Corporate Accounting Manager

Panduit; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay & Benefits

Work-Life Balance

Generous Time Off

Retirement & Growth

Parental Leave

Compensation: base salary

Job summary

Panduit is seeking a Corporate Accounting Manager to lead the corporate accounting team, manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, and ensure accurate intercompany and general ledger processes. You will coach two Senior Corporate Accountants, review work, drive process improvements, coordinate with global finance, and support audits while maintaining strong internal controls.

In this Chicago-based role, you will leverage Oracle Fusion, FCCS and ERP tools to enhance data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or accounting required; Master's degree preferred.
• CPA certification required.
• 5-7 years in accounting; 2-4 years in people management; public accounting experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end close, GL accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and audit support.
• Experience with intercompany accounting, reconciliations, settlements, and issue resolution.
• Strong Excel and ERP experience; Oracle Fusion experience preferred; FCCS, ARCS, Smart View, Power BI, Tableau, Python, SQL or ERP implementation experience a plus.
• Spanish proficiency is a plus for collaboration with shared services and regional finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Corporate Accounting team and intercompany GL to ensure timely close and accurate reporting.
• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Review and approve work from senior accountants and analysts, coaching and ensuring audit-ready documentation.
• Manage select complex corporate accounting areas requiring judgment and cross-functional coordination.
• Provide leadership for intercompany accounting, reconciliations, settlements, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and support accounting transformation initiatives.
• Drive process improvements and end-to-end process documentation; strengthen internal controls.

Skills

Accounting judgment

Communication

Organization

Prioritization

Problem-solving

Automation & AI analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or accounting

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle Fusion

FCCS

ARCS

Smart View

Power BI

Tableau

Python

SQL

Job description

At Panduit, we don't just offer a job - we offer a career where your contributions directly impact our customers, the environment and our company's success.

You’ll have the opportunity to grow, innovate, and be a part of an inclusive team that celebrates both individual and collective achievements.

If you're ready to elevate your career and help us deliver exceptional experiences to our customers.

Corporate Accounting Manager

What You Will Do

Lead the Corporate Accounting team, including two Senior Corporate Accountants and the intercompany general ledger team in the Shared Operations Center (SOC), by setting clear priorities, accountability, service expectations, and development plans across both corporate and shared-services workstreams.

Own the execution and quality of assigned month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, variance analysis, and timely resolution of accounting issues.

Review and approve work prepared by senior accountants and analysts, challenging assumptions, coaching preparers, and ensuring conclusions and supporting documentation are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.

Own select complex corporate accounting areas that remain at the manager level, including employee-related and corporate accruals, commercial program accruals, and other assigned general ledger accounts and processes requiring judgment, cross-functional coordination, or escalation.

Provide leadership and oversight for intercompany general ledger accounting, including reconciliations, settlements, issue resolution, and coordination with global finance and accounting teams.

Monitor close progress, identify risks or dependencies, and communicate significant issues, accounting judgments, and results to the Assistant Controller and other Finance leaders.

Develop and coach a high-performing team through clear expectations, regular feedback, training, performance management, and thoughtful delegation that builds technical and leadership capability.

Serve as a primary accounting partner to Finance, Payroll, Human Resources, Legal, regional finance teams, and the shared operations center, translating business activity into accurate and supportable accounting outcomes.

Strengthen the control environment by reviewing key controls, identifying accounting or documentation gaps, driving corrective actions, and ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.

Lead the documentation and improvement of end-to-end accounting processes, including policies, standard operating procedures, control documentation, close calendars, and ownership requirements.

Champion the use of Oracle Fusion, FCCS, ARCS, Smart View, Excel, automation, and AI-assisted analytical tools to reduce manual work, improve data quality, and increase the efficiency and consistency of recurring processes.

Coordinate internal and external audit support for assigned areas, ensuring requests are addressed accurately and on time and that audit observations are resolved appropriately.

Support accounting transformation, system enhancements, and cross-functional initiatives, including testing, implementation, stabilization, and change management activities.

What You Will Bring

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business or accounting required; Master's degree preferred.
• Certification: CPA required.
• Job Experience: 5-7 years in accounting role, with 2-4 years managing people. Public accounting experience preferred.
• Accounting and Leadership: Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end close, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, accruals, internal controls, and audit support. Demonstrated ability to lead a distributed or shared-services team and develop accounting professionals.
• Intercompany Experience: Experience with multi-entity or global intercompany accounting, reconciliations, settlements, and issue resolution preferred.
• Systems: Strong Microsoft Excel and ERP experience required. Oracle Fusion experience preferred, with FCCS, ARCS, Smart View, Power BI, Tableau, Python, SQL, or ERP implementation experience considered a plus.
• Skills: Strong accounting judgment, communication, organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills. Ability to balance hands-on review with team leadership and cross-functional influence. Experience using automation, AI, and data-driven analysis is a plus.
• Language: Spanish proficiency is a plus, particularly for collaboration with shared operations and regional finance teams.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive Pay & Benefits: Enjoy a robust Total Rewards Program that includes health, financial benefits, and more.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible work options to help you achieve the perfect work-life balance. This role will require you to be in the office 50% of the time (schedule based on manager's discretion).
• Generous Time Off: Take advantage of our generous vacation, sick days, holidays, plus a volunteer day to give back to the community.
• Retirement & Growth: 401(k) match, profit sharing, and abundant growth and development opportunities to help you advance your career.
• Parental Leave: Because we care about your family and your future.
• Compensation: The expected annual base salary range for this role is $110,000- $140,000. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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