Accounting Manager

Koch Inc., is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to join our CFO organization in Wichita, KS. A successful candidate is highly motivated, self-driven, and has a passion for driving continuous improvement and transformation. They should have a strong understanding of accounting concepts, good critical and economic thinking, strong communication skills, and solid leadership skills. This role will partner with cross‑functional teams to support and enable sound decision‑making by executive leadership.

Koch Inc., is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to join our CFO organization in Wichita, KS. A successful candidate is highly motivated, self-driven, and has a passion for driving continuous improvement and transformation. They should have a strong understanding of accounting concepts, good critical and economic thinking, strong communication skills, and solid leadership skills. This role will partner with cross‑functional teams to support and enable sound decision‑making by executive leadership.

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

• Lead and develop a high‑performing accounting and cash team , building capability, accountability, financial acumen, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Drive finance transformation and modernization by leveraging analytics, automation, AI, and Copilot to improve processes, eliminate waste, strengthen controls, and create value.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to senior leaders , providing insights, challenging thinking, and influencing decisions that support long‑term business success.
• Leverage data and technology to identify trends, uncover opportunities, and deliver financial insights that improve decision‑making across the organization.
• Gain broad exposure across Koch by partnering with finance, IT, business units, and leadership teams on strategic initiatives, transformation efforts, and value‑creation opportunities.
• Ensure strong financial stewardship through ownership of the trial balance, close process, balance sheet reviews, reconciliations, audit support, and accurate financial reporting.
• Advance Koch’s Principle‑Based Management® Culture , apply and promote PBM by integrating Koch’s guiding principles into decision‑making, team development, business partnerships, and financial processes.

• Experience in an Accounting or Finance focused leadership role(s) that requires a working knowledge of financial accounting principles, the general ledger, month end close, account reconciliation and analysis, and the purpose/application of internal financial controls
• Leadership experience developing the capabilities of others, leading transformation, being a driver of company initiatives, project leadership, or similar
• Process and Transformation focus that embraces and leads change. Experience standardizing and optimizing processes and work products
• Experience in Excel (spreadsheet creation/editing, pivot tables, graphs, data manipulation/analysis and formula creation)

Strong communication skills with experience presenting and tailoring messages to a variety of audiences

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
• Public audit experience, FSM, SAP or One Stream experience
• Experience with data visualization tools (PowerBI or Tableau)
• Experience supporting strategic planning and decision‑making.
• Experience in international accounting including FX
• Strong analytical, economic thinking, and critical reasoning skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions constructively.
• Ability to work effectively managing multiple priorities.

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