Accounting Manager

About Charm Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal. At scale, we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron. Our carbon removal efforts began in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft. Since then, we’ve scaled to thousands of tons of carbon removal, grown to over a hundred employees, and established three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Louisiana. We're expanding our team of ambitious, creative, and hands-on problem solvers. We value psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning. We take calculated risks and treat mistakes as opportunities to improve. If you're excited about tackling big challenges, we encourage you to explore our company values. Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust! About the Role  As Charm continues to expand our operations and financial systems, we’re looking for an Accounting Manager to lead and refine our day-to-day accounting function. Reporting to the Controller, you’ll collaborate across teams to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and maintain a high standard of operational excellence. You’ll oversee month-end close processes, strengthen internal controls across multiple facilities, and help integrate accounting data into Charm’s growing ERP and carbon accounting systems. This role is key to scaling Charm’s accounting infrastructure to support our next phase of growth. The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic, mission-driven manufacturing environment and is motivated by collaboration, precision, and continuous improvement. This is a hybrid role and requires working onsite two days per week. Your Responsibilities:

Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring GAAP compliant reporting and accurate consolidation and intercompany elimination across Charm’s entities.

Coordinate annual audits and tax filings with external partners, ensuring timely submission and compliance.

Reviewing general ledger account reconciliations and ensure accounts are properly maintained in accordance with GAAP standards.

Supervise and develop a small accounting team responsible for AP, AR, and GL functions.

Contribute to the monthly close process including journal entries, variance analysis and review, balance sheet reconciliations, and other tasks as needed to stay on track.

Partner with the Production and Engineering teams to develop standard cost models for bio-oil production and facility operations, and improve or implement tracking methods for manufacturing overhead, labor utilization, and capital spend.

Implement processes to accurately capture inventory movements and COGS estimates in real time.

Collaborate with the MRV (Carbon Accounting) team to align production and emissions data, designing and implementing improvements that enhance data quality and reduce manual workload.

Help design and maintain internal control procedures.

Support budgeting and forecasting activities through data analysis and report development.

You Bring:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CPA eligible preferred, but not required.

5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years in a managerial role.

Passion for high-growth, frequently changing environments.

Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.

Proven ability to implement process improvements and drive efficiency.

Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment with cost accounting and inventory management.

Familiarity with multi-entity operations and intercompany consolidations.