Accounting Operations Manager

Accounting Operations Manager

Department: Corporate

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Nottingham, PA

Building a great career never tasted so good!

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Accounting Operations Manager position, that lives in a commutable distance to our Nottingham, PA team to join them on-site
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• SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 40+ hours a week
• BENEFITS
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  This position is full-time benefit eligible, elective benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.
  • Marathon Health Clinic - a premier on-site healthcare provider. A separate entity from Herr's, located at our Nottingham, PA facility. This facility ensures easy access to tailored healthcare services, preventative care, wellness programs, for employees on any medical plan
  • Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, with a company match.
  • Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
  • Paid Employee referral program.

Job Summary:

The Manager, Accounting Operations is a key leader in Accounting responsible for the effective day‑to‑day management and continuous improvement of the company’s transaction‑based accounting functions, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Master Data. This role plays an essential part in ensuring operational excellence, strong internal controls, timely and accurate processing, and a high level of service to internal and external business partners.

Reporting directly to the Assistant Controller, the Manager, Accounting Operations is responsible for delivering consistent execution across core processes, maintaining data integrity, supporting working capital and vendor management objectives, and driving scalable, efficient processes that meet the needs of a growing business.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on people leader who can balance daily operational execution with team development and strategic thinking. This individual will bring strong process discipline, systems aptitude, and a continuous‑improvement mindset, while partnering cross‑functionally to identify and implement improvements that enhance efficiency, control, data quality, and business support.

The Manager, Accounting Operations will lead a team of 12 people providing direct oversight, coaching, and development while building a culture of accountability, service, and continuous improvement. The role is expected to work across functions to ensure processes and systems effectively support business operations.

Benefit (Details):

Herr’s is proud to offer a variety of quality benefits and wellness programs where we have been recognized as a 5‑time Well Workplace Award winner in the area! Elective benefits include medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance, long term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital and critical illness indemnity plans, and legal plans. The company also provides opportunities to contribute to a 401k with a company match, vacation, sick and holiday pay;

EAP services, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description).

Accounting Operations and Continuous Improvement

• Lead the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Master Data teams, ensuring strong daily execution, clear accountability, and ongoing development of team capabilities.
• Oversee end‑to‑end AP processes, including invoice processing, payment execution, vendor maintenance, issue resolution, and compliance with approval and control requirements.
• Manage AR operations, including invoicing support, cash application, collections coordination, deduction/dispute follow‑up, and customer account maintenance to support cash flow and strong customer relationships.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and governance of master data across customers, vendors, items, and related records, recognizing its importance to financial integrity and operational effectiveness.
• Partner with the Assistant Controller to strengthen internal controls, standardize processes, and improve operating discipline across accounting operations activities.
• Develop, monitor and achieve key performance indicators, with a strong process improvement orientation; for AP, AR, and…