Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Own and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Partner closely with Controllers to ensure accounting activities, reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules are complete and accurate.
• Serve as a trusted technical accounting resource, providing guidance and clarification on complex or non-routine accounting matters.
• Serve as a primary resource for external auditors and help drive successful annual audits and interim reviews.
• Research, document, and apply U.S. GAAP guidance related to complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, business combinations, and other non-routine transactions.
• Prepare and/or review consolidated financial statements across multiple entities and business units.
• Identify accounting or reporting issues, determine appropriate solutions, and drive matters through resolution.
• Support the design, documentation, and testing of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Maintain and enhance accounting policies, procedures, workflows, and controls.
• Identify opportunities to streamline the close process, reduce manual work, and improve accuracy and efficiency through automation and system enhancements.
• Partner with FP&A to reconcile financial results against budgets and forecasts and explain key variances.
• Collaborate with Legal, Tax, Treasury, Operations, IT, and other cross-functional partners on accounting implications of business initiatives and transactions.
• Support system optimization, upgrades, and integrations as needed.
• Support financial due diligence and integration activities related to mergers and acquisitions, as needed.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Active CPA license required.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, technical accounting research, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Significant experience supporting or leading monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Strong experience working directly with external auditors and navigating complex audit requests and accounting matters.
• Ability to independently research and resolve complex or non-routine accounting issues.
• Experience preparing and/or reviewing financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules.
• Strong ability to partner with and influence experienced accounting professionals.
• Hands-on ERP experience; experience with systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, or Microsoft Dynamics is beneficial.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex accounting matters clearly to both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• High integrity and sound judgment when handling confidential and sensitive financial information.

Preferred Experience

• Combination of public accounting and corporate/industry accounting experience.
• Previous experience at the Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Director, Senior Accounting Manager, or similar level.
• Experience in a multi-entity, high-growth, or private-equity-backed organization.
• Experience working within transportation, logistics, automotive, or another operationally complex organization.
• MBA or Master’s degree in Accounting.

Benefits

At ACERTUS. we believe our employees are our greatest asset. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, work-life balance, and professional growth.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Voluntary Life/Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Company Paid Basic Life and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 7 Company-Paid Holidays plus 1 Floating Holiday
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement, Financial wellness resources, Retirement planning, and legal services
• Employee discount programs
• Complimentary Grubhub+ membership
• Casual dress code