Manager, Accounting Services

About the role

The newly created role of Manager, Accounting Services is now open at Serco Inc. This role reports directly to the Director of Accounting and is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end accounts payable process, leading the accounts payable team for North America, and implementing best practices and leveraging technology to scale AP operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the accounts payable team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee day-to-day operations to ensure efficient workflows, accuracy, and timeliness in invoice posting and payment processing, correct reporting, and compliant data management.
• Manage accounts payable processing for all US and Canadian entities, including travel and expense reimbursement policies and practices, workflows, and processing benchmarks.
• Ensure timely and accurate month-end close activities related to A/P.
• Analyze and maintain company Travel and Purchasing Card Program including banking applications, policies, and processes.
• Ensure the programs are effectively managed and optimized to meet the company's needs in conjunction with Procurement and Treasury teams as required.
• Partner with key corporate stakeholders (e.g., Procurement, Vendor Management, Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, IT) and operations leadership to ensure alignment of financial processes to corporate objectives.
• Perform general accounting duties, including preparing and reviewing journal entries, subsidiary to general ledger reconciliations, and intercompany account reconciliations.
• Prepare and file annual IRS Forms 1099 and 1096.
• Monitor payment schedules to ensure adherence to payment terms and cash flow optimization.
• Interface regularly with stakeholders across locations in the US and Canada in Finance, Procurement, Business Operations, and accounting application support.
• Master the AP workflow software to become the departmental subject matter expert to support functional users and the administrator.

Requirements

• U.S Citizenship required
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Accounts Payable accounting with a strong understanding of AP processes, fundamentals of procurement and purchase order invoice processing, internal controls, and accounting principles, including in-depth knowledge of accruals and prepaid processes
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a leadership role managing finance operations teams, including accounts payable
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team
• Excellent people management skills, with a focus on coaching, development, and fostering a cohesive team culture
• Hands-on experience with OCR and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) technologies in an AP environment, including invoice data extraction, validation, automation, implementation, or optimization of these solutions
• Advanced knowledge of general and corporate business practices, general ledger accounting, with a fundamental understanding of treasury practices and US government contracting regulations (FAR, JTR) including DCAA compliance
• Familiarity with international payments, multi-currency transactions, and tax compliance requirements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and at all levels of the organization
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Prioritizing and managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including advanced Excel skills with data analysis capabilities
• Ability to travel up to 10% to local office on an as needed basis

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing and optimizing processes
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including advanced Excel skills with data analysis capabilities
• Ability to travel up to 10% to local office on an as needed basis

Skills

• Strong working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint v.8.1 or higher
• Working experience with Hyland OnBase IAConnect, SAP Concur, MS Power BI preferred

Benefits

To learn more about the total rewards package offered by Serco Inc., including competitive pay, performance-based incentives, and benefits that promote well-being and work-life balance, please visit: https://careers.serco-na.com/us/en/what-we-offer.