Accounting Operations Supervisor

Russell Tobin; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings

Life & disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Legal support

Auto insurance

Home insurance

Pet insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Russell Tobin is hiring an Accounting Operations Supervisor in Urbandale, IA to lead a team of 10–12 through month-end close and day-to-day financial operations. The role emphasizes coaching, workflow management, and cross-functional collaboration with AP/AR teams and global partners.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in accounting or finance, prior leadership, and strong stakeholder communication. Urbandale location supports on-site operations with a pay rate range of $40.00–$43.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance.
• Prior people leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience leading and coaching a team in an accounting operations, finance operations, or transaction-processing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to assign and review work, manage priorities, and deliver weekly operational objectives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain policies and procedures clearly and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven problem-solving ability, including analyzing issues with broader operational impacts and implementing process changes.
• Ability to manage priorities effectively in a high-volume environment.
• Accounting operations background with experience supporting month-end activities.
• Comfortable collaborating across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop a team through coaching, guidance, and mentorship; set clear expectations and goals; monitor and evaluate performance.
• Lead, direct, and review work to maintain workflow and productivity, including assigning tasks based on skills and expertise and providing clear instructions and feedback.
• Manage workflow, prioritization, and monitoring of team performance.
• Lead a team of approximately 10–12 colleagues.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external partners, adapting communication style to the audience and situation.
• Partner and collaborate with multiple internal stakeholder groups.
• Explain and reinforce policies, practices, and procedures within the area of responsibility; provide guidance to ensure understanding and compliance.
• Make impactful adjustments to procedures and processes to solve problems; analyze current processes and apply process improvement methodologies to enhance effectiveness.
• Solve complex operational issues by applying critical thinking, using experience, and analyzing broader impacts and the intent behind operating principles.
• Drive operational performance by setting targets, prioritizing work, monitoring results, and taking action to ensure goals are met and department outcomes are improved.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) and escalation point for questions and issue resolution.
• Support high-volume activities during month-end close.
• Work effectively with dedicated Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) teams that provide additional support.
• Support and collaborate with teams in other countries; global team experience is preferred.

Skills

People leadership

Financial accounting

Communication

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Global collaboration

Month-end close

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Job description

Our client, a Financial Services, is looking to hire an Accounting Operations Supervisor in Urbandale, IA.

Pay Rate Range: $40.00-$43.00/hour

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop a team through coaching, guidance, and mentorship; set clear expectations and goals; monitor and evaluate performance.
• Lead, direct, and review work to maintain workflow and productivity, including assigning tasks based on skills and expertise and providing clear instructions and feedback.
• Manage workflow, prioritization, and monitoring of team performance.
• Lead a team of approximately 10–12 colleagues.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external partners, adapting communication style to the audience and situation.
• Partner and collaborate with multiple internal stakeholder groups.
• Explain and reinforce policies, practices, and procedures within the area of responsibility; provide guidance to ensure understanding and compliance.
• Make impactful adjustments to procedures and processes to solve problems; analyze current processes and apply process improvement methodologies to enhance effectiveness.
• Solve complex operational issues by applying critical thinking, using experience, and analyzing broader impacts and the intent behind operating principles.
• Drive operational performance by setting targets, prioritizing work, monitoring results, and taking action to ensure goals are met and department outcomes are improved.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) and escalation point for questions and issue resolution.
• Support high-volume activities during month-end close.
• Work effectively with dedicated Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) teams that provide additional support.
• Support and collaborate with teams in other countries; global team experience is preferred.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance.
• Prior people leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience leading and coaching a team in an accounting operations, finance operations, or transaction-processing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to assign and review work, manage priorities, and deliver weekly operational objectives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain policies and procedures clearly and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven problem-solving ability, including analyzing issues with broader operational impacts and implementing process changes.
• Ability to manage priorities effectively in a high-volume environment.
• Accounting operations background with experience supporting month-end activities.
• Comfortable collaborating across global teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• Experience driving process improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with controlled financial operations environments.
• Experience working with and supporting teams in other countries.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.