Accounting Manager, Consolidations and Report bei FirstLight

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager – Consolidations and Reporting to lead and manage the monthly close, consolidation, and reporting processes for our U.S.-based operations. This role is critical to ensuring accurate, timely financial reporting in a high-growth, fast-paced telecom environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including FP&A, operations, and regulatory teams, to ensure compliance and operational alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close reporting processes across all domestic entities, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, as well as compliance with Regulatory Agencies.
• Manage consolidation of multiple business units, including intercompany eliminations and adjustments.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements and internal reporting packages.
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses.
• Maintain and improve the company’s close calendar, workflows, and reporting deadlines, utilizing Month-end systems tools.
• Partner with FP&A to support forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis with actual financials.
• Support the annual audit as well as other regulatory audits on a needed basis. 
• Implement process improvements and automation initiatives to reduce close time and increase reporting efficiency.
• Maintain internal controls and ensure adherence to company accounting policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA preferred.
• 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP intercompany and consolidation principles.
• Experience with domestic, multi-entity accounting environments (telecom or infrastructure experience a plus).
• Hands-on experience with Excel and ERP systems (eg. Oracle, SAP, NetSuite is a plus)
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively across departments and various levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the telecommunications, broadband, or infrastructure services industries.
• Knowledge of accounting treatment for capital-intensive assets and Lease Standard, ASC 842.
• Experience in integrating multi-platform systems into one consolidated system of record.

About FirstLight:

• FirstLight, headquartered in Albany, New York, provides fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast connecting more than 13,000 locations in service with more than 125,000 locations serviceable by our more than 25,000-route mile network. FirstLight offers a robust suite of advanced telecommunications products featuring a comprehensive portfolio of high bandwidth connectivity solutions including Ethernet, wavelength, and dark fiber services as well as dedicated Internet access solutions, data center, cloud and voice services. FirstLight’s clientele includes national cellular providers and wireline carriers and many leading enterprises, spanning high tech manufacturing and research, hospitals and healthcare, banking and financial, secondary education, colleges and universities, and local and state governments.
• FirstLight Fiber is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with state and federal laws, FirstLight’s equal opportunity policy is that all applicants and employees are treated equally by the company with respect to employment opportunities, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status or veteran disability.