a mission-led sports performance, development and professional league that seeks to empower new generations of women athletes.
It is a groundbreaking time for volleyball and women’s sports as we celebrate USA’s Olympic success and LOVB’s recognition as one of LinkedIn’s Top 50 Startups of 2024. There are 38M current and former players today. Of major sports, it's the only one that is women-first (~90% of players are women). But the volleyball market has been almost entirely missed by traditional sports investors, brands, and media.
LOVB is capturing this opportunity. Today, we have created the largest youth club business in the country and are creating the next major American sports league. This community-up approach will drive participation and fandom, while enabling greater empowerment for girls and young women living this amazing sport. In this role, you will join a mission-driven, roll-up-your-sleeves team of innovators and builders who have come together to change the paradigm of professional volleyball and women’s sport.
The Role:
The
Accounting Manager will manage day to day operational activities and month end close for the Pro League and all other LOVB legal entities. The Manager will provide support to the accounting team, document processes and provide accounting guidance, as well as work with the Controller on various accounting projects.
This person will manage one direct report, a Senior Accountant and report to the Controller of the Pro League.
Key Responsibilities:
Oversight of Daily Operations
- Provide support to the Senior Accountant.
- Partner with internal customers on various topics to ensure that operational growth is in alliance with the accounting standards, US GAAP.
- Assist in reviewing and coding credit card and expense transactions processed through the credit card system RAMP.
- Sign off on invoice coding in AP System Tipalti to ensure accuracy from the GL perspective.
- Provide timely review on new partnership contracts, issue invoices in NetSuite and coordinate payments with partners.
Monthly Closing
- Provide timely month-end closing of the GL and prepare all related reports, journal entries and reconciliations. LOVB has an 8-day month-end close.
- Supervise senior accountant and help with all questions related to month-end close.
- Collaborate closely with the Merchandise team on reviewing monthly inventory and monthly inventory sales and COGS reconciliations.
- Partner with the Accounts Payable team to ensure accurate accruals across the board.
- Review balance sheet reconciliations and workpapers.
- Calculate monthly commissions for internal and external partners.
Innovation and Efficiency
- Collaborate with other Accounting Managers and co-lead annual audits performed by external auditors.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements to scale and automate manual procedures.
- Assist management in completing special projects and analysis on an ad-hoc basis.
Continuous Improvement
- Improve existing procedures and internal controls. Promote operational efficiency and compliance.
- Respond to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in various projects and analysis.
Requirements: Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- 5+ years’ experience in a Accounting Manager role.
- Experience managing month-end close.
- Inventory Management.
- ASC 606.
- Knowledge of US GAAP.
Desired skills:
- Experience with e-commerce business.
- Experience in sports industry.
- Experience with NetSuite.
Personal attributes:
- Enjoy and thrive working in a busy and dynamic environment.
- Solutions orientated knowing when to escalate potential issues and challenges.
- A collaborator with excellent communication skills.
- A clear and friendly communication style with strong listening skills, both written and verbal.
- Must be a positive, proactive, think outside the box, and organized team player.
- A mind for detail—you can tell when something’s off.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as ability to collaborate closely with a team that is distributed remotely.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with complete confidentiality.
- High degree of flexibility and ready to learn as we are a startup, so things are always evolving. You’re not just capable of, but excited about learning new systems and skills, and improving existing systems.
Location:
Flexibility to work anywhere in the US (primarily over Zoom and digital platforms) with the willingness to travel for site visits and other business-related destinations.
Compensation & Benefits:
The pay range listed reflects the pay range for this position. The annual base salary for this role is $90,000-110,000 annually, and our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level, among other things.
Individual pay is adjusted as performance is demonstrated and sustained at increasingly competent levels over time. With approval, experienced employees with critical skills may be hired above this guideline.
- Goal & Performance-Based Culture: Work from anywhere while pursuing your professional goals. Your success is measured by your contributions and impact.
- Competitive Salary: We provide competitive base salaries with additional earning opportunities based on your role and performance.
- Comprehensive Coverage: Enjoy health, dental, and vision insurance with competitive company contributions to support you when you need it most.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability: We offer 100% employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance to provide financial protection in case of illness or injury.
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance: LOVB provides basic life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance at no cost, offering peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance: For additional coverage, we offer voluntary life and AD&D insurance options to suit your personal needs.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Take advantage of pre-tax benefits with our healthcare and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access support for personal or professional challenges through our comprehensive EAP.
- Innovation & Personalization: Your growth is at the heart of our growth. We collaborate with you to create Individual Success Plans for your development.
- Amazing Teammates: Join a fun, super-smart team spread across 32 states. Our community thrives on diversity, creativity, and mutual support.
- Core Values in Action: We embody Community, Courage, Trust, Transparency, and Openness in everything we do, achieving something bigger together.
LOVB is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team.
