Accounting Controls Lead: Process Improvement & Automation

Park Place Technologies; Highland Heights (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Place Technologies is seeking an Accounting Manager to strengthen the company's control environment through process documentation, risk identification, and control design. This role will work closely with cross-functional business groups to document key financial and operational processes, identify gaps where controls may be needed, and advise process owners on practical control solutions.

This position is ideal for a strong accounting and internal controls professional who also has

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in accounting, internal audit, SOX, internal controls, or risk advisory.
• Strong understanding of internal control principles, process risk assessment, and control design.
• Experience developing process narratives, flowcharts, and control documentation.
• Experience identifying process gaps and recommending practical improvements.
• Exposure to process improvement initiatives, including automation of manual processes.
• Ability to work cross-functional and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including translating control concepts into practical recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Document and maintain end-to-end financial and operational processes with owners.
• Develop detailed process narratives reflecting current-state activities, ownership, risks, and control points.
• Create process flowcharts and workflow maps to illustrate end-to-end processes and controls.
• Assess existing processes to identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and risks.
• Recommend practical internal controls to address identified risks and improve the control environment.
• Advise process owners on control design, implementation, and process improvements.
• Propose and help implement process enhancements, including automation of manual activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define more efficient, scalable, and well-controlled future-state processes.
• Assist in redesigning processes to align with internal control expectations and growth.
• Support standardization of process and control documentation across the organization.
• Monitor control effectiveness and recommend enhancements as processes evolve.
• Help prepare the organization for a more formalized internal audit framework over time.
• Serve as a developing leader with potential to grow into internal controls or internal audit leadership.

Skills

SOX

Internal controls

Process improvement

Risk advisory

Process documentation

Cross-functional

Leadership potential

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or CIA preferred

Tools

Process mapping tools

Flowcharting

Job description

Park Place Technologies is seeking an Accounting Manager to strengthen the company's control environment through process documentation, risk identification, and control design. This role will work closely with cross-functional business groups to document key financial and operational processes, identify gaps where controls may be needed, and advise process owners on practical control solutions.

This position is ideal for a strong accounting and internal controls professional who also has