Senior Accounting Manager
- Chicago, IL, United States
$165,000 to $170,000 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $165,000 to $170,000 USD / year
- Apply by
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience
- ▪ Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
The salary range for this position is $165,000 - $170,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m.
Job Description:
The Accounting Senior Manager within the Accounting Center of Excellence (CoE) will be responsible for leading the accounting operations of specific business units and activities.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of supervisors/seniors and accountants, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
- Conduct performance evaluations, set goals, and provide ongoing feedback and coaching
- Plan and manage team workload to ensure timely and accurate completion of tasks
- Identify training needs and create development plans for team members
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and cross-training within the team
- Lead assigned areas of the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process across multiple entities
- Prepare and review complex journal entries, including revenue recognition, intercompany, inventory, accruals, leases, and manufacturing-related accounting
- Perform and review account reconciliations ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper documentation
- Investigate and resolve accounting issues
- Review overall results, and ensure OneStream reporting is performed timely and accurately
- Ensure integrity and reliability of all financial transactions and that they are in accordance with US GAAP and company standards
- Coordinate internal and external audit requests, and lead efforts to remediate audit and control findings
- Lead efforts to develop standard operating procedures and instructions surrounding accounting procedures for the team
- Share best practices in accounting practices with other leaders in the Accounting CoE and implement them within the team.
- Assist in development and enhancement of key SOX controls of newly acquired entities
- Own and execute key SOX controls, including documentation and evidence retention
- Partner with internal and external auditors to support audit requests and walkthroughs
- Identify control gaps and support remediation efforts • Maintain and enhance process documentation and standard operating procedures
- Lead the integration of legacy organizations into the Accounting CoE model, defining roles and collaborating with global leads for a smooth transition
- Work across ERP environments (SAP, JDE, Quickbooks) to ensure accurate data flow and reporting integrity
- Support system transitions and automation initiatives
- Assist in mapping, alignment, and reconciliation across reporting platforms
- Partner with IT and Finance to resolve structural or reporting inconsistencies
- Partner with Finance and operational teams to ensure accurate financial representation
- Support balance sheet reviews with business stakeholders • Investigate and resolve accounting issues with cross-functional teams
- Provide technical accounting guidance to junior staff and business partners
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and financial reporting standards.
- Proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP ECC, JDE, Quickbooks).
- Strong background in public company SOX compliance requirements, accounting, and finance processes, including a solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational efficiency ▪ Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m.
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Skills
- Coaching
- Manage staff
- Identify training needs
- Month-end close
- Account reconciliation
- Documentation
- Reporting
- ERP
- SAP
- Intuit QuickBooks
- CPA
- Financial reporting
- Sage Accounting Software
- Regulatory compliance
- Problem solving
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Meet deadlines
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint