Accounting Manager

ManpowerGroup; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup in Milwaukee, WI is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead key accounting operations across North America. You will oversee monthly closes, financial reporting, internal controls, and Accounts Payable for our Public Sector business, partnering with Finance leaders to ensure accurate results.

You'll drive SOX compliance, audit support, and automation initiatives while mentoring a high-performing finance team and delivering operational excellence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Strong financial reporting, controls, and process improvement expertise.
• CPA and public company experience preferred.
• US citizen able to comply with Public sector requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly and quarterly close and reporting activities.
• Oversee Accounts Payable operations for our Public Sector business and process optimization.
• Ensure SOX compliance and support audit activities.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and mentor high-performing team members.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Controls

Process improvement

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA designation

Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or MBA

Tools

PeopleSoft

HFM

Oracle

Job description

Ready to make an impact on a global finance organization?

ManpowerGroup is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead key accounting operations across North America. In this highly visible leadership role, you'll oversee financial close activities, financial reporting, internal controls compliance, and Accounts Payable operations for our Public Sector business while partnering with leaders across Finance and the organization.

You'll help ensure the integrity of our financial results, drive process improvements, support audit and compliance requirements, and lead a talented team of professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for a results-oriented finance leader who enjoys solving complex business challenges, developing people, and driving operational excellence.

What you'll do:

• Lead monthly and quarterly close and reporting activities
• Oversee Accounts Payable operations for our Public Sector business and process optimization
• Ensure SOX compliance and support audit activities
• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop and mentor high-performing team members

What you’ll bring (AKA candidate requirements):

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
• 5+ years of leadership experience
• Strong financial reporting, controls, and process improvement expertise
• CPA and public company experience preferred
• US Citizen able to comply with Public sector requirements

Preferred Qualifications/Certifications:

• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Experience in publicly traded companies with SOX compliance requirements.
• Experience with PeopleSoft, HFM, Oracle, or other enterprise financial systems.
• Shared Services or outsourced accounting management experience.
• Experience leading finance transformation, automation, or process improvement initiatives.

Join us!

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions – creates substantially more value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent. For more information, visit www.manpowergroup.com.

ManpowerGroup is proud to be an equal opportunity affirmative action workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, political ideology, ancestry, the presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disabilities, or other legally protected status.

A strong commitment is made by each employee and is necessary to ensure equal employment opportunity for all. ManpowerGroup is an inclusive workplace that will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons of all job titles, and ensure all other personnel actions are administered without regard to non-merit-based characteristics of individuals.

Reasonable accommodation during the interview process can be provided.