Accounting Team Lead ​/ Manager

Reports to:

Controller

Department:
Accounting / Finance

Position:
Exempt, Full-Time;
Monday-Friday, standard business hours, with additional time as needed for month-end, year-end, inventory, audit, and other accounting deadlines.

Work Location:

On-site at our Grand Blanc location. This is not a remote position.

Compensation:
Starting pay is determined based on relevant experience and qualifications.

Solucient is looking for a hands-on Accounting Team Lead / Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of our accounting department and develop our accounting team.

Reporting to the Controller, you will oversee daily accounting activities, reconciliations, month-end execution, inventory accounting and controls, and team performance. We're looking for a leader who understands the details, takes ownership of results, develops people, solves problems, and continually looks for ways to improve the work.

You’ll also help ensure Accounting is known throughout Solucient as a responsive, dependable, and solutions-oriented business partner.

Lead the daily execution of the accounting department, including general ledger activities, reconciliations, journal entries, supporting documentation, and recurring accounting processes. Maintain visibility into deadlines and outstanding issues and take ownership of getting problems resolved.

Provide day-to-day leadership to the accounting team by setting clear expectations, coaching and developing employees, providing feedback, recognizing strong performance, and creating accountability.

We want a leader who helps people think, solve problems, and take ownership rather than becoming the answer to every question.

Oversee accounting processes supporting inventory transactions and work closely with operational teams and the Inventory Coordinator to reconcile inventory, investigate discrepancies, support cycle counts and physical inventories, and address the root causes of recurring issues.

Coordinate the team’s responsibilities for month-end and year-end close, establish deadlines, review work, identify unusual or unresolved items, and keep the Controller informed of significant issues.

Your goal will be to make the close process increasingly organized, predictable, accurate, and efficient.

Identify manual, repetitive, inefficient, or error-prone processes and work with the team and Controller to improve them. Strengthen controls, document and standardize processes, and identify opportunities to use technology and automation.

The goal isn’t simply to keep Accounting running. It’s to make Accounting better.

Build strong relationships across the organization and help others understand accounting requirements and the financial impact of business decisions.

You’ll be expected to protect the integrity of the business while being responsive, practical, and solutions-oriented.

This role owns the daily accounting operation so the Controller doesn’t have to manage it.

You’ll keep the Controller informed of significant accounting issues, inventory concerns, missed deadlines, control risks, unusual transactions, and team concerns-and bring your thinking and potential solutions.

You’ll also support financial reporting, audits, tax preparation, system implementations, and other Accounting and Finance initiatives as needed.

At Solucient,
how we contribute is as important as what we accomplish. Our leaders are expected to:

• Own the Outcome – Take responsibility, follow through, and solve problems.
• Do the Details Well – Value accuracy, discipline, and quality.
• Make the Team Better – Coach, teach, provide feedback, and create accountability.
• Communicate Clearly – Set expectations, surface concerns early, and explain the why.
• Lead Through Service – Be responsive, professional, and solutions-oriented.
• Improve the Work – Solve root causes, simplify processes, and use technology effectively.
• One Solucient – Think beyond your department and make decisions that are best for Solucient.
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