Vice President of Accounting

Vice President of AccountingLocation: Onsite — Buena Park, CA | Team Scope: U.S., Philippines, and China UNISCO seeks a hands-on Vice President of Accounting to lead global accounting operations across fulfillment and transportation businesses. A core mandate is accelerating AI adoption and automation to improve accuracy, speed, control, and scalability across the transactional accounting stack. Responsibilities• Lead Pre-Audit, billing, invoicing, AR/collections, AP, GL, payroll oversight, and financial close.• Own the AI adoption roadmap for Accounting, personally modeling use of GPT-based tools for analysis, reconciliation, reporting, and decision support.• Identify, pilot, and scale automation for high-volume workflows, including pre-audit matching, invoicing, cash application, AP processing, journal entries, and reconciliations.• Partner with IT and Automation Engineering to implement AI-enabled systems, RPA, integrations, dashboards, and control-oriented workflows.• Lead a high-performing distributed accounting team across the U.S., Philippines, and China while improving DSO, billing accuracy, AP timeliness, and close-cycle time. Requirements• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Controller-level ownership.• Experience leading AP, GL, close, financial statements, billing, and AR/collections.• Demonstrated success in high-volume transactional accounting environments.• Working fluency with AI platforms and GPT-based tools, with experience applying them to accounting analysis or operations. Preferred Requirements• CPA designation.• Experience leading offshore or distributed accounting teams, particularly in the Philippines and/or China.• Background in 3PL, logistics, transportation, or supply chain.• Experience implementing AI-enabled accounting platforms, RPA, intelligent document processing, or system integrations.• Experience with TMS/WMS-adjacent billing tools and ERP/accounting systems. Skills for Success• AI adoption leadership and prompt-engineering fluency• Accounting workflow automation and process redesign• Strategic accounting and controllership leadership• Billing, collections, and cash-flow management• Global team leadership, financial analysis, and risk management