Manager, Global Accounting & External Audits

3E; Ohio; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance and disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Job summary

3E is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to join our global accounting team, focusing on international statutory audits, month-end close activities, and process improvements across the organization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of public and corporate accounting experience, with CPA preferred, and a track record coordinating audits across multiple countries. This role supports a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment in the United States (Ohio).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of public and corporate accounting experience.
• Active CPA license strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating international statutory audits with external auditors.
• Experience GAAP to local GAAP conversions.
• Experience in mid-sized, high-growth SaaS or PE-backed organization.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience using AI or automation in accounting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination and execution of international statutory audits across countries, ensuring timelines and reporting.
• Serve as primary contact for external auditors and accounting advisors.
• Coordinate with internal teams to obtain required financial information and supporting documentation.
• Support monthly close activities including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Strengthen accounting controls and standardize processes across global operations.
• Identify opportunities to automate accounting workflows and improve efficiency.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency while maintaining financial controls.

Skills

Public & corporate accounting

Audit coordination

Month-end close

GAAP to local GAAP conversions

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/automation in accounting

Strong communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Active CPA license preferred

Tools

AI-enabled tools

Job description

We offer award-winning regulatory intelligence and AI solutions to help organizations protect people and products. With over 35 years of experience and a global presence, we empower our customers with innovative compliance solutions.

Partner with enterprise customers and global experts to advance environmental safety and solve complex data science challenges.

We are seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to join our global accounting team, with a focus on managing international statutory audits, supporting month-end close activities, and improving accounting processes across the organization.

In this role, you'll take ownership of international audit coordination, working closely with external accounting advisors, auditors, and internal teams to ensure accurate reporting and timely completion of deliverables. You'll also play an active role in our monthly close process and help identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate how we work.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in accounting, experience managing international audits, and the ability to keep complex projects moving across multiple stakeholders.

Own International Audits and Statutory Reporting

• Lead the coordination and execution of international statutory audits across multiple countries, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and reporting requirements are met.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors and accounting advisors, managing requests, tracking outstanding items, and driving issues through resolution.
• Partner with external advisors responsible for preparing local statutory financial statements and converting U.GAAP financial information to local accounting standards.
• GAAP-to-local GAAP reconciliations, bridge files, supporting schedules, and statutory reporting deliverables for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintain and manage the international audit calendar, proactively identifying risks, communicating progress, and escalating issues before deadlines are impacted.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including Finance, Tax, HR, Legal, and Treasury, to obtain required financial information and supporting documentation.

Support Accounting Operations and Month-End Close

• Take an active, hands‑on role in monthly close activities, including account reconciliations, journal entries, financial reviews, and other recurring accounting responsibilities.
• Partner with the broader accounting team to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• S. consolidated financial statement audit as needed.
• Help strengthen accounting controls, documentation, and consistency across global accounting operations.
• Balance recurring accounting responsibilities with increased audit activity during peak reporting periods.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate manual accounting, reconciliation, and audit processes.
• Leverage technology, including AI-enabled tools, to improve efficiency, accuracy, and productivity while maintaining appropriate financial controls and data confidentiality.
• Take ownership of challenges, proactively identify solutions, and help build more scalable accounting operations as the business grows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience combining public and corporate accounting, ideally with experience at a Big Four or other top 10 accounting firm.
• Active CPA license is strongly preferred.
• Corporate accounting experience, including direct involvement in month‑end close activities, financial reporting, and supporting external audits.
• Hands‑on experience managing or coordinating international statutory audits, including working with external auditors and accounting advisors.
• GAAP financial information to local accounting standards.
• Experience managing multiple audit workstreams, deliverables, and deadlines across different stakeholders or geographic locations.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment where priorities shift and a hands‑on approach is essential.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across internal teams and external partners.
• Practical experience using AI or automation tools to improve efficiency in accounting, financial reporting, or related workflows, with appropriate review of outputs.
• GAAP‑to‑local GAAP reconciliations or bridge files.
• Experience in a mid‑sized, high‑growth, SaaS, or private equity‑backed organization.
• Experience coordinating external accounting service providers across multiple countries.
• Experience improving or automating accounting processes and workflows.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Employee assistance program