Accounting Manager, Internal Controls & Process Improvement

Park Place Technologies, LLC; Highland Heights (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Place Technologies, LLC is seeking an Accounting Manager (Internal Controls) to strengthen the control environment through process documentation, risk identification, and control design. You will document key financial and operational processes, identify gaps, and advise process owners on practical control solutions.

This role emphasizes process narratives, flowcharts, and demonstrating leadership potential with the aim of eventually leading an internal audit function.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in accounting, internal audit, SOX, internal controls, process improvement, 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, strongly preferred.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate control concepts into practical business recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and interest in growing into an internal audit management role.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and functional leaders to document and maintain end-to-end financial and operational processes.
• Develop, refine, and maintain detailed process narratives for key business cycles, ensuring documentation accurately reflects current‑state activities, ownership, risks, and control points.
• Create and update process flowcharts and workflow maps to clearly illustrate end‑to‑end processes, handoffs, decision points, and control activities.
• Assess existing processes to identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and areas of risk.
• Recommend practical internal controls to address identified risks and improve the overall control environment.
• Advise process owners on control design, implementation, and process improvements.
• Propose and help implement process enhancements, including strengthening controls, simplifying workflows, reducing redundant steps, and standardizing procedures.
• Evaluate manual processes for opportunities to improve efficiency and control effectiveness, including the automation of manual activities where appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to help define and support implementation of more efficient, scalable, and well‑controlled future‑state processes.
• Assist in redesigning processes where needed to better align with internal control expectations, operational needs, and business growth.
• Support efforts to standardize 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 the potential to grow into a broader internal controls or internal audit leadership role.

Skills

Internal controls

Process improvement

SOX

Risk advisory

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Leadership potential

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA or CIA preferred

Job description

Park Place Technologies, LLC is seeking an Accounting Manager (Internal Controls) to strengthen the control environment through process documentation, risk identification, and control design. You will document key financial and operational processes, identify gaps, and advise process owners on practical control solutions.

This role emphasizes process narratives, flowcharts, and demonstrating leadership potential with the aim of eventually leading an internal audit function.