Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting

Carolina PRG has partnered with a locally based $1B+ consumer services company to complement their collaborative, outgoing, continuous improvement minded leadership team with a Senior Manager of Lease Accounting. This company believes empowering every person on the leadership team inspires the team to drive their work and pushes them to challenge the status quo. They are seeking a Senior Manager of Lease Accounting that can help shape the future of the accounting & financial processes and contribute to the company's mission through delivering excellence in the Corporate Accounting organization.

Position Summary

The Corporate Accounting Manager, reporting to the Sr. Director of Corporate Accounting, is responsible for overseeing accounting and financial reporting processes that support Corporate functions. Key areas include debt, payroll, short-term and long-term incentive programs, and general accounting activities such as prepaids and accruals across departments including Legal, HR, IT, Finance, and Procurement.

This role operates in a fast-paced environment and requires a strong focus on continuous improvement, problem-solving, and fostering a positive, inclusive culture. The ideal candidate will champion best practices, leverage technology to drive accuracy and efficiency (e.g., KPI development, close process acceleration, reconciliation automation), enhance SOX documentation, and collaborate with internal and external auditors. The role also partners with Financial Reporting on select standalone financial statements.

This position offers high visibility and cross-functional collaboration with executive leadership, Tax, AP, AR, Treasury, FP&A, Financial Reporting, Consolidations, and Accounting Systems teams.

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage and continually improve the accuracy and timeliness of accounting processes within assigned areas.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses.
• Identify, remediate, and proactively prevent control deficiencies; strengthen public-company accounting disciplines across end-to-end processes.
• Prepare and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting deliverables.
• Serve as a key stakeholder for internal and external audits in areas of responsibility.
• Build scalable processes and policies that leverage best-in-class tools and technology while driving ongoing process improvement.
• Partner with FP&A and upstream stakeholders to ensure timely, complete, and accurate financial information.
• Support special projects as assigned.

Education, Experience & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA required.
• 7-9+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Public accounting experience required.
• Public company experience required.
• Multi-currency or international experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and Internal Controls/SOX is required.