Accounting Manager (Temporary)

Overview

• Position type: Temporary (anticipated to last approximately one year)
• Expected end date: November 16, 2027

This role is part of the organization’s global finance team and supports franchising accounting operations. Reporting to the Americas Controller, the Accounting Manager leads global accounting activities, including the monthly close, general accounting, order to cash processes, and internal controls that support accurate, timely financial statements.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, delivering accurate financial statements on a fixed calendar.
• Manage the order to cash process, including invoicing royalties, aging analysis, consolidated customer statements, and communications with customers and peers in other countries.
• Prepare and review GAAP-compliant financial statements and management reporting packages for the executive team and parent company.

Controls, Compliance, Risk

• Design, implement, and monitor internal controls over the order to cash process and financial reporting (ICFR) to protect assets and ensure data integrity.
• Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors and lead the annual audit.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and tax filing obligations in partnership with tax and legal counsel.

Systems, Process & Business Partnership

• Drive improvements to the order to cash process, the general ledger, and the close calendar to reduce close time and manual effort.
• Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and regional finance leaders on forecasting, cash management, and special projects.
• Present financial results and control matters to senior leadership.

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) and industry.
• Proven experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency consolidations for a global organization.
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP and internal controls frameworks (e.g., COSO).
• Hands-on experience with ERP/consolidation systems (e.g., NetSuite, Microsoft Access, Oracle, OneStream, or Hyperion).
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience interacting with accounting teams.

Preferred

• Experience in a services, education, or franchise-based business.
• Experience within a private-equity-owned or internationally parented organization.
• Familiarity with statutory reporting requirements outside the U.S.
• Prior experience presenting to a parent-company stakeholder group.
• Active CPA license (preferred).

Compensation & Benefits

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Location

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Equal Opportunity

• The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.