Senior Accounting Manager-CPA Required

Job Description

Job Description

THIS ROLE WILL BE HYBRID ONSITE IN NEW JERSEY.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Accounting Manager to support key accounting operations, including the monthly close, financial reporting, internal controls, audit support, M&A integration activities, and functional oversight of the Accounts Payable and Billing teams. This role will partner closely with the Controller, Director of Accounting, AP Manager, Billing Manager, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive financial accuracy, operational efficiency, process discipline, and a strong control environment. The ideal candidate is a strong technical accountant with demonstrated leadership capability, experience working in a fast-paced and asset-intensive environment, and the ability to balance hands-on accounting responsibilities with oversight of operational finance functions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Financial Close & Reporting

· Assist in overseeing the month-end close process, including coordination of AP, Billing, AR, accruals, subledger reconciliations, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting deliverables.

· Review and analyze financial results, balance sheet accounts, AP/AR activity, direct expense accruals, and operational trends to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely resolution of issues.

· Partner with AP, Billing, Treasury, and Accounting team members to ensure recurring close activities, cash activity, customer billings, vendor payments, and subledger interfaces are appropriately recorded and reconciled.

· Support preparation of management reporting, variance analysis, weekly financial snapshots, cash flow reporting, and other analyses used by leadership to evaluate business performance.

· Record and reconcile monthly financial activity for foreign offices

· Prepare and review monthly cashflow activity

· Prepare quarterly financial statements for submission to Treasury

· Support any M&A initiatives with due diligence, purchase accounting and integration topics

· Support finance transformation initiatives, including close acceleration, reporting automation, workflow standardization, and improved use of data and business intelligence tools and any ERP implementations.

· Provide support and assistance to Director and Controller for ad-hoc projects

Functional Oversight – Accounts Payable & Billing

· Supervise the Accounts Payable and Billing functions through the AP Manager and Billing Manager, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-controlled execution of departmental responsibilities.

· Monitor AP and Billing workflows, deliverables, reconciliations, aging items, and issue resolution to ensure alignment with accounting close deadlines, company policies, and operational objectives.

· Drive process improvements across source-to-pay and order-to-cash activities, including standardization, automation, documentation, control enhancement, and improved visibility into key operational metrics.

· Support the development and monitoring of key performance indicators for AP and Billing, including timeliness, accuracy, aging, unresolved items, and process exceptions.

· Provide leadership, development and coaching and performance feedback of functional AP and Billing managers, while promoting accountability, collaboration, and high-quality execution.

· Foster a continuous improvement mindset across AP and Billing, encouraging proactive issue identification, ownership, and scalable solutions.

Audit & Compliance

· Support year-end and interim U.S. audits, foreign statutory audits, and other compliance requirements, including preparation and coordination of audit schedules, support, and responses to auditor inquiries.

· Assist with annual internal controls testing, including walkthrough support, control documentation, review of design and operating effectiveness, evidence gathering, and remediation follow-up.

· Partner with process owners across Accounting, AP, Billing, Treasury, Operations, and IT to maintain accurate process narratives, risk and control matrices, and supporting control evidence.

· Identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and opportunities to strengthen the control environment while balancing operational efficiency and audit readiness.

· Support implementation of internal control enhancements resulting from audit findings, business changes, system implementations, acquisitions, or process redesign.

Education / Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

· CPA required

· 12-15+ years of progressive accounting experience and responsibilities

· Experience over AP/Billing preferred

· Audit experience preferably from an accounting firm

· Experience supporting U.S. and international audits

· Exposure to foreign statutory reporting and tax compliance preferred

Qualifications / Skills:

· Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and business intelligence tools (PowerBI, Qlik)

· Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP

· Familiar with General Ledger systems, FSM preferred

· Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment

· Ability to understand and meet deadlines

Core Competencies:

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

· High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy

· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

· Effective communicator with cross-functional and international stakeholders

· Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

· Strong partnering and collaboration skills required

Perennial Resources International is a full-service search and staffing firm whose mission, quite simply, is to serve the personnel needs of our clients. Headquartered in NYC, and part of a private equity owned organization, we have 20 physical offices and conduct business in 45 states.

Company Description

Perennial Resources International is a full-service search and staffing firm whose mission, quite simply, is to serve the personnel needs of our clients. Headquartered in NYC, and part of a private equity owned organization, we have 20 physical offices and conduct business in 45 states.