Sr. Accounting Manager

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

Company Description:

Vistar customers are everywhere people work, play, and shop. Vistar is America\'s leading candy, snack, and beverage distributor with more than 25 distribution centers delivering everything from popcorn to healthy meal replacements anywhere in the U.S. The company has thrived by innovating, exceeding customer expectations, and fostering a collaborative culture built on teamwork, doing what\'s right, and giving back to the communities they serve.

Job Description:

The Senior Accounting Manager leads accounting execution, governance, and talent development across a significant region or portfolio of OpCo\'s (Operating Companies) on behalf of Vistar. This role oversees Managers and Staff Accountants, drives consistent and accurate close processes, evaluates financial risks and opportunities, and leads cross-functional initiatives that improve controls, scalability, and decision support.

Functions as a team member within the department and organization as required and performs other duties assigned to best serve the company. The Senior Accounting Manager reports directly to the Vice President of Finance.

Key Responsibilities may include:

• 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.

Additional Responsibilities may include:

• Travel as required and represent Field Accounting on enterprise committees, projects, and governance forums.

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.

Preferred qualifications:

• 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.

EEO Statement:

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the \"Company\") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the \"EEO is the Law\" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.