Accounting Manager
Ann Arbor, MI
Full Time
Manager/Supervisor
Reports to: Controller
Location: Headquarters Ann Arbor, MI (hybrid); occasional travel to Partner Agencies
Mission alignment: “Insuring tomorrow together.” We model Integrity, Ownership, Leadership, and Service.
• Standardize and streamline Epic to NetSuite import process (summary revenue, commission expense, agency-bill, direct-bill) and validation.
• Maintain and improve accounting policies and procedures for a multi-entity environment (acquisitions, reporting cadence, processes for reconciling and paying commissions, etc.) with support as needed from technical accounting consulting relationships in-place.
• Coordinate external service provider partners and keep deliverables on calendar.
• Partner with agency leadership and accounting staff; provide on-time subsidiary P&Ls and other financial KPI reporting; triage and resolve operational accounting questions.
• Prepare monthly reporting packs for lenders and the Board, ad hoc analysis for agency operations and management decision-making.
• Strong NetSuite experience required, and hands‑on experience with Applied Epic or another Agency Management System and experience bridging the AMS revenue information with Netsuite strongly preferred.
• Full GL ownership and financial reporting responsibility in a prior role; mastery of reconciliations and consolidations.
• Advanced Excel required; exposure to FloQast and Ramp or similar tools preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Insurance brokerage/agency accounting experience (producer commissions, carrier payables, agency‑bill vs direct‑bill).
• Exposure to ASC 805 (business combinations) and partnership tax treatment a plus.
• Process improvement mindset; experience building SOPs and training materials for non‑accountants.
• Epic to NetSuite exception backlog cleared by D+7; clean consolidation eliminations and intercompany.
• Minimal audit adjustments; timely, accurate compliance reporting to management, lenders, and the Board.
• Defensible earnout computations with documented methodology and approvals.
Location: Headquarters Ann Arbor, MI (hybrid); occasional travel to Partner Agencies
Mission alignment: “Insuring tomorrow together.” We model Integrity, Ownership, Leadership, and Service.
Role Summary
Hands-on Accounting Manager who owns monthly close, consolidations, and the Applied Epic to NetSuite reporting process for a holding company and its wholly-owned agency subsidiaries. You will coordinate the accounting onboarding of newly acquired agencies, standardize policies, mentor agency accounting personnel, and manage consultants that support the acquisition and reporting process. Initially an individual contributor role (with supervision of consultant resources) with near-term scope to supervise staff as Tropolis scales.Essential Functions
• Own monthly close in Netsuite, standardize and import information provided from our agencies – primarily our Applied Epic agency management system, coordinated with FloQast.• Standardize and streamline Epic to NetSuite import process (summary revenue, commission expense, agency-bill, direct-bill) and validation.
• Maintain and improve accounting policies and procedures for a multi-entity environment (acquisitions, reporting cadence, processes for reconciling and paying commissions, etc.) with support as needed from technical accounting consulting relationships in-place.
• Coordinate external service provider partners and keep deliverables on calendar.
• Partner with agency leadership and accounting staff; provide on-time subsidiary P&Ls and other financial KPI reporting; triage and resolve operational accounting questions.
• Prepare monthly reporting packs for lenders and the Board, ad hoc analysis for agency operations and management decision-making.
Qualifications (Must‑Haves)
• 5+ years progressive accounting experience in multi‑entity or multi‑location services; prior Accounting Manager/Supervisor/Team Lead or equivalent ownership of close.• Strong NetSuite experience required, and hands‑on experience with Applied Epic or another Agency Management System and experience bridging the AMS revenue information with Netsuite strongly preferred.
• Full GL ownership and financial reporting responsibility in a prior role; mastery of reconciliations and consolidations.
• Advanced Excel required; exposure to FloQast and Ramp or similar tools preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment; excellent written and verbal communication.
Preferred
• CPA (or CPA‑eligible).• Insurance brokerage/agency accounting experience (producer commissions, carrier payables, agency‑bill vs direct‑bill).
• Exposure to ASC 805 (business combinations) and partnership tax treatment a plus.
• Process improvement mindset; experience building SOPs and training materials for non‑accountants.
Key Outcomes & KPIs
• Achieve and maintain a close cadence: Flash D+5 / Final D+10 / Board & lender packs D+15. Mindset of standardization and building systems that can scale.• Epic to NetSuite exception backlog cleared by D+7; clean consolidation eliminations and intercompany.
• Minimal audit adjustments; timely, accurate compliance reporting to management, lenders, and the Board.
• Defensible earnout computations with documented methodology and approvals.
Growth Path
Scope to supervise staff as we scale from 15 to 25+ agencies and 100 to 300+ employees . Paths to Senior Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, Controller (depending on growth, performance and interests).Values & Working Style
Operate with Integrity, Ownership, Leadership, and Service. You teach forward, standardize, and simplify. Comfortable partnering with operations while holding a high bar for accuracy and timeliness.Compensation Package
- $115k-$130k base salary
- Employee equity plan
- Great health benefits, 401k with company match, flexible PTO
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