Accounting Operations Manager - Automation & Close Leader

Axle Info; Rockville, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational Benefits

PTO

Employee Referral Bonus

401K Matching

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Axle Informatics is seeking an experienced Accounting Operations Manager to lead and strengthen day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial records. The role combines hands-on work with team leadership, driving scalable processes and automation.

Based onsite in Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA, the successful candidate will manage AP, AR, payroll, GL, and close processes, while building a high‑performing team and implementing controls to support growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience including hands-on responsibility for accounting operations.
• At least 3 years in a direct management or supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of GAAP with experience across GL, AP, AR, billing, payroll, month-end close.
• Proven track record implementing automation to streamline accounting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to operate strategically while staying hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day accounting operations — AP, payroll, and general ledger — and manage the monthly/year-end close process on a disciplined calendar
• Prepare and/or review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements, maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger
• Maintain vendor records, employee expense/credit-card reconciliation, and payment authorization controls
• Manage customer billing, validating billable labor, rates, and invoice components against contractual requirements
• Maintain accurate AR records and aging, monitoring collections and resolving billing adjustments
• Maintain accurate project and contract financial records, reconciling contract billing and supporting closeout and billing-rate adjustments
• Develop and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and approval workflows; identify and correct control weaknesses
• Support external accountants, auditors, and customer or government reviews, maintaining an audit-ready environment
• Lead and develop a high-performing accounting team, including staffing, workload balancing, and performance reviews — this role manages both the work and the people doing it
• Set KPIs, deliver regular coaching, and support retention and succession planning
• Identify opportunities to automate and standardize accounting processes, and build new processes or reporting from scratch where none currently exist

Job description

Axle Informatics is seeking an experienced Accounting Operations Manager to lead and strengthen day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial records. The role combines hands-on work with team leadership, driving scalable processes and automation.

Based onsite in Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA, the successful candidate will manage AP, AR, payroll, GL, and close processes, while building a high‑performing team and implementing controls to support growth