Senior Manager, US Accounting

Robert Half • Somerset, NJ • 57min ago

Description

The Senior Manager, US Accounting is responsible for leading end‑to‑end accounting operations and ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial information across the US business. This role oversees all aspects of the financial close process, directs internal reporting delivery, maintains a strong control environment, and partners across Finance and Operations to support informed decision-making. The Senior Manager is accountable for producing high‑quality outputs, implementing process improvements, and elevating the effectiveness of the accounting function.

Responsibilities

· Oversee entity-level accounting for Americas entities, including general ledger oversight, account reconciliations, and review of financial results.

· Prepare monthly internal reporting of the P& L, balance sheet, and cash flow, including prior-period variance explanations, margin analysis, and executive commentary.

· Track and report KPIs to measure accounting performance, monitor progress toward objectives, and identify opportunities for improvement.

· Maintain GAAP-compliant accounting policies and documented SOPs, ensuring consistent application across entities.

· Oversee BlackLine administration, configuration, reconciliation workflows, and ongoing maintenance.

· Coordinate cross-functional initiatives with FP& A, Payroll, Finance Operations, Procurement, IT, and Operations, providing accounting guidance, defining clear ownership, and establishing regular collaboration checkpoints to support business initiatives and strengthen end-to-end process accuracy.

· Manage and mentor the accounting team, maintaining development plans, performance goals, competency assessments, and training plans.

· Modernize accounting and reporting workflows through AI integration by leveraging AI and emerging tools to reduce manual effort and accelerate analysis while maintaining appropriate judgment, review, and accountability.

· Manage ERP and reporting system enhancements, including requirements, user acceptance testing, rollout training, and accounting-cycle SOPs.

· Maintain audit-ready documentation and supporting evidence to facilitate external audit requests.

Requirements

· Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.

· 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including both public accounting (Big Four or equivalent) and industry accounting.

· Strong GAAP expertise and demonstrated ability to oversee entity-level accounting, including general ledger and sub-ledger integrity, financial close, account reconciliations, balance sheet reviews, and accurate financial statement preparation.

· Demonstrated expertise in maintaining an effective entity-level control environment, overseeing accounting policies and procedures, and coordinating audit readiness and remediation of control deficiencies.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and major ERP systems, with the ability to oversee accounting workflows, data integrity, and system controls; BlackLine and Workiva experience a plus.

· Strong analytical and review skills, with the ability to interpret large datasets, assess entity-level financial results and gross margin trends, and investigate significant variances and accounting issues.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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