Senior Accounting Manager - Regional Finance & Controls Leader

Core-Mark; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistar, a national candy, snack, and beverage distributor, seeks a Senior Accounting Manager to oversee accounting execution, governance, and talent across a significant region. You will lead Managers and Staff Accountants, drive close processes, assess risks, and guide cross-functional initiatives to improve controls and scalability.

You will report to the Vice President of Finance and partner with FP&A, Internal Audit, Tax, and Operations while coordinating across multiple locations and time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Ten or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including significant general-ledger and operational accounting responsibility.
• Five or more years of people-leadership experience, including leadership of managers.
• Demonstrated success leading complex close, control, transformation and talent-development initiatives.
• CPA, master's degree, or MBA.
• Experience in food distribution, wholesale distribution, or another high-volume multi-site business.
• Experience with acquisitions, ERP implementations, shared services, or enterprise process standardization.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting performance across an assigned region or portfolio, including close quality, financial reporting, balance-sheet integrity, SOX compliance, and completion of corrective actions.
• Manage and develop team through clear goals, coaching, performance management, and succession planning.
• Review consolidated financial results, material account activity, significant estimates, and emerging risks; ensure appropriate escalation and resolution.
• Establish area priorities and monitor standardized close calendars, reconciliations, review controls, documentation, and reporting expectations.
• Partner with FP&A, General Ledger Accounting, Internal Audit, Tax, Treasury, Operations, and senior field leadership on complex accounting and operational matters.
• Work effectively across geographic areas and time zones, maintaining consistent communication, coordination, and accountability across multiple locations and regional teams.
• Lead major process redesign, system implementation, acquisition integration, control remediation, and organization-development initiatives.
• Provide leadership coverage for complex or under-resourced OpCo's and ensure sustainable transition plans.
• Prepare and present executive-level assessments of accounting performance, risk, staffing, and improvement opportunities.
• Promote continuous improvement through common metrics, root-cause analysis, automation, and sharing of best practices.
• Travel as required and represent Field Accounting on enterprise committees, projects, and governance forums.

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field

CPA, MBA/Master's degree

Job description

Vistar, a national candy, snack, and beverage distributor, seeks a Senior Accounting Manager to oversee accounting execution, governance, and talent across a significant region. You will lead Managers and Staff Accountants, drive close processes, assess risks, and guide cross-functional initiatives to improve controls and scalability.

You will report to the Vice President of Finance and partner with FP&A, Internal Audit, Tax, and Operations while coordinating across multiple locations and time