Manager, Accounting – Accounting Center of Excellence

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Are you passionate about transforming accounting through automation, innovation, and process excellence? Join our Accounting Center of Excellence and help drive the future of finance by leading initiatives that improve controls, simplify processes, and enhance the accuracy and efficiency of financial reporting across the enterprise.

The Accounting Manager is responsible for preparing and overseeing journal entry activities, accounting process excellence, and automation initiatives within the Accounting Center of Excellence. This role partners with business and finance stakeholders to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and adherence to established accounting policies and best practices. The position also plays a key role in identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate accounting processes to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance the overall quality of financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and post journal entries, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established accounting policies.
• Review supporting documentation and resolve accounting issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, close requirements, and accounting best practices.
• Promote consistent application of accounting guidance, standard operating procedures, and governance standards across supported processes.
• Analyze accounting processes and identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, and automation.
• Lead efforts to reduce manual activities through process improvements and technology-enabled solutions.
• Partner with business, FP&A, and Controllership teams to resolve accounting issues and improve financial processes.
• Support automation and system enhancement initiatives, including SAP, BlackLine, and reporting tool improvements.
• Utilize data and analytics to identify trends, process inefficiencies, and opportunities to strengthen controls and reporting accuracy.
• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, audit support, and documentation requirements.
• Develop and maintain process documentation to support consistency, knowledge sharing, and audit readiness.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience with strong knowledge of financial reporting, accounting operations, and controls.
• Experience reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Strong understanding of accounting policies, governance, and best practices.
• Demonstrated process improvement, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify opportunities for automation and operational efficiency improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a Shared Services environment, Accounting Center of Excellence (COE), or large corporate accounting organization.
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, BlackLine, and other financial systems supporting accounting and close processes.
• Experience supporting accounting automation, workflow improvements, or finance transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success implementing solutions that improve efficiency, control effectiveness, and reporting accuracy.
• Strong understanding of SOX compliance, internal controls, audit requirements, and accounting governance frameworks.
• Experience utilizing data analytics, reporting, or automation tools such as Power BI, Dataiku, SQL, or similar technologies to support decision-making and process improvement.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent years of experience is required.

Anticipated Weekly Hours