Manager, Accounting

Genuine Parts; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced accounting leader to oversee global lease accounting, IT accounting, and share-based compensation. This role partners with subsidiaries, IT, and external auditors to ensure accurate financial reporting and strong internal controls under U.S.

GAAP. The candidate will manage close processes, review complex journal entries, and drive consistency in corporate accounting practices while developing one direct report.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of financial statements and accounting principles.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.
• Excellent oral/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Global Lease Accounting, monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Oversee IT Accounting, including software cost capitalization entries.
• Review share-based compensation accounting and reporting.
• Prepare asbestos liability and insurance accounting entries and memos.
• Support restructuring liability rollforwards and related reporting.
• Prepare footnotes for leases, share-based compensation, and AOCI.
• Support corporate accounting priorities, reserves, accruals, and forecasts.
• Provide leadership for one direct report.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Oracle PeopleSoft

IBM Planning Analytics

Job description

Job Summary

This role provides leadership across several complex and high-visibility accounting areas, including global lease accounting, IT accounting, share-based compensation, and restructuring. The position partners closely with subsidiaries, IT, corporate leadership, and external auditors to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with U.S. GAAP. The ideal candidate brings technical expertise, strong analytical capability, and the ability to manage deadlines while driving clarity and consistency across corporate accounting processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Global Lease Accounting function, overseeing monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes; review and approve lease accounting journal entries; monitor and enhance internal controls; proactively escalate and resolve matters with subsidiaries and leased equipment suppliers; and serve as the primary contact for auditor inquiries.
• Oversee IT Accounting operations, managing close deadlines; reviewing software cost capitalization journal entries; ensuring control effectiveness; partnering with GPC IT to address questions and complex accounting matters; and supporting external audit requirements.
• Review and provide oversight of share-based compensation accounting, including journal entries, reporting, and analytical review to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and analyze asbestos liability and insurance accounting, including journal entries, financial reporting, and technical accounting memoranda.
• Review subsidiary restructuring liability rollforwards and support restructuring cost reporting, analysis, and technical documentation.
• Prepare and review financial statement footnotes related to leases, share-based compensation, asbestos liability/insurance, and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) to support quarterly and annual reporting requirements.
• Support broader Corporate Accounting priorities and responsibilities, including reserve and accrual analyses, financial adjustments, budgeting inputs, and forecast support.
• Provide leadership and development for one direct report

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience
• Solid understanding of financial statements and accounting principles
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (financial modelling, pivot tables, formulas)
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral/written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Active CPA license (Preferred)
• Audit experience
• Experience with Oracle PeopleSoft
• Experience with IBM Planning Analytics

Leadership

• Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
• Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
• Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
• Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
• Develops high-performing teams by providing inclusive leadership, attracting and developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback and building trust across the organization.

Physical Demands / Working Environment

• Hybrid role (in office 4 days per week

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.