Sr. Manager, Accounting

Accountabilities

• Lead the monthly financial close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, balance sheet tie-outs, and intercompany transactions, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.

• Manage close activities, workflows, and approvals using accounting systems, proactively identifying and resolving discrepancies or delays.

• Oversee financial reporting and consolidation processes, ensuring consistency between reporting systems and the general ledger.

• Analyze actual-to-budget and forecast variances, providing meaningful insights to support management reviews and financial decision-making.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, coordinating audit timelines, documentation, supporting schedules, and stakeholder responses.

• Monitor audit requests and outstanding items, collaborating with Accounting, Tax, regional teams, and other stakeholders to ensure timely resolution.

• Proactively identify potential audit findings, accounting risks, and control deficiencies, implementing corrective actions when necessary.

• Maintain effective internal controls and ensure compliance with US GAAP, company policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Partner with Internal Controls to maintain risk and control documentation, support testing activities, and strengthen the overall control environment.

• Provide technical accounting guidance and lead remediation efforts related to control deficiencies and segregation-of-duties concerns.

• Lead, coach, and develop Staff and Senior Accountants through performance feedback, clear priorities, and individual development plans.

• Establish standardized close procedures, cross-training initiatives, and team coverage plans while maintaining appropriate segregation of duties.

• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and continuous-improvement culture while supporting workforce planning and recruitment.

• Collaborate with Cost Accounting, Regional Controllers, Corporate Accounting, FP&A, and system teams on reporting, consolidation, analysis, and close activities.

• Contribute accounting expertise to system implementations, integrations, process optimization initiatives, and special projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• CPA certification preferred; an MBA or other advanced degree is considered an advantage.

• At least 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including 3 or more years of experience managing or leading accounting teams.

• Demonstrated experience overseeing full-cycle accounting close processes and external audits; public accounting experience is strongly preferred.

• Experience in manufacturing or the building products industry is a plus.

• Familiarity with Oracle JDE is preferred; experience with FloQast, OneStream, Hubble, FAS, or LAS is advantageous.

• Strong understanding of US GAAP, technical accounting principles, and accounting research methodologies.

• Proven leadership, coaching, mentoring, and talent-development capabilities.

• Excellent organizational skills, sound judgment, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including financial reconciliations, data analysis, and reporting.

Benefits:

• Competitive annual base salary: $135,000–$155,000, plus bonus opportunities.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage starting on day one of employment.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Employee discount programs.

• Tuition reimbursement opportunities.

• Access to training, professional development, and career-growth initiatives.

• Compensation determined by location, relevant experience, skills, education, and other job-related factors.