Accounting Manager; Exclusive Collective

Position: Accounting Manager (Exclusive Collective)
Role Summary

The Accounting Manager will serve as a key partner and right hand to the Divisional Controller in overseeing accounting operations across a multi-entity, multi-currency environment. This role combines operational accounting leadership, financial oversight, process transformation, and cross-functional project execution within a fast-paced and evolving organization.

The position will support both day-to-day accounting operations and broader strategic initiatives, including ERP migration, consolidated group integration activities, and expansion into new markets. The Accounting Manager will maintain a full-company perspective across corporate accounting and operational finance workflows while remaining hands-on in the details when required.

This role operates within a shared services model and provides oversight and coordination across centralized accounting functions, while maintaining a dotted-line leadership relationship with two London-based team members responsible for corporate accounting and business-specific financial operations.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, technically strong, operationally minded, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a lean and evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Operations & Close Management

* Support oversight of the month-end close process across multiple entities, currencies, and jurisdictions

* Coordinate close activities across shared services and regional resources to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting

* Review and analyze balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, clearing accounts, intercompany balances, and key accounting estimates

* Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for multi-currency transactions, FX impacts, and consolidation adjustments

* Assist with consolidated reporting requirements and integration into the broader parent company reporting structure

* Support accurate financial statement preparation in accordance with company policies and applicable accounting standards

Shared Services Oversight & Team Coordination

* Oversee accounting processes executed within a shared services environment, ensuring consistency, accountability, and service quality

* Coordinate workflows between operational accounting, corporate accounting, and shared services teams

* Provide functional oversight and guidance to London-based accounting and financial operations personnel

* Help establish scalable procedures, ownership structures, and accountability across global accounting activities

* Act as a central point of coordination between accounting, FP&A, operations, tax, treasury, and leadership teams

Cash Management, VAT, Compliance & External Reporting

* Support cash management activities, including visibility into payment flows, liquidity considerations, and operational cash processes

* Oversee governance around bank reconciliations, cash clearing, and payment controls

* Maintain a strong operational understanding of VAT requirements across multiple jurisdictions to support accurate transaction processing, reporting integrity, and cross-functional coordination

* Act as a key liaison with external accounting firms and advisors supporting statutory financial statement preparation, local compliance filings, and other deliverables

* Support internal tax and finance teams with information requests related to corporate income tax, transfer pricing, audits, and other regulatory matters

* Assist with risk identification and mitigation across accounting and operational finance processes

Process Improvement & Transformation

* Lead and support accounting process improvement initiatives focused on scalability, efficiency, automation, and control enhancement

* Play a key role in upcoming ERP migration and related system transformation initiatives

* Assist with integration activities tied to consolidated group structures and evolving operating models

* Evaluate and improve accounting workflows, reporting processes, reconciliations, and operational handoffs

* Partner with finance leadership to help standardize policies, procedures, and reporting across entities

Operational Finance & Cross-Functional Support

* Maintain visibility into…