Accounting Manager
- Overland Park, KS, United States
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Job details
- Experience
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience with month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Position Summary
The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing key accounting activities and supporting the accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting of the company’s financial results. This role combines strong technical accounting expertise with hands-on execution and team leadership.
The Accounting Manager will play a critical role in the monthly close process, financial reporting, account reconciliations, internal controls, audit support, and continuous improvement of accounting processes. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, and able to translate complex accounting matters into practical business solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Manage key components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring timely and accurate results.
- Review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and supporting documentation.
- Prepare and review financial statements and management reporting packages.
- Create, maintain, and report company allocations (cost center and business segment reporting).
- Analyze balance sheet and income statement accounts and investigate significant or unusual variances.
- Ensure accounting transactions are recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.
- Research and document technical accounting matters as needed.
- Maintain appropriate accounting documentation and supporting schedules.
Controls, Compliance & Audit
- Maintain and strengthen internal accounting controls, policies, and procedures.
- Identify financial and operational risks and recommend appropriate controls or process improvements.
- Coordinate and support annual financial statement audits and other external reporting requirements.
- Prepare audit schedules and serve as a key contact for internal and external audit requests.
- Support compliance with applicable accounting, financial reporting, and regulatory requirements.
Process Improvement & Systems
- Evaluate existing accounting processes and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, automation, and scalability.
- Partner with Finance, Operations, Technology, and other business functions to improve financial processes and data integrity.
- Support accounting system enhancements, integrations, and other Finance transformation initiatives.
- Develop standardized procedures and documentation for key accounting processes.
Leadership & Business Partnership
- Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and technical support to members of the accounting team.
- Review work performed by accounting staff and provide timely, constructive feedback.
- Partner with Finance leadership on financial analysis, planning, reporting, and special projects.
- Build effective working relationships across the organization and serve as a trusted resource on accounting matters.
- Promote a culture of accountability, customer service, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience with month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and fundamental accounting principles.
- Experience reviewing the work of others and/or providing leadership, coaching, or mentorship to accounting professionals.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience working with ERP/accounting systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred.
- Experience in public accounting and/or a corporate accounting environment.
- Experience within healthcare, healthcare technology, SaaS, or another complex operating environment.
- Experience supporting external audits and implementing or strengthening internal controls.
- Experience with financial system implementations, integrations, or accounting process automation.
- Experience with Oracle NetSuite ERP.
What’s In It For You?
- Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- Voluntary Benefits
- HSA & FSA
- Fertility & Family Planning Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Employee Resource Groups
- Flex PTO for Exempt Associates & up to 15 PTO days in first year of employment for non-exempt associates
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Corporate Wellness Program
- 401k Plan with pre-tax and Roth contributions available; employer match following one year of employment
More about this job
Skills
- Reporting
- Team leadership
- Financial reporting
- Account reconciliation
- Process improvement
- Accounting department processes
- Documentation
- Interpret financial statements
- Accounting entries
- Research
- Regulatory compliance
- Financial statements
- Arrange audit
- Financial department processes
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Technical support
- Financial analysis
- Customer service
- Collaboration
- Month-end close
- General ledger
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP
- Communication skills
- Meet deadlines
- CPA
- Oracle NetSuite