Accounting Manager

Job Type

Full-time, In person

Reports to COO

Location

Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin

Benefits

Health, dental and vision insurance, short and long-term disability, life insurance

Overview

FifthColor is a growing strategic marketing agency with 70 team members, offering services across branding, digital, events, commercial print, and marketing technology. As we continue scaling, we’re hiring an Accounting Manager who will own the day-to-day accounting and help guide our financial strategy. This role is both tactical and analytical—ideal for someone who loves rolling up their sleeves and making sense of the numbers.

Daily & Monthly Operations

  • Manage daily accounting operations: journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
  • Own AP/AR processes
  • Process internal purchase orders and manage order flow
  • Monitor departmental budgets and partner with leaders to ensure alignment

Financial Strategy & Support

  • Assist in company-wide budgeting
  • Own the monthly close and deliver timely financial reports
  • Analyze trends, spot performance gaps, and make cost-saving recommendations
  • Support quarterly financial reviews with data-driven insights

Systems & Oversight

  • Use QuickBooks for core accounting and ADP Workforce Now for payroll integration
  • Collaborate with external accounting partners as needed
  • Oversee purchasing processes and maintain discipline in financial controls
  • Prepare occasional reports for banks, auditors, or external stakeholders

Growth & Leadership

  • Opportunity to build and lead an internal accounting team
  • Evaluate needs, prove ROI, and make a case for hiring additional resources

What You Bring

  • 5+ years of accounting experience, preferably in an agency or high-growth environment
  • Deep knowledge of accrual accounting, forecasting, and budget management
  • Hands-on experience in QuickBooks and ADP Workforce Now (or similar systems)
  • Excellent communication and collaboration across departments
  • Strong problem-solving skills and process orientation
  • Bonus: experience in procurement, purchasing, or vendor management

Why Join FifthColor?

  • Be the financial backbone of an innovative, fast-moving team
  • Shape the future of our accounting structure and grow into a leadership role
  • Work at the intersection of strategy, creativity, and operational excellence
FifthColor office with Data-Driven sign

About FifthColor

FifthColor is an award-winning marketing agency and commercial print company, now located in our new 50,000 sq. foot state-of-the-art facility, allowing all our print and marketing experts to work under one roof.

Our team is trusted by some of the world’s largest brands like the PGA, Puma, Champs, Reebok, Kohler, and Lund.

Here at FifthColor - We are Bold

We test and iterate, and re-test until we get the best results possible. Our clients come to us to be an extension of their team and help take their print and marketing efforts to the next level, achieving things they never thought possible.

Last- but certainly not least- we’re looking for someone who’s an excellent fit for our company culture. We’re a tight-knit team and are growing fast. We are obsessive about customer deadlines, believe that planning is the key to success, work hard and make things happen, and live our lives outside of the office too! We’re looking for someone confident, reliable, an excellent communicator who loves working on a fast-paced team and can get things done with minimal supervision (we don’t like looking over your shoulder- and don’t think you’d like that either).

FifthColor provides an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, short and long-term disability, life insurance, and retirement benefits.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • A dynamic and inclusive work environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • The chance to make a meaningful impact on our digital marketing efforts

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave

FifthColor Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. FifthColor Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at FifthColor are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. FifthColor Inc. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. FifthColor Inc. encourages applicants of all ages.