Senior Manager of Accounting
TalentBridge • Charlotte, North Carolina • Full Time
Posted on Thu, Oct 15, 2026
We are partnering with a large, complex organization seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Accounting to provide accounting leadership for a significant operating segment.
This is a highly visible role for a strong accounting leader who can combine technical accounting expertise with hands-on operational leadership. The Senior Manager will own segment-level accounting and financial reporting, lead and develop an accounting team, strengthen processes and controls, and partner closely with senior accounting leadership and cross-functional teams.
The ideal candidate brings experience from a sophisticated accounting environment and has the ability to assess existing processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement scalable solutions that improve the accuracy, efficiency, and reliability of financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close activities for an assigned operating segment.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant financial results.
- Review journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analyses, and other key close deliverables.
- Maintain strong accounting processes, documentation standards, and internal controls.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen close procedures, reconciliations, controls, and overall accounting operations.
- Partner with Corporate Accounting, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Internal Audit, and external auditors.
- Support financial reporting requirements and provide segment-level schedules and analysis.
- Lead, coach, and develop accounting professionals while establishing clear expectations around quality, accountability, and execution.
- Partner with operational and finance leadership to explain financial results, trends, and significant variances.
- Support accounting systems, automation, data quality, and process-improvement initiatives.
- Identify accounting or control risks and develop practical solutions to improve long-term processes.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 8–12+ years of progressive accounting experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
- Meaningful accounting leadership and people-management experience.
- Experience within a large, complex and/or publicly traded organization strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and SOX.
- Experience managing complex monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
- Demonstrated ability to improve accounting processes, controls, documentation, and reporting.
- Strong experience partnering with internal and external auditors.
- Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills and ability to effectively partner across Accounting, Finance, and Operations.
- CPA
- Public accounting background, ideally Big 4 or national firm
- Combination of public accounting + industry experience
- Public-company accounting experience
- Experience leading accounting for a business unit, division, or operating segment
- Experience strengthening or transforming accounting processes and internal controls
- Exposure to large ERP, consolidation, and close-management systems
“ TalentBridge employees are eligible for many benefit offerings such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short term disability, 401(k) and holiday pay!”
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $127,000–$169,000 per year (median ~$151,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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