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Accounting Manager

$60 - $70 per hour

Axelon

Accounting Manager
Work Mode: Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week or 8 days per month onsite at one of these locations
Location: Philadelphia, PA OR Riverwoods, IL OR Waltham, MA
Duration: Temp-to-hire - conversion after six months
Pay Range: $60 - $70 per hour, W 2
Responsibilities:
  • Lead and execute assigned aspects of the month-end close and reporting process, ensuring timely completion in accordance with the Corporate Reporting calendar.
  • Maintain ownership of assigned accounting areas and ensure transactions are recorded, analyzed, and reported accurately, completely, and timely.
  • Review and approve balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring timely investigation and resolution of reconciling items with appropriate supporting documentation.
  • Identify, assess, and resolve accounting issues, risks, and variances, providing technical guidance, recommendations, and escalation as appropriate.
  • Prepare and review financial analyses, supporting schedules, management reporting deliverables, and ad hoc reporting with audit-ready documentation.
  • Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting deliverables, including variance analysis and management reporting.
  • Maintain and enhance accounting process documentation, desktop procedures, and control documentation to support consistency, standardization, and audit readiness.
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and close procedures while maintaining a strong control environment.
  • Review financial results, trends, and account balances to identify risks, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, FP&A, business stakeholders, Corporate Accounting, Tax, and Internal Audit to resolve issues, support decision-making, and deliver actionable insights.
  • Manage team deliverables, priorities, and ad hoc requests, ensuring accountability, quality, and adherence to deadlines.
  • Lead and support process improvement, automation, and transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, reporting quality, and control effectiveness.
  • Coach, develop, and provide technical guidance to accounting staff while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
  • Support internal and external audits, including coordination of audit requests, preparation of supporting documentation, and resolution of audit inquiries.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
  • Minimum 8 years of progressive, relevant accounting or audit experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of recent hands-on general ledger experience in an RTR environment, including ownership of month-end close and financial reporting activities.
  • Minimum 3 years of people management experience, including responsibility for coaching, developing, and evaluating accounting staff.
  • Experience reviewing accounting deliverables, providing technical guidance, and leading accounting processes or teams.
  • Prior experience in a shared services, multinational, or global corporate environment.
  • Experience operating within a controlled close and audit environment.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong analytical capabilities.
Preferred Skills:
  • CPA certification.
  • Public accounting or external audit background.
  • Experience with revenue recognition (IFRS 15 / ASC 606).
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP, NetSuite, SAP, or similar ERP systems.
  • Experience with BlackLine or similar financial close and reconciliation tools.
  • Strong financial reporting, analytical, and data interpretation capabilities.
  • Outsourcing experience from both customer and service provider perspectives.
  • Experience with accounting for publishing, information services, software, and subscription-based business models.
  • Experience leading process improvement, automation, or finance transformation initiatives.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced close environment (e.g., accelerated close cycles).
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