Manager Accounting, Billing

Accounting Manager

Advantage Solutions is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead a next generation, AI augmented accounting function. The Accounting Manager is a key leadership role within the controllership organization responsible for overseeing assigned accounting functions and ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting in accordance with accounting standards and company policies. This role leads close processes while managing accounting professionals and automated workflows across systems, driving process improvements and strengthening internal controls.

The position also oversees billing operations to ensure revenue is properly recognized and invoices are issued accurately and on time.

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes ensuring accurate financial reporting through use of automated workflows and system integrations
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and billing outputs while validating accuracy of automated processes and ensuring timely invoicing
• Identify and implement process improvement and automation opportunities across accounting and billing functions
• Partner with finance, operations, technology, and other stakeholders to resolve accounting issues and support business initiatives
• Ensure effective design and execution of internal controls including compliance with audit and regulatory requirements
• Lead and develop team members while building capability in automated and data driven workflows
• Maintain and enforce accounting policies and procedures while ensuring consistent application across processes
• Support talent development including hiring, onboarding, and training with focus on evolving skillsets and process improvement

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree
• Experience:
  
  68 years of experience in relevant field (Accounting, controllership, or financial reporting experience preferred)
• Travel:
  No travel requirements

• Direct Reports:
  Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources
• Indirect Reports:
  May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting requirements
• Ability to manage close processes and financial reporting cycles
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Experience improving processes and implementing automation solutions
• Knowledge of internal controls and compliance requirements
• Ability to collaborate across multiple business functions
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Experience using financial systems and data tools

Office / Sedentary Requirements:
Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically, requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may require the ability to lift up to 10lbs.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.