Accounting Manager

About the role

We are looking for an Accounting Manager to oversee core treasury and accounting operations for a multi-entity organization in Columbus, Ohio. This role combines hands-on financial management with team leadership, supporting cash activity, receivables, internal controls, and month-end reporting. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to improve processes while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily cash activity, including monitoring balances and coordinating short-term financing or investment decisions based on operational needs.
• Administer corporate banking relationships, safeguard account access, and oversee fraud-prevention controls such as payment security measures.
• Lead the accounts receivable function, provide guidance to staff, and help ensure timely collections and accurate customer account activity.
• Manage outgoing payments across entities, including checks and ACH transactions, while also maintaining company credit card and petty cash processes and preparing bank deposits.
• Oversee accounting and finance systems, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement enhancements that strengthen efficiency and reporting accuracy.
• Support member prepayment programs by calculating investment-related interest, preparing monthly statements, and issuing account summaries to participating parties.
• Record monthly interest expense, develop interest-related budget inputs, and prepare quarterly debt activity schedules for consolidated reporting.
• Supervise internal audit activities and staff, helping evaluate controls, document findings, and support compliance efforts.
• Prepare cost allocation schedules, intercompany billings, lease accounting support for right-of-use assets and liabilities, and audit-ready analyses for annual financial reviews.
• Complete required state unclaimed property filings, train cross-functional backup support for key duties, and assist with additional accounting assignments as needed.

Requirements

• Experience in accounting leadership with responsibility for treasury, receivables, and month-end close activities.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger processes, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Background supporting or coordinating financial statement audits, including preparation of schedules and responses to auditor requests.
• Ability to manage banking activity, payment processing, and internal control procedures with a high level of accuracy.
• Familiarity with lease accounting, intercompany transactions, and interest expense tracking is preferred.
• Demonstrated success supervising staff, training team members, and maintaining continuity for essential accounting functions.
• Proficiency with accounting and finance systems, with the ability to recommend and apply process or system improvements.