Accounting and Implementation Manager

Conyers, GA / Atlanta, GA / Birmingham, AL / Topeka, KS / Overland Park, KS / Raleigh, NC / Valdosta, GA / Alpharetta, GA / Austin, TX / Charlotte, NC / Dallas, TX / Fort Lauderdale, FL / Houston, TX / Nashville, TN / San Antonio, TXClient Accounting Services – Restaurant, Franchise & Hospitality CAS /Full Time /Hybrid Work with a Top 20 CPA and advisory firm that Accounts for Anything.  

Aprio has 40 U.S. office locations, as well as international office locations and more than 3,200 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe.  By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio.

Aprio is seeking an Aprio is seeking an Accounting and Implementation Manager  to lead restaurant, franchise, and hospitality platform implementations, re-implementations, and optimization initiatives that connect accounting, operations, and technology. In this role, you will partner with clients and our accounting team to translate complex accounting and operational needs into practical configurations, integrations, workflows, controls, reporting structures, and training across platforms including Restaurant
365 (R365), Quick Books Online (QBO), Sage Intacct, and other industry-specific tools. You will serve as a trusted technology resource across the practice — driving implementation quality, enabling team capability, and building a repeatable, scalable delivery model. This is a high-impact opportunity for a systems-minded professional who brings both accounting fluency and a practical approach to helping people get the most from their technology.

What You'll Gain/ Impact Clients will have platform environments that support reliable accounting, disciplined operations, strong controls, and sustainable growth

Our accounting team will have the tools, training, documentation, and responsive support needed to serve clients efficiently across multiple platforms

Implementations will move forward with clear ownership, clean master data, disciplined testing, timely decisions, and fewer surprises

Your improvements will reduce manual work, strengthen operating data, and build a repeatable, high-value delivery capability across the practice

Key Responsibilities Platform Implementation & Re-Implementation Lead implementations and re-implementations across restaurant, franchise, and hospitality platforms — including R365, QBO, Sage Intacct, and other industry-specific tools — from discovery and design through configuration, testing, cutover, and stabilization

Partner with clients and our accounting team to translate accounting and operational needs into practical plans, system designs, and success criteria

Configure and validate entities, locations, calendars, chart of accounts, reporting, user roles, approvals, banking, daily sales, AP, payroll, and inventory workflows

Guide data readiness, testing, decisions, and go-live activities while helping the accounting team resolve issues that affect service delivery, close, and reporting

Client Accounting & Financial Reporting Own accounting and financial reporting for assigned clients, including agreed-upon deliverables, deadlines, responsibilities, and scope.

Lead month-end and year-end close, using technology and automation where appropriate to improve consistency, identify exceptions, and accelerate routine work.

Prepare and review complete, accurate, and well-supported work papers that clearly document account activity, reconciliations, conclusions, and the audit trail supporting financial reporting.

Restaurant Operations Configuration…