Accounting Manager

Harvest Group is an integrated commerce agency that helps high-growth consumer brands win in today's complex retail landscape. Since 2006, we've partnered with some of the world's most recognized brands to navigate the intersection of in-store and digital commerce, retail media, and social platforms across leading retailers including Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Amazon, Costco, and Kroger.

What sets Harvest Group apart is our connected approach. By aligning strategy, execution, and insights across every stage of the retail journey—and powering that work through our proprietary technology platform—we help brands create sustainable growth in an increasingly dynamic marketplace. But our success starts with our people.

At Harvest Group, our culture and values shape how we work, serve our clients, and support one another. We believe in building meaningful relationships, pursuing excellence with humility, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do their best work while continuing to grow professionally and personally.

Our commitment to our people has earned recognition as one of the nation's best workplaces, including: Inc. Best Places to Work (2025, 2026) Great Place to Work Certified (2024) Fortune Best Workplaces for Women (2024) Fortune Best Medium Workplaces (2024) Fortune Best Consulting & Professional Services Workplaces (2024) Business Intelligence Group Best Places to Work (2023) Our Values Integrity – Doing what is right in all things Relationship – Pursuing depth, trust, and collaboration Service – Laboring for others with humility and care Excellence – Delivering extraordinary performance and results with humility Journey – Embracing our past and planning for our future with faith Description Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Manager will own accounting for key areas of the business, serving as a trusted partner to the teams they support.

This role provides hands-on leadership within the Accounting team, playing a central part in month-end close, and is responsible for developing the people who report to them as Harvest continues to scale. Our approach to servicing our employees is grounded in our values. To deliver excellence for our Harvest Group employees, we do require that this role is based in Rogers (AR).

If you are applying but do not currently reside in this market, please note that relocation will not be covered by Harvest Group.

Responsibilities

Own accounting for the Media and Digital Commerce business lines, including billing accuracy, revenue recognition, and reconciliations specific to those lines Serve as the accounting business partner to Media and Digital Commerce leadership, providing visibility into financial performance and answering accounting-related questions as they arise Manage, coach, and develop direct reports, building their technical skills and ownership over time Manage the high-volume vendor billing driven by the Media business, ensuring accuracy and timeliness through peak volume periods Lead month-end close activities across Media, Digital Commerce, and other workstreams, including reconciliations, account reviews, and judgmental items such as accruals, reserves, and revenue recognition treatment Partner with Finance Operations on systems and vendor issues while owning the accounting process and reconciliation outcomes on the accounting side Maintain and improve the accounting processes, systems, and controls that allow us to scale, including documentation of policies and procedures Support technical accounting research and documentation as needed Lead or support projects outside the month-end cycle, such as process redesign, system implementations, and integrations to improve or transform how we operate as Harvest scales Requirements 5–8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including demonstrated ownership of technical accounting judgment and reconciliation investigation, not just execution CPA or active CPA candidacy strongly preferred Experience in public accounting (audit or technical accounting advisory) a significant plus Track record of resolving ambiguous or non-straightforward accounting issues independently, with sound judgment Strong understanding of GAAP and its practical application in a fast-moving, multi-entity environment Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel Effective communicator who can explain technical accounting issues clearly to both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders Demonstrated ability, or clear readiness, to mentor and develop less experienced accountants Preferred Experience in a private equity-backed, multi-entity, or acquisitive environment Experience with Net.

Suite, Oracle Cloud, or similar systems Prior experience in a media, digital commerce, or agency billing context Demonstrated interest in taking on increasing scope and leadership over time Our heart at Harvest is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusivity, authenticity, mutual respect, professionalism, and growth.

Harvest Group is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, age, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We encourage all interested candidates to apply.