The Senior Manager, Core Accounting provides strategic leadership over the integrity, accuracy, transparency, and timeliness of the financial close process. This role leads and develops high-performing accounting teams and serves as the operational leader of the core accounting engine, ensuring confidence in reported financial results through strong close governance, reconciliation discipline, and continuous process improvement. This role sets standards, resolves complex accounting issues, and ensures consistent execution across Accounting Centers of Excellence.
Experience is Everything.
At LCS, experience is everything. We provide you the opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, growing organization that makes a positive difference in the lives of the seniors we serve. If you are seeking an organization that gives back, you’ll love working here. Our principles and hospitality promises define our company culture. LCS employees can be found participating in volunteer activities, getting involved in our committees or collaborating with team members in our innovative workspace. You’ll find several opportunities to grow as a professional, serve the community, and enhance the lives of seniors.
What You’ll Do:
Own overall close governance, including timelines, standards, and escalation
Ensure consistent execution of journal entry, accrual, and reconciliation processes
Review and approve complex accounting entries and significant reconciliations
Oversee preliminary financial reviews and ensure clarity and confidence in results
Coordinate close activities across accounting Centers of Excellence
Ensure proper ownership and accounting treatment for legal and owner entities
Establish and drive continuous improvement initiatives across close and reconciliation processes
Establish and enforce GAAP, accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls, ensuring consistency and compliance across the team
Support audit and compliance activities, coordinating team responses and ensuring documentation is complete and accurate
Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for complex accounting issues and judgment calls
Manages assigned ownership group relationships regarding general accounting topics and needs
Partner cross-functionally with Accounting COEs, Finance COEs, Regional Finance, and other departments to support business objectives
Responsible for the effective management and leadership of a team. This includes, but is not limited to: hiring, training, coaching, evaluating and managing performance, allocating compensation, effectively handling employee relations issues, and managing terminations.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
What We’re Looking For:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field; or equivalent years of experience
8 years of progressive accounting, audit, or finance experience, including people leadership
CPA preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting including
Financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow)
Journal entries, accruals, reconciliations or reporting schedules and tie-outs (depending on COE)
Proven ability to govern accounting standards, review frameworks, and close discipline rather than perform routine close execution
Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting systems
Ability to set priorities, manage workloads, and drive accountability
Effective communicator with the ability to influence and align stakeholders
Demonstrated judgment, problem solving, and decision making capabilities
Why Join Us?
Industry Leader.
Inclusive & collaborative culture.
Top Workplace USA.
Top Workplace Iowa.
Charity and community involvement.
Outstanding advancement opportunities.
Ongoing career development.
Benefits
Competitive pay, great benefits and vacation time. We are an equal opportunity employer with benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, disability, 401(K) with company match and paid parental leave.
Our Commitment
LCS creates living experiences that enhance the lives of seniors. You’ll see this commitment in our people. They’re talented, dedicated professionals who truly care about residents, with each conducting his or her work with integrity, honesty and transparency according to the principles of LCS. We strive to help every community succeed—strengthening available resources, establishing proven practices that lead to long-term growth and value for those living in, working for and affiliated with the community. Check us out on our website: https://www.lcsliving.com
Additional Information
Travel frequency: 0-10%
Estimated Salary: $100,000 - $124,000
The actual title & salary will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors.
A POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, INCLUDING REFERENCES IS REQUIRED.
LCS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field, or equivalent years of experience
- 8 years of progressive accounting, audit, or finance experience, including people leadership
- Knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting
- Knowledge of financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow
- Experience with journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, reporting schedules, or tie-outs
- Ability to govern accounting standards, review frameworks, and close discipline
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience with accounting systems
- Ability to set priorities, manage workloads, and drive accountability
- Effective communication and stakeholder influence skills
- Judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- CPA certification
Vi Living Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vi Living and has not been reviewed or approved by Vi Living.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is complemented by optional protections such as life, disability, accident/critical illness, and hospital indemnity, plus access to mental‑health resources. Coverage typically begins the first day of the month after hire, reinforcing strong baseline healthcare support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, sick time where applicable, bereavement, jury duty, parental bonding, and caregiving leave create a broad time‑off portfolio. Some locations add paid volunteer time and anniversary holidays, extending flexibility for time away.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors retirement readiness, supported by tools like FSAs and commuter benefits that aid overall financial planning. Access to a credit union and early wage access provide additional day‑to‑day financial support within the total rewards mix.
Vi Living Insights
What We Do
Vi is dedicated to providing quality environments, services, and programs to enrich the lives of older adults. Our goal is for our residents to continually experience the finest in senior living. Throughout Vi’s history, we have maintained our commitment to not only help seniors live independent lives on their terms, but also provide a nurturing environment for our employees to build fulfilling careers of service and care. Today, we support more than 2,900 employees in our corporate and community offices who are deeply committed to the care of our residents. The future success of Vi depends on maintaining a standard of excellence in all phases of resident services and relations.
Why Work With Us
At Vi, we go beyond words; respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion are the foundations of our culture. We're devoted to fostering an environment where every employee feels a genuine sense of belonging, appreciation, and empowerment.
