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