Manager, Accounting

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Humboldt, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Logistics • 3PL: Third Party Logistics
The Role
Lead and develop a general ledger team, oversee fixed asset lifecycle, manage prepaid expenses and accruals, drive month-end close and reporting, support the Transportation business unit, maintain SOX controls, and implement process improvements and automation to ensure accurate financial reporting and audit readiness.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are hiring a Manager of Financial Accounting responsible for overseeing key general ledger areas, primarily fixed asset accounting, prepaid expenses, and support for our Transportation business. This role ensures accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting policies, and effective cross-functional collaboration to support operational and financial objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Mentor and develop a team of direct reports and serve as a leader on the regional general ledger team
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A/Field Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders
  • Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence

Month-End Close & Reporting

  • Lead the timely completion of close activities within assigned areas
  • Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies and external reporting requirements
  • Identify and implement process improvements to streamline close and reporting, including automation opportunities
  • Support integration of acquisitions into Lineage accounting processes

Fixed Asset Accounting

  • Oversee the end-to-end fixed asset lifecycle, including capitalization, transfers, disposals, and depreciation
  • Ensure accuracy and completeness of the fixed asset subledger and related general ledger accounts, including review of additions, retirements, and impairments
  • Partner with operations, finance, and project teams to validate capital expenditures and proper accounting treatment

Prepaid Expenses & Accruals

  • Manage accounting for prepaid expenses, ensuring proper recognition and amortization in accordance with GAAP and internal accounting policies
  • Establish and reinforce processes to improve accuracy and efficiency in prepaid tracking

Transportation Business Unit Support

  • Serve as the primary accounting liaison for the Transportation business; collaborate with the Transportation finance team to identify and implement process improvements
  • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for Transportation business

Compliance & Controls

  • Maintain strong internal controls and ensure adherence to SOX requirements
  • Review and monitor account reconciliations for areas of responsibility
  • Support internal and external audits, including preparing documentation and responding to inquiries
  • Drive continuous improvement of accounting processes, controls, and documentation

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA strongly preferred)
  • 5–8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with exposure to general ledger and fixed assets accounting preferred
  • Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Workday, SAP, Oracle, or similar) and other accounting/finance tools including BlackLine
  • Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience supporting asset-intensive environments preferred

Key Competencies

  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Leadership and team development capabilities
  • Effective communication and business partnering abilities
  • Process improvement mindset

Why Lineage?
This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation.  Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.
Benefits


Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • CPA
  • 5-8+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Exposure to general ledger and fixed assets accounting
  • Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
  • Experience with ERP systems (Workday, SAP, Oracle, or similar) and accounting/finance tools including BlackLine
  • Experience maintaining SOX controls and supporting internal/external audits
  • Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience supporting asset-intensive environments
  • Leadership, communication, and process improvement skills
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The Company
HQ: Novi, MI
3,396 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Lineage Logistics is the industry’s leading innovator in temperature-controlled supply chain and logistics. Lineage’s expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and its use of technology combine to promote food safety, increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, lessen environmental impact, and minimize supply chain waste. As a result, Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s Annual list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide.

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