Thirty-5 Capital is hiring: Accounting Manager in Chicago

Thirty-Five Capital is a family office and private equity firm with the mission of helping start‑up, early‑stage, and family businesses grow through the strategic infusion of capital and hands‑on leadership. The firm’s focus is on sports and technology, with brands such as ProXR Pickleball, Paddletek Pickleball, Boundless Pickleball, Chicago Slice Pickleball, Homewood Bat, JAW Bats, and ProXR being part of the ever‑growing portfolio. 35 Services, LLC provides Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Distribution, and back‑office support to Thirty‑Five Capital’s operating companies. We are looking to hire an Accounting Manager to manage all aspects of accounting, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial statements, general ledger, budgeting, sales tax compliance, and cost accounting. The Accounting Manager will provide guidance and leadership to a staff of three as well as maintain a high quality and professional level of customer service to internal and external customers. The Manager will collaborate cross‑functionally to support various business initiatives. The position is located in our headquarters in Chicago, IL, and will report to the Financial Controller. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Lead the month‑end close process to ensure accurate and timely completion of month‑end procedures, including proper account reconciliation, accurate financial statement presentation, and variance analysis. Issue timely and accurate monthly financial statements and reporting package in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Review workpapers and reconciliations with a hands‑on approach for complex and technical issues. Maintain inventory standard cost system, including individual part costing, overhead rates, quarterly cost rolls; provide analysis on costing variances such as purchase price variance, scrap reporting, labor variation, and production variations. Manage daily accounts payable activities, including invoice vouchering, vendor master maintenance, research of vendor payment inquiries, timely invoice payment, and calculation and payment of commissions/royalties. Manage daily accounts receivable activities, including cash applications, cash collections, maintenance of sales tax exemption certificates, processing of credit card transactions, and customer master maintenance. Understand the treasury process with regards to incoming and outgoing payments and integration with software platforms/plugins; responsible for weekly ACH/check payment runs. Ensure compliance with all sales tax reporting requirements, including proper nexus and timely tax return/payment filings; establish, maintain, and continuously re‑evaluate internal controls and company policies/procedures. Create financial policy manual for significant financial statement items, including examples such as payment processing, banking, inventory control and costing, fixed assets. Oversee accounting for various family office entities. Maintain an understanding of accounting standards and stay up‑to‑date with changes as they apply to the company. Ensure all accounting operations and processes have standard work instructions documented for each team member’s tasks. Ensure integrity of all software systems connected to ERP and assist with business transformation efforts to deploy best practices within each process area. Prepare annual financial budget and monthly cash forecasting. Participate in and support continuous improvement initiatives; document standard operating procedures for all accounting operations tasks. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications 8–10 years progressive accounting experience in public/industry, with 5 years experience in the manufacturing industry. 5 plus years of supervisory experience. 5 plus years of experience with an ERP system, NetSuite preferred; software implementation experience a plus. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships across all levels of the organization. Strong knowledge of US GAAP. Commitment to continuous improvement to maximize efficiency through the use of technology. Ability to problem‑solve open items while striving for excellence; maintain accuracy while meeting deadlines. Willingness to build out functions and processes from scratch; “roll up your sleeves” mentality. What We’ll Provide Compensation range of $110,000–$130,000 with a 15% bonus. Paid time off. Retirement plan with company match. Smart casual dress environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr