Senior Accounting Manager
1 day ago
Montvale
Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Accounting Manager to support key accounting operations, including the monthly close, financial reporting, internal controls, audit support, M&A integration activities, and functional oversight of the Accounts Payable and Billing teams. This role will partner closely with the Controller, Director of Accounting, AP Manager, Billing Manager, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive financial accuracy, operational efficiency, process discipline, and a strong control environment. The ideal candidate is a strong technical accountant with demonstrated leadership capability, experience working in a fast-paced and asset-intensive environment, and the ability to balance hands-on accounting responsibilities with oversight of operational finance functions. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Financial Close & Reporting • Assist in overseeing the month-end close process, including coordination of AP, Billing, AR, accruals, subledger reconciliations, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting deliverables., • Review and analyze financial results, balance sheet accounts, AP/AR activity, direct expense accruals, and operational trends to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely resolution of issues., • Partner with AP, Billing, Treasury, and Accounting team members to ensure recurring close activities, cash activity, customer billings, vendor payments, and subledger interfaces are appropriately recorded and reconciled., • Support preparation of management reporting, variance analysis, weekly financial snapshots, cash flow reporting, and other analyses used by leadership to evaluate business performance., • Record and reconcile monthly financial activity for foreign offices, • Prepare and review monthly cashflow activity, • Prepare quarterly financial statements for submission to Treasury, • Support any M&A initiatives with due diligence, purchase accounting and integration topics, • Support finance transformation initiatives, including close acceleration, reporting automation, workflow standardization, and improved use of data and business intelligence tools and any ERP implementations., • Provide support and assistance to Director and Controller for ad-hoc projects Functional Oversight - Accounts Payable & Billing • Supervise the Accounts Payable and Billing functions through the AP Manager and Billing Manager, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-controlled execution of departmental responsibilities., • Monitor AP and Billing workflows, deliverables, reconciliations, aging items, and issue resolution to ensure alignment with accounting close deadlines, company policies, and operational objectives., • Drive process improvements across source-to-pay and order-to-cash activities, including standardization, automation, documentation, control enhancement, and improved visibility into key operational metrics., • Support the development and monitoring of key performance indicators for AP and Billing, including timeliness, accuracy, aging, unresolved items, and process exceptions., • Provide leadership, development and coaching and performance feedback of functional AP and Billing managers, while promoting accountability, collaboration, and high-quality execution., • Foster a continuous improvement mindset across AP and Billing, encouraging proactive issue identification, ownership, and scalable solutions. Audit & Compliance • Support year-end and interim U.S. audits, foreign statutory audits, and other compliance requirements, including preparation and coordination of audit schedules, support, and responses to auditor inquiries., • Assist with annual internal controls testing, including walkthrough support, control documentation, review of design and operating effectiveness, evidence gathering and remediation follow-up., • Partner with process owners across Accounting, AP, Billing, Treasury, Operations and IT to maintain accurate process narratives, risk and control matrices, and supporting control evidence., • Identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and opportunities to strengthen the control environment while balancing operational efficiency and audit readiness., • Support implementation of internal control enhancements resulting from audit findings, business changes, system implementations, acquisitions, or process redesign. Education/Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, • CPA required, • 12-15+ years of progressive accounting experience and responsibilities, • Experience over AP/Billing preferred, • Audit experience preferably from an accounting firm, • Experience supporting U.S. and international audits, • Exposure to foreign statutory reporting and tax compliance preferred Qualifications/Skills: • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and business intelligence tools (PowerBI, Qlik), • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, • Familiar with General Ledger systems, FSM preferred, • Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment, • Ability to understand and meet deadlines Core Competencies: • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, • High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, • Effective communicator with cross-functional and international stakeholders, • Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, • Strong partnering and collaboration skills required All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, or veteran status.