Accounting Manager

Title	Accounting Manager
Department	Finance
Location	Hybrid — 18456 N 25th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
Reports To	Chief Executive Officer
Direct Reports	Bookkeeper (1)
FLSA Designation	Exempt (Salary)
Employment Type	Full-Time
Effective	August 2026

Position Summary The Accounting Manager owns Horizon's accounting function and is accountable for financial records that leadership can act on without independently re-verifying them. This role closes the books for two related entities, maintains accrual-basis financial statements, produces location-level and service-line profitability reporting, and maintains the rolling cash forecast the executive team uses to plan. This is a build seat as much as an operating one: standing up an operating budget, variance reporting, and a recurring cash forecast is a first-year requirement. The position supervises one bookkeeper and is expected to grow into full ownership of the accounting function as an active advisory engagement concludes.

C O R E A C C O U N T A B I L I T I E S

1. Monthly Close & Financial Statement Integrity

• Close both entities on a published monthly calendar, reconciling all balance sheet accounts, not cash alone.

• Maintain a written exception log for unresolved close items and escalate rather than post entries that merely balance.

• Maintain accrual-basis books, including accrued payroll, accrued expenses, prepaid balances, and accrued liabilities.

• Provide the monthly financial package to the CEO with a written summary of key drivers and open items.

2. Cost Allocation, Multi-Entity & Grant Accounting

• Maintain a documented allocation methodology across locations and service lines, reviewed with the CEO at least semi-annually.

• Produce profit and loss reporting by location and service line to inform program-level decisions.

• Tie out intercompany balances between both entities every month.

• Maintain fund accounting for restricted and unrestricted grants, including federal award reporting.

3. Cash Forecasting & Liquidity Reporting

• Own the thirteen-week rolling cash forecast and put it into weekly production, distributed every Monday.

• Assemble and challenge forecast inputs from revenue cycle, payroll, accounts payable, and debt service.

• Identify weeks of projected constraint early enough that action remains available.

• Reconcile forecast to actual each week and correct assumptions that missed.

4. Budgeting & Management Reporting

• Build the annual operating budget by location and service line in partnership with department leadership.

• Stand up and run monthly budget-to-actual variance reporting with written explanation of material drivers.

• Produce departmental and vendor-level spend reporting to support cost-management decisions.

5. Supervision & Internal Controls

• Supervise the bookkeeper's accounts payable, coding, and reconciliation work, building toward independent ownership.

• Maintain segregation of duties between transaction entry, reconciliation, and payment authorization.

• Document accounting procedures so the function survives the absence of any individual.

• Identify and report control gaps, including within this position's own scope.

A U T H O R I T Y

• Decides without prior approval: close calendar and process, journal entries within documented policy, account classification, and bookkeeper task priorities.

• Recommends; CEO decides: allocation methodology changes, accounting policy changes affecting reported results, and capitalization thresholds.

• Escalates immediately: any projected cash shortfall, material misstatement in a closed period, control gap, missed close date, or grant expenditure outside permitted use.

K N O W L E D G E , S K I L L S , A N D A B I L I T I E S

• Demonstrated ownership of a full monthly close cycle, including balance sheet reconciliation, across multiple locations or cost centers.

• Working command of accrual-basis accounting and sound judgment where source documentation is incomplete.

• Experience with cost allocation across locations, departments, or service lines, including shared and personnel costs.

• Experience maintaining books for more than one legal entity, including intercompany reconciliation.

• Fund accounting for restricted grant funds and grant financial reporting, including federal awards.

• Demonstrated experience supervising or training accounting or bookkeeping staff.

• Fluency in general ledger and cloud accounting platforms, including dimensional tracking structures.

• Advanced spreadsheet capability, including building and maintaining a multi-variable cash forecast model.

• Ability to work directly with executive leadership and defend a position with documentation.

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

• High school diploma or GED.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field, or equivalent demonstrated accounting capability.

• Demonstrated experience owning a monthly close in a multi-entity or multi-location environment.

• Must pass a background check and fingerprint clearance as required for employment with a licensed behavioral health organization in Arizona.

• Certified Public Accountant licensure is not required.

P H Y S I C A L R E Q U I R E M E N T S

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to walk, bend, stand, climb stairs, speak English, hear, use a telephone, drive an automobile, and operate standard office equipment. Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer.

• Majority of scheduled hours (80%, four of five days) performed onsite at the assigned administrative location.

• Occasional travel to residential houses and clinic locations within the local area.

• Extended hours may be required during monthly close, annual budget preparation, and year-end.

• Access to protected health information and confidential financial records; adherence to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 is a condition of the position.

At-Will Employment Statement Horizon Recovery is an at-will employer. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by their immediate manager or other management as required. Horizon Recovery reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.