Senior Accounting Manager (Greater Tampa Bay Area)

Senior Accounting Manager | Up to $170k + Bonus Potential | High Growth Company!

Location: Greater Tampa Bay | Hybrid | Local Candidates Only

A growing, performance-driven organization with a tenured and highly skilled finance team is seeking a Senior Accounting Manager. This organization places a premium on talent, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. This is not a role for someone content with the status quo, as it is built for a professional who takes ownership, brings intellectual curiosity to every challenge, and views process gaps as opportunities to make things better. Leadership here sets a high bar and invests equally in those who meet it, creating an environment where strong performers are developed, stretched, and rewarded over the long term. The position carries meaningful responsibility across full-cycle close, technical accounting, and business unit-level analytics, offering broad exposure and real impact within a sophisticated finance organization. The company is actively pursuing AI-driven initiatives to modernize and automate aspects of the close process, making this a particularly exciting time for someone with a passion for innovation to contribute. Public company reporting exposure is part of the landscape, and the right candidate will be comfortable operating at that level of precision and accountability. Those who bring a career-oriented mindset, thrive under high expectations, and are energized by the opportunity to stretch beyond their defined role, will find this environment both demanding and deeply rewarding. Successful completion of background, drug, and reference checks required!

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage full-cycle month-end close activities with a high degree of accuracy and ownership
• Prepare and review complex journal entries and account reconciliations across assigned areas
• Oversee and develop a small team including a Staff Accountant and a Senior Accountant
• Deliver balance sheet and income statement analytics with a focus on a key business unit
• Support tie-outs and financial reporting in a public company reporting environment
• Identify and drive process improvements across close workflows and accounting operations
• Contribute to AI and automation initiatives aimed at modernizing the month-end close cycle
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business unit leaders and finance stakeholders on reporting and analysis
• Maintain technical accounting expertise and apply it to complex or non-routine transactions
• Ensure all work product meets the quality and documentation standards expected by senior leadership
• Support special projects and stretch assignments as the team continues to evolve and expand its capabilities
• Partner with leadership on priority initiatives and continuous improvement efforts

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA required
• Public accounting experience very strongly preferred
• 8+ years of progressive experience; a blend of public accounting and mid-market industry experience ideal
• Supervisory experience required
• Strong technical accounting skills with full-cycle close experience in a corporate environment
• Public company or SEC reporting exposure a meaningful plus
• Manufacturing industry experience a plus
• Large ERP proficiency required
• Advanced Excel skills: comfort with financial reporting tools valued
• Process improvement mindset — a natural problem solver who challenges the status quo constructively
• Passion for or experience with AI, automation, or close modernization initiatives a plus

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Work alongside a high-caliber team led by executives who are invested in developing top talent
• Real stretch opportunities available — there is no limitation on what they can do for the right, eager professional
• Be part of an active AI and automation initiative reshaping how the close process operates
• Reasonable hours with a get-it-done culture!