Senior Accounting Manager
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accounting Manager to lead core accounting operations and strengthen financial oversight for our Seattle, Washington team. This role will guide reporting accuracy, budgeting discipline, and regulatory compliance while partnering with leadership to support sound business decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, leadership capability, and a practical approach to improving financial processes in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Direct day-to-day accounting activities across payables, receivables, the general ledger, and tax-related workflows to ensure accurate and timely financial processing.
- Lead the month-end and periodic close process, including reconciliations, journal entry review, and oversight of financial records integrity.
- Prepare and manage budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis, working with leadership to explain results and support planning decisions.
- Produce internal and external financial reports, monitor organizational performance, and highlight trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Establish and refine procedures for gathering, validating, analyzing, and presenting financial information in a consistent and reliable manner.
- Partner with corporate finance and operational stakeholders to evaluate spending, identify efficiency gains, and recommend cost control measures.
- Ensure adherence to applicable federal and state financial regulations by maintaining strong controls and coordinating accurate, on-time tax filings with external specialists.
- Support audit activities by serving as a key contact for auditors, organizing required documentation, and helping maintain effective financial oversight.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to accounting staff, including accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, to promote strong execution and accountability.
- Oversee financial systems, reporting tools, and accounting processes to improve visibility, operational efficiency, and management decision-making.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in a senior-level accounting or accounting management role with responsibility for full-cycle financial operations.
- Strong command of month-end close, general ledger management, account reconciliations, and journal entry review.
- Background supporting financial statement audits, regulatory compliance, and coordination of tax-related reporting activities.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and performance reporting in a business environment.
- Knowledge of manufacturing accounting concepts such as job costing, work in progress, and time-and-materials billing.
- Proficiency with Excel and accounting systems such as Dynamics NAV.
- Demonstrated ability to lead accounting teams, improve processes, and communicate financial information clearly to business partners.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- STD/LTD
- Life and AD&D insurance
- 401k with match
- 2 weeks PTO
- 9 paid holidays
The salary range for this position is $98,000 to $130,000.
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Schedule
Onsite
Location
Seattle, WA
Date posted
2026-06-25T00:00:00Z