Accounting Manager

Confidential Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company, in Chicago, IL, is seeking an Accounting Manager to standardize and scale accounting operations across multiple entities. You will lead process improvements, implement systems, strengthen internal controls, and help build a scalable shared services function.

The role focuses on standardizing processes across AP/AR, cash, payroll coordination, and month-end close while supporting acquisition integration and multi-entity reporting.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience in multi-entity or shared services environment.
• Strong GAAP knowledge, reconciliations, internal controls, and month-end close experience.
• Hands-on experience implementing accounting systems, processes, and automation.
• Ability to drive process improvements and gain buy-in from non-finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Standardize AP, AR, cash application, and accounting processes across multiple entities.
• Lead process improvements, systems implementation, and ERP optimization.
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure GAAP-compliant accounting practices.
• Support acquisition integration and transition businesses to standardized accounting processes.
• Partner with operations and sales to improve purchasing, order entry, shipping, billing, and vendor/customer setup.
• Oversee shared services operations, including AP, AR, payroll coordination, cash reporting, and reconciliations.
• Lead and develop a growing shared services team.
• Support month-end close, audit preparation, and multi-entity reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Process improvement

GAAP knowledge

Internal controls

Multi-entity experience

Automation

System implementation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

A growing, private equity-backed organization is seeking an Accounting Manager to help build and standardize its accounting operations across multiple business units. The company has more than doubled in size and is continuing to integrate acquired businesses. This role will focus on improving processes, implementing systems, strengthening internal controls, and building a scalable shared services function.

Responsibilities

• Standardize AP, AR, cash application, and accounting processes across multiple entities.
• Lead process improvements, systems implementation, and ERP optimization.
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure GAAP-compliant accounting practices.
• Support acquisition integration and transition businesses to standardized accounting processes.
• Partner with operations and sales to improve purchasing, order entry, shipping, billing, and vendor/customer setup.
• Oversee shared services operations, including AP, AR, payroll coordination, cash reporting, and reconciliations.
• Lead and develop a growing shared services team.
• Support month-end close, audit preparation, and multi-entity reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including team leadership.
• Experience in a multi-entity or shared services environment.
• Strong GAAP knowledge, reconciliations, internal controls, and month-end close experience.
• Hands-on experience implementing accounting systems, processes, and automation.
• Ability to drive process improvements and gain buy-in from non-finance teams.

This role starts onsite and moves to hybrid post-training.