Senior Manager, Accounting

Job Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for assigned legal entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with U.S. GAAP and Circana accounting policies.
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and financial reporting deliverables.
• Partner with third-party accounting firms and external advisors to ensure timely and accurate execution of accounting, reporting, and compliance activities.
• Cook up statutory reporting requirements, including financial statement preparation and regulatory filings.
• Drive consistency and standardization across accounting processes, ensuring alignment with Circana's global finance framework.
• Lead efforts to strengthen accounting operations, documentation, controls, and reporting processes.
• Support the transition of accounting activities from external providers to centralized or internal teams where appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with local statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements while maintaining alignment with company accounting policies.
• Apply technical accounting knowledge and sound judgment to support accurate financial reporting and accounting conclusions.
• Support SOX compliance initiatives, audits, and internal control activities.
• Monitor accounting and regulatory developments and evaluate potential impacts on business operations and financial reporting.
• Partner with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and other cross-functional teams to support strategic initiatives, entity structuring activities, and business transactions.
• Support transfer pricing processes, intercompany accounting, and related global finance initiatives.
• Lead and influence internal stakeholders and external service providers to drive accountability, execution, and results.
• Identify opportunities to improve close efficiency, enhance reporting quality, automate workflows, and strengthen controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 6-10 years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and U.S. GAAP accounting
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting principles
• Experience leading or supporting month-end close processes, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
• Experience managing accounting activities across multiple legal entities
• Experience working with third-party accounting firms, auditors, or external service providers
• Demonstrated ability to build, improve, standardize, or transition accounting processes
• Strong technical accounting skills with the ability to analyze issues and apply sound judgment
• Proven ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and drive outcomes in a fast-paced environment
• Management experience preferred but not required; open to candidates who demonstrate strong leadership, ownership, and influence
• Preferred CPA
• Public accounting experience and/or a combination of public accounting and industry accounting experience
• Experience in a multinational, data-driven, or technology-enabled organization
• Experience supporting statutory reporting and compliance requirements
• Experience operating within SOX-compliant environments and internal control frameworks
• Experience using NetSuite, Dynamics, Coupa, and BlackLine