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# Accounting Manager at Cobalt Service Partners

- **Company:** Cobalt Service Partners
- **Location:** Goldsboro North Carolina, United States / Pikeville North Carolina, United States / Raleigh North Carolina, United States / Wilmington North Carolina, United States / Winston-Salem North Carolina, United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cobaltservicepartners/jobs/5197276008

## Job description

Cobalt Service Partners

Cobalt Service Partners is a private equity-backed platform building a leading commercial access and security integration business in North America, backed by Alpine Investors and growing through acquisition across the country. We hire Accounting Managers on an ongoing basis to run accounting operations at our operating companies. This posting builds our national talent community: we may not have an opening in your exact market today, but we bring on Accounting Managers regularly as we grow, and when a role matches your background our recruiting team will reach out to talk through the specific business, market, and scope.

## The Role

On-Site ·  Multiple U.S. Locations

Our Accounting Managers own the day-to-day accounting operation for a single operating company: the monthly close, internal and external reporting, controls, payroll oversight, and support of the annual audit. This is a hands-on, in-the-details role that partners closely with our regional finance team. Because our businesses are project-based, revenue recognition, job costing, and cash discipline sit at the center of the work. Scope and team size vary by operating company, and our recruiting team will walk you through the specifics when there is a match.

## What You'll Own

- Close & reporting. Run the monthly close, deliver a fast and accurate flash, and continuously improve the speed and accuracy of the process.
- Project accounting. Manage revenue recognition and job costing for projects, and, where applicable, inventory management and cycle counts.
- Reporting & forecasting. Prepare the financial package and variance analysis, and manage a 13-week forward-looking cash flow forecast.
- Maintain and improve controls, budgets, and KPIs, and keep regulatory compliance clean.
- Work in the operating company's ERP and support system implementations and integrations alongside the regional finance team.
- Where a team exists, manage and develop the accounting staff; ensure accurate payroll, AR, and AP.

## What We're Looking For

- Roughly 5 to 8 years of progressive accounting experience, with genuine hands-on ownership of the monthly close.
- Strong command of GAAP, with fluency in reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
- Experience running close and reporting across multiple entities, branches, or subsidiaries.
- Comfort in accounting systems (our operating companies run tools such as QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, and ServiceTitan) with the ability to learn and work in new ones.
- Strong Excel and data-modeling skills, and the self-direction to bring structure to ambiguity without hand-holding.

Preferred: a public accounting foundation; project-based, construction, or inventory-heavy experience (job costing, WIP, cycle counts); prior experience supervising a small team; CPA.

## Why Cobalt

- A high-growth, PE-backed platform where accounting is close to the business and your work drives real operating decisions.
- The chance to build and strengthen finance processes as we scale across a growing set of companies.
- Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus, benchmarked to your market and the scope of the seat.
- Full health benefits, 401(k) with match, paid time off, and professional development support.

## About Cobalt Service Partners

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cobalt Service Partners is a permanent home for market-leading commercial access and security businesses, acquiring and supporting them while preserving their local brands and culture.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Alpine Investors)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (likely founded in the 2020s)
- **Founders**: Tyler Hoffman (Co-Founder & Co-CEO); another co-founder is not named on public sources.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Facilities Services / Commercial Access & Security
- **Target customers**: B2B – specifically owners of commercial access and security companies (door installation, access control, video surveillance) looking for a long-term acquisition partner; and their end customers (businesses needing commercial door and security services).
- **Mission statement**: “Securing legacies, unlocking possibility.”

## Products & Services
Cobalt Service Partners does not offer a single product to end users. Instead, it provides a platform for acquired companies via its "buy and build" model:

- **Acquisition & Stewardship**: Buys market-leading commercial access and security businesses, keeping their local brands, leadership, and culture intact.
- **Operational Support**: Provides hands-on help with recruiting (especially technicians, sales, leadership), training and professional development, finance and accounting, compliance, and technology implementation.
- **People Development**: Offers access to learning programs, training hubs, and a national network of peers for employees of partner companies.
- **Long-Term Home**: Positions itself as a permanent owner (not a flip or roll-up into a bureaucratic machine), allowing founders to exit while preserving their legacy.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed as a private company.
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of 55 employees (as of mid-2026), with strong growth: +25.7% YoY.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by **Alpine Investors**, a values-driven investment firm.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Acquired at least three companies: **Automatic Entrances of Wisconsin** (Sep 2024), **Digi Security Systems** (Jun 2024), and **Piedmont Door Solutions** (date not specified).
  - Portfolio includes 16+ partner companies across the US (Toepfer Security, i-Tech Security, Homeland Safety Systems, etc.).
  - Rapid LinkedIn follower growth: +110.6% year-over-year, now at 10,850 followers.
  - Actively hiring with 22 open positions across finance, operations, M&A, and field technician roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **People-first stewardship**: Unlike typical private equity roll-ups that cut costs and centralize, Cobalt preserves local brands, leadership, and culture.
- **Long-term ownership model**: Described as a “permanent home” for acquired businesses, not a flip. This builds trust with sellers who fear losing their legacy.
- **Alpine Investors backing**: Access to capital, talent networks, and operational expertise from a well-known PE firm committed to "building enduring businesses by investing in and developing exceptional people."
- **Niche focus**: Concentrates solely on commercial access and security, allowing deep domain expertise and targeted support.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scaling the portfolio through further acquisitions, building out operational infrastructure (recruiting, training, finance), and strengthening the network of partner companies.
- **Direction for growth**: Expand geographic footprint and service offerings by acquiring more market-leading companies in the same space, while investing heavily in the development of their people and technology.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes a "people-first" ethos, stewardship, and "love learning" values. The company aims to create fulfilling, long-term homes for employees.
- **Growth Opportunities**: Employees at partner companies gain access to professional development programs and a national peer network. The company is actively growing (22 open roles), offering career advancement in a fast-scaling environment.
- **Work Model**: Mix of on-site (field technicians, regional roles) and remote (corporate functions: FP&A, Integration Controller). Headquarters in NYC.
- **Notable Perks**: Strong training culture, hands-on recruiting support, and a mission-driven focus on preserving the "blue-collar" roots of the business (named Cobalt to honor blue-collar workers).
- **Engineering/Technical Roles**: Field technicians and sales engineers are in high demand; the company highlights support for these roles as a core strength.

## Sources
1. [cobaltsp.com](https://www.cobaltsp.com/why-cobalt)
2. [cobaltsp.com](https://www.cobaltsp.com/our-team)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cobalt-sp)
4. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cobaltservicepartners)
5. [cobaltsp.com](https://www.cobaltsp.com/our-companies)

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