Manager, Financial Accounting — GAAP, SEC & SOX Lead

Cars Commerce Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Home Office stipend

Generous PTO & holidays

Job summary

Cars Commerce seeks a Manager, Financial Accounting to support our Accounting team. Reporting to the Director, Financial Accounting and Transformation, this role drives accurate month-end close, SEC filings, and modernization of our financial processes.

The ideal candidate has public company experience, a CPA, and 7+ years in financial accounting with strong internal controls. You will mentor staff, coordinate with auditors, and help build scalable reporting tools across Finance, IT and Legal.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive financial accounting experience with increasing responsibility.
• Big 4 or mid-tier public accounting experience combined with a corporate accounting background strongly preferred.
• CPA required.
• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP and SOX internal controls.
• Experience supporting SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a team.
• Exposure to ERP systems and financial transformation initiatives; PeopleSoft experience a plus.
• Proficiency with AI tools to support technical research and financial narrative writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual close processes in line with US GAAP and SEC rules.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements, journal entries and reconciliations.
• Assist in the preparation and review of SEC filings (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K).
• Provide materials for Executive Leadership Team, Audit Committee and Board presentations.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audit.
• Maintain internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with SOX.
• Support treasury operations with daily cash reporting and share repurchase tracking.
• Drive cross-functional implementation of new standards and financial reporting improvements.

Skills

US GAAP

SOX controls

SEC reporting

ERP systems

PeopleSoft

Advanced Excel

Google Suite

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

AI tools familiarity

Education

CPA

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

PeopleSoft

Job description

Cars Commerce seeks a Manager, Financial Accounting to support our Accounting team. Reporting to the Director, Financial Accounting and Transformation, this role drives accurate month-end close, SEC filings, and modernization of our financial processes.

The ideal candidate has public company experience, a CPA, and 7+ years in financial accounting with strong internal controls. You will mentor staff, coordinate with auditors, and help build scalable reporting tools across Finance, IT and Legal.