Senior Accounting Manager (Rochester)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Accounting Manager to join a growing organization supporting customers across a variety of highly regulated and technical industries. This leadership role offers the opportunity to influence financial operations, strengthen internal controls, improve business processes, and develop a high-performing accounting team within a dynamic and evolving environment.

What We Offer

• Meaningful work that contributes to business success and customer excellence
• A collaborative, values-driven culture focused on teamwork and accountability
• Flexibility and work-life balance
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement programs, paid time off, educational assistance, and additional employee benefits

Position Overview

The Senior Accounting Manager serves as a key finance leader responsible for overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, monthly close activities, internal controls, and team development across multiple domestic and international entities. This individual will ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, statutory reporting requirements, SOX controls, and corporate financial policies while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise with proven leadership skills and a continuous improvement mindset. This role will play an instrumental part in enhancing financial processes, supporting audit and compliance initiatives, improving cash flow forecasting, and strengthening the organization's overall control environment.

Reporting directly to the Controller, the Senior Accounting Manager will partner closely with FP&A, Tax, Internal Audit, Operations, Treasury, and external audit teams to support strategic financial objectives and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Financial Close & Accounting Operations

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across multiple legal entities.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable statutory requirements.
• Improve close efficiency while maintaining a strong control environment.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, account analyses, and supporting documentation.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, foreign currency transactions, consolidations, and eliminations.
• Develop and standardize accounting policies and procedures across systems and business units.

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Maintain and strengthen a SOX-compliant internal control framework.
• Partner with key stakeholders to identify and remediate control deficiencies.
• Support internal and external audit activities and ensure timely execution of testing and remediation efforts.
• Drive process improvements that enhance governance, accountability, and compliance.

Cash Flow & Treasury Support

• Lead development and management of rolling cash flow forecasts.
• Collaborate with finance and operational teams to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Support initiatives focused on liquidity management, working capital optimization, and treasury process improvements.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes through automation and technology.
• Support ERP enhancements, integrations, and process standardization initiatives.
• Establish performance metrics and reporting tools that improve visibility and operational effectiveness.

Leadership & Team Development

• Recruit, mentor, and develop accounting professionals.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
• Establish performance goals and growth plans for team members.
• Build organizational capability through training, coaching, and succession planning.

First-Year Performance Objectives

• Financial Close Excellence
• Reduce month-end close timeline by 20-30%.
• Achieve 100% timely completion of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Eliminate recurring close bottlenecks through process redesign and automation.
• Internal Controls & Material Weakness Remediation
• Complete all assigned remediation activities on schedule.
• Achieve sustained control execution and documentation compliance above 95%.
• Successfully support external testing of remediated controls.
• Treasury & Cash Forecasting
• Implement a rolling 13-week cash flow model used by executive leadership.
• Achieve forecast accuracy within ±10% by quarter-end.
• Establish standardized cash forecasting responsibilities and reporting processes.
• Audit Readiness
• Deliver all audit requests within agreed timelines.
• Reduce audit adjustments and rework year-over-year.
• Complete annual Big 4 audit without significant accounting or control findings attributable to the accounting function.
• Team Development
• Establish individual development plans for all direct reports.
• Cross-train team members on key accounting processes.
• Improve organizational depth and succession readiness for critical accounting responsibilities.

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, MBA preferred.
• CPA required/strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.
• Experience in a publicly traded company environment.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SOX, and internal controls.
• Experience managing multi-entity and multi-currency accounting environments.
• Experience working with external auditors, including Big 4 firms.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems proficiency.
• Demonstrated success leading process improvement initiatives.

Preferred

• Combination of public accounting and industry experience.
• Experience supporting material weakness remediation programs.
• Experience with multiple ERP systems and system integrations.
• Treasury or cash management experience.
• Experience in an acquisitive or rapidly growing organization.