Accounting Integration & Transformation Lead

Colliers Engineering & Design; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Company-matched 401(k)

Paid time off

Education reimbursement

Mentorship program

Wellness program

Women’s Organization

Philanthropy opportunities

Job summary

Colliers Engineering & Design seeks an Accounting Manager, Integration & Accounting Transformation to lead integration work for acquisitions and drive finance transformation. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Corporate Accounting, IT, and Operations, ensuring seamless data migrations and strong internal controls.

The role emphasizes hands-on accounting, policy alignment, and process improvement while partnering with acquired-company leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years progressive accounting experience with close, reconciliations, reporting, and internal controls.
• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge and ability to research and communicate conclusions.
• Experience leading an accounting integration, ERP deployment, or complex cross-functional initiative.
• Experience in professional services, engineering, or project-based environments.
• Experience with BST, Deltek Vision/Vantagepoint, Costpoint, or a comparable ERP.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships and drive solutions.
• Strong Excel and ability to learn ERP, AI, reporting tools.
• Willingness to travel as needed; leadership or change-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting integration workstreams across acquisitions, including diligence, planning, execution, cutover and post-close stabilization.
• Own integration plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issue logs, and leadership updates.
• Conduct walkthroughs of financial operations, systems, controls, reporting, and resource needs.
• Lead or coordinate transitions for GL, AP, AR, cash management, fixed assets, payroll, revenue recognition, and project accounting.
• Oversee chart-of-accounts mapping, data conversion, opening balances, reconciliations, and migrated data validation.
• Apply U.S. GAAP to resolve issues and strengthen reconciliations for timely reporting.
• Partner with Corporate Accounting on close, reporting, policy, and process-improvement initiatives.
• Assist in ERP and finance-system integrations and data translations for technical teams.
• Develop scalable playbooks, SOPs, checklists, and handoff practices.
• Coach accounting team and acquired-company personnel on new processes.

Skills

Excel skills

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

7+ years progressive accounting experience

Tools

Deltek Vision

Deltek Vantagepoint

Costpoint

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Colliers Engineering & Design seeks an Accounting Manager, Integration & Accounting Transformation to lead integration work for acquisitions and drive finance transformation. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Corporate Accounting, IT, and Operations, ensuring seamless data migrations and strong internal controls.

The role emphasizes hands-on accounting, policy alignment, and process improvement while partnering with acquired-company leaders.