Manager Accounting

Advisors Corporate Accounting Manager

The Corporate Accounting Manager plays a key leadership role within the Advisors Corporate Accounting team, ensuring the department consistently delivers accurate, timely, and decision-ready financial information. Reporting directly to the Regional/Assistant Controller, this leader will help shape the team's operational excellence and uphold a strong internal control environment.

As a proactive and solutions-oriented contributor, the Accounting Manager will drive process improvements, strengthen accounting workflows, and support both near-term priorities and long-range business objectives. This role oversees a team of one or more Senior and Staff Accountants, providing coaching, direction, and accountability. The position also partners closely with cross-functional groups across the organization to ensure compliance with GAAP and to support strategic initiatives with high-quality financial insights.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close oversight - Lead financial close activities, ensuring journal entries, accruals, and related adjustments are accurate, complete, and recorded on schedule.
• Journal entry review - Review and approve journal entries prepared by Senior and Staff Accountants, ensuring proper support and compliance.
• GAAP compliance - Maintain adherence to GAAP and internal accounting policies across all accounting and finance activities.
• Field Finance collaboration - Partner with Field Finance teams to develop and validate required journal entries and accruals.
• Policy development - Work with the Regional Controller to create, refine, and implement accounting policies and procedures across regions and operating companies.
• Process standardization - Support consistency in financial close processes across local operating companies and design streamlined workflows where needed.
• Balance sheet oversight - Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and related analyses.
• Issue escalation - Proactively identify and elevate financial or operational issues that may impact performance or controls.
• Process improvement - Evaluate existing workflows and recommend enhancements to improve efficiency, accuracy, and control.
• Ad hoc project support - Respond to and lead various ad hoc analyses, reporting needs, and special projects.
• Team leadership - Supervise direct reports, provide coaching and development, and ensure team goals and departmental objectives are met.
• Additional responsibilities - Perform other duties as assigned to support the broader accounting function.

Qualifications:

• Accounting degree requirement - Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting.
• Technical GAAP expertise - Strong technical and analytical skills with demonstrated experience in GAAP and financial controls.
• CPA credential - CPA preferred.
• Audit background - Public Accounting and/or Internal Audit experience preferred.
• Professional experience - Minimum of 6 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Supervisory experience - Some people-management or supervisory experience.
• Communication skills - Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Multitasking ability - Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with limited supervision.
• Task management skills - Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize effectively.
• Follow-through - Demonstrated ability to complete assigned tasks and take on additional responsibilities as needed.