Accounting Manager End Close & Operations - AI​/LLM Expertise

CSC Generation is the AI-native holding company re-engineering omnichannel retail. We acquire iconic brands and transform them with Genesis, our operating platform combining a Data Fabric, Automation Engine, proprietary tools, and shared services to modernize operations, elevate customer experience, and expand margins. With $1B+ in revenue across 13 brands, our portfolio includes Sur La Table, Backcountry, One Kings Lane, and others that serve as real-world innovation labs.

Reports to: Shared Services Finance Leadership

Location: Remote (US or Canada — must be available during US Central business hours)

CSC Shared Services is the centralized finance backbone supporting every brand in the portfolio. This role exists to own the month-end close end-to-end, run Accounts Payable operations, and systematically automate the manual work that slows a lean accounting team down.

As Accounting Manager, Shared Services — Month-End Close & Operations, you will deliver clean, timely, audit-ready actuals while building the AI-driven automation that lets a small team scale across a growing portfolio. In your first 90 days, success means owning the close independently, measurably compressing the close cycle through automation, and resolving vendor disputes with data-backed precision.

This is a lean team. You will own a lot, move fast, and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility.

• Drive the full close cycle to completion within the 5-day target window and continuously work to compress it
• Prepare and post the complete slate of recurring journal entries — amortizations, prepaid schedules (insurance, advertising, IT, freight), and accruals (unpaid vendor bills, shipping, transportation fees, payroll, sales returns & allowances)
• Own balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany entries, reclasses, and cash/bank entries across accounts (Ramp, Stripe, sales tax, and bank transactions)
• Process all payroll-related journal entries
• Coordinate cross-functional close inputs (inventory, delayed revenue, loyalty true-ups, intercompany files) and keep the critical path moving
• Maintain close documentation, checklists, and the journal-entry support library; ensure SOX-style controls and a clean audit trail

• Own AP operations end-to-end: bill processing, payment proposals, aging management, and vendor account reconciliation
• Serve as the financial point of contact for vendors — fulfill reporting requests, reconcile statements, and resolve short-pay, allowance, and credit disputes with clean, data-backed analysis
• Provide financial documentation for vendor credit-line and partnership discussions in coordination with merchandising/buying teams and leadership
• Partner with merchandising/buying teams on vendor policy matters (allowances, restock, returns)

• Use AI as a daily tool — and Python where it helps — to eliminate manual accounting work, automating JE preparation, reconciliations, AP workflows, and vendor reporting
• Champion an AI-first approach to accounting operations: use LLMs (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) as a daily analysis partner and build solutions ranging from CustomGPTs to automated workflows
• Prototype and deploy agent-based automations (e.g., n8n) and build lightweight utilities or micro-apps (e.g., with Claude Code) to scale output and shrink the close
• Build and maintain reliable, auditable integrations and queries against Net Suite (ODBC/Suite Analytics), bank portals, and other financial systems
• Operationalize recurring reconciliations and accruals into always-on checks and alerts that flag exceptions before they hit the close

• Ensure the general ledger is accurate, complete, and GAAP-compliant; support external audit and tax requests
• Produce reconciled, GL-level actuals and driver detail that feed the FP&A team's forecasting, planning, and executive reporting
• Identify and remediate process gaps, control weaknesses, and recurring discrepancies at the root cause

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years in accounting/finance with direct, hands-on…