M1M1 — Manager (Team Lead)
Accounting Manager I
Entry-level manager/senior accountant. Handles day-to-day bookkeeping tasks such as preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts (cash, AP, AR, fixed assets) and supporting the monthly close under supervision.
What this level means
Front-line people manager of a single team; owns delivery, coaching, and execution.
- Scope
- A single team
- Autonomy
- Manages within established goals
- Complexity
- Day-to-day delivery and people issues
- Impact
- Team output and health
- Decision rights
- Owns team execution, hiring input, performance
- Leadership
- Direct people management of one team
- Typical experience
- 3–6 yrs
What you'd do
- Prepares routine reports and assists with audits
- Collaborates with peers in operational departments to ensure transactional accuracy
- Supports monthly close processes
- Prepares journal entries
- Reconciles accounts including cash, AP, AR, and fixed assets
- Prepare routine financial reports
- Assist in audit processes
- Ensure accuracy in financial transactions
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Journal entry preparation
- Account reconciliation
- Financial reporting
- Audit support
- Basic accounting software proficiency
- Accounting principles
- Financial reporting standards
- Reconciliation processes
- Audit procedures
- Biotechnology financial regulations
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Reliability
- Basic problem-solving
- Financial reporting
- Collaboration
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- ~3–5 years of accounting experience
- Familiarity with monthly close cycles
Common titles
Manager, General Accounting ManagerGeneral Accounting Manager ManagerAccounting Manager I
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations (inferred)