Accounting Manager

Join Our Team as an Accounting Manager!

Are you a strategic financial leader ready to drive impact and support company growth? At Direct Communications, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional internet services to rural communities, backed by over 75 years of industry excellence. We don't just connect people to broadband—we enrich lives with diverse, cutting-edge services ranging from mobile plans to advanced customer home security and managed Wi-Fi solutions.

We offer an AMAZING culture and an unmatched benefits package, including comprehensive health, dental, and vision care insurance for just 50¢ per paycheck, telehealth services, up to a 6% 401(k) match, generous paid time off, and both personal and professional tuition reimbursement programs! If you are a collaborative, self-motivated financial professional with a passion for excellence, we want you on our dynamic team.

Why Work for Direct Communications?

• A Culture of Excellence: Contribute to a shared purpose where every team member is valued and strategic leadership paves the way for collective growth.
• Unbeatable Benefits: Take care of yourself and your family with premier healthcare coverage for pennies a day, extensive wellness programs, and robust retirement matching.
• Forward-Thinking Innovation: Work with a long-standing industry leader that embraces technical adaptability, navigates complex system migrations, and constantly expands its product ecosystem.

What You Will Do (The Role)

As our Accounting Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting company expansion, spearheading process optimizations, and providing critical department leadership. You will be the steady hand ensuring absolute accuracy while helping our team navigate future horizons.

• Financial Stewardship: Oversee critical workflows including fixed assets, accounts payable, payroll, and complex inventory tracking across our expanding product lines.
• Strategic Reporting & Compliance: Lead robust corporate financial reporting, tax and insurance coordination, and master intricate regulatory compliance and USAC reporting.
• Data Integration & Evolution: Navigate data integration challenges between software platforms and reporting systems to seamlessly prepare the department for future GL migrations.
• Grant & Initiative Management: Direct financial oversight for high-priority, grant-funded growth initiatives that bring vital infrastructure to rural communities.
• Collaborative Leadership: Share critical data transparently across teams, helping leadership make accurate, compliant operational decisions while building constructive relationships across the organization.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a deeply competent, collaborative professional who possesses a quiet hunger for continuous improvement and strong interpersonal savvy.

• Education: BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance, or an applicable business field is highly preferred.
• Experience: Proven progressive experience in corporate accounting, financial management, or general ledger oversight.
• Technical Expertise: Extensive familiarity with GAAP , advanced proficiency in MS Excel/Sheets , and a strong aptitude for troubleshooting GL systems and data platform integrations.
• Compliance Know-How: Demonstrated experience managing regulatory reporting, capital asset tracking, or navigating comprehensive audits (such as USAC).
• Communication Skills: Stellar written and verbal skills to communicate financial complexities cleanly to cross-functional workflows and executive leadership.

Schedule & Compensation

• Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Salary: $60,000 – $90,000/year (Competitive market-based compensation).

Our Core Values

At Direct Communications, our daily operations and long-term milestones are guided by six core pillars:

• Integrity: We do the right thing, ensuring absolute trust with sensitive corporate data.
• Growth: We foster continuous professional development and adapt readily to new industry standards.
• Respect: We build genuine, positive relationships with colleagues up, down, and across the organization.
• Sustainability: We make sound, long-term financial choices to protect our business, employees, and customers.
• Strategic Decision Making: We anticipate future contingencies, leadership succession, and technological migrations proactively.
• Community: We keep our focus on the people we serve, bringing premium connection and security products to rural areas.

Complete Benefits Package

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance for 50¢/paycheck * Tele-Health Services
• Preventative Wellness Programs
• 401(k) with 6% Company matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (prorated 14 days in Year 1, earning more each year)
• 10 observed/paid holidays
• Company-paid life insurance (Basic Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment)
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company-paid 3rd party personal finance management services
• Tuition Reimbursement Program (Both professional and personal development)
• Voluntary Flex Spending for Medical and/or Daycare
• Voluntary Supplemental Group Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accident Insurance
• Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
• Free internet if you live within our service footprint
• On-the-job training

Direct Communications is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provider.