Accounting Manager | International

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The Accounting Manager | International supports the firm's global operations, with primary responsibility for managing accounting, reporting, and compliance across international entities. This role plays a key part in integrating and scaling the firm's offshore operating model following the recent acquisition of an India-based delivery capability, partnering closely with the Managing Director – National Offshoring and U.S.-based finance leadership to ensure financial integrity, operational alignment, and consistent reporting across geographies. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting skills with experience in multi-entity or international environments and thrives in dynamic, build-and-scale situations.

Essential Functions and Primary Duties

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations for international entities, including general ledger, reconciliations, and month/quarter/year-end close; ensure timely and accurate reporting aligned with corporate close timelines

• Manage intercompany transactions, eliminations, reconciliations, and consolidation inputs across international entities, including foreign currency translation and cost allocation treatment

• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and local statutory requirements; coordinate local statutory reporting, audits, and regulatory obligations across jurisdictions

• Design, implement, and monitor internal controls across global operations; support audit readiness and execution in partnership with internal and external auditors

• Support integration of newly acquired offshore operations into the firm's accounting and reporting environment

• Establish standardized accounting processes, documentation, and ownership across offshore teams; remediate gaps in processes, controls, and reporting during the integration phase

• Partner with operations leadership to transition from vendor-based processes to a scalable internal model

• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of international accounting processes; identify opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, and reporting transparency across entities

• Partner with FP&A, operations, and offshore leadership to provide financial visibility into international and offshore operations

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis related to offshore delivery and expansion

• Translate financial results into actionable insights for operational leaders, with focus on cost optimization, productivity, and margin improvement

• Support system alignment and process harmonization initiatives across geographies

• Supervise and mentor accounting staff, including offshore team members; establish clear responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability across distributed teams

• Serve as the primary liaison between U.S. finance leadership and offshore accounting teams

• Foster a collaborative, process-driven, and high-performance team environment

• Strong technical accounting foundation with experience in multi-entity or international environments

• Able to operate effectively in evolving or partially built operating models; experience with offshore teams or shared service environments preferred

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insight

• Builds credibility quickly across functions and geographies; communicates technical accounting concepts clearly to operational audiences

• Hands-on, solutions-oriented, and process-focused; able to influence without direct authority

• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or equivalent certification

• 6–10 years of progressive accounting experience

• Experience in international accounting or global operations

• Background in professional services or similar multi-entity environment

• Experience supporting integrations, process transformations, or system implementations

• Experience working with offshore teams or global delivery models Experience managing month-end close processes

• Exposure to multi-entity, international, or complex accounting environments

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferred

• Or High School Diploma (or GED) and 7 years of experience in relevant field

• Must have and preserve required licenses 

• Proficient use of applicable technology

• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of an organization, both internally and externally

• Ability to travel as required by business

CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ) is a leading professional services advisor to middle-market businesses nationwide. With industry knowledge and expertise in accounting, tax, advisory, benefits, insurance, and technology, CBIZ delivers actionable insights to help clients anticipate what is next and discover new ways to accelerate growth. CBIZ has more than 9,500 team members across 23 major markets coast to coast.

CBIZ strives to be our team members' employer of choice by creating an environment where team members are appreciated, recognized for their contributions, and provided with opportunities to grow, both personally and professionally, throughout their careers.

Together, CBIZ and CBIZ CPAs are ranked as one of the top providers of accounting services in the United States. CBIZ CPAs is an independent CPA firm that provides audit, review and attest services, while CBIZ provides business consulting, tax and financial services. In certain jurisdictions, CBIZ CPAs operates under its previous name, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.