Accounting Manager (IT Finance)

About the role

The Accounting Manager is a strategic, individual contributor role that will be responsible for overseeing complex financial operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving month-end close processes without direct personnel management duties. Working closely with the Senior Vice President of Finance and the Controller, this position will work to maintain the financial integrity of our corporate departments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate monthly accounting, close processes and financial reporting for corporate departments
• Provide financial liaison support to department colleagues ensuring appropriate accounting of activity and meaningful analysis in support of department operational strategies
• Provide corporate department accounting and analysis
• Ensure compliance with current accounting controls and procedures
• Identify opportunities to streamline the accounting processes
• Provide guidance and support for financial audits by liaising with the external auditors
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and accrual accounting
• Communicate and work with all levels of corporate management
• Assist department leaders in the annual budget cycle process

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited college or university. Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license preferred. Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing full cycle month-end close process, account reconciliation, and variance analysis. Experience with Oracle eBusiness Suite and Hyperion tools (HFM, Smartview, Essbase) is a plus. Experience with multiple entities, public accounting, and/or partnership accounting is preferred.

Skills

• Service mentality, attention to detail, sense of urgency, initiative, and flexibility
• Ability to make decisions or solve problems using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
• Outstanding customer service skills and ability to deal with people tactfully and professionally
• Ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information (including HIPAA and PHI) in accordance with federal and state laws and company policies
• Progressive knowledge of business improvement, problem management, and preventive maintenance processes
• Superior teamwork skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective communication skills; ability to read, write, and speak professionally
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to effectively multi‑task and adapt to changing business priorities
• Capable of thriving in a challenging, complex financial reporting environment
• Meet deadlines in a fast‑paced, structured corporate environment
• Proven ability to communicate in a teamwork environment and with all levels of management
• Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements
• Strict focus on ownership and accountability
• High integrity, ethics, and work standards
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – intermediate to advanced Excel skills