Sr. Manager; Finance, Accounting & Analytics

Lucas James Talent Partners; Littleton (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucas James Talent Partners client in Massachusetts seeks a Senior Manager, Finance, Accounting & Analytics to modernize and scale a growing finance organization. The role is hands-on, analytical, and acts as a change-agent across core accounting, FP&A, analytics, and systems transformation.

You will lead five-person team across AR, AP, and Inventory, partner with the CFO, build KPI frameworks, develop financial models, and provide actionable insight to guide leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Progression beyond transactional accounting into broader financial management.
• Experience with FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and data analytics.
• Experience developing and managing KPIs.
• Advanced Excel and large data sets.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial technology.
• Audit experience preparing the organization for a U.S. GAAP audit.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead change and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the accounting team across AR, AP, and Inventory.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of financial information and accounting records.
• Oversee and improve month-end and year-end close processes.
• Review reconciliations, financial reporting, and accounting activity for accuracy and completeness.
• Identify accounting issues, determine root causes, and develop practical solutions.
• Build a stronger, more scalable accounting infrastructure to support continued growth.
• Develop and support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, prior periods, and operational expectations.
• Perform detailed price, volume, mix, and margin analysis to understand drivers.
• Analyze revenue, costs, labor, pricing, customer activity, service volume, inventory, and other key drivers.
• Develop financial models to evaluate business scenarios, pricing decisions, resource allocation, and operational changes.
• Provide the CFO and leadership team with actionable financial analysis and decision support.
• Work with large and complex financial and operational datasets to identify trends, relationships, opportunities, and risks.
• Extract, clean, organize, reconcile, and structure data from multiple sources.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, management reports, and analytical tools that improve visibility and accountability.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Advanced Excel

Leadership

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Our client is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance, Accounting & Analytics to help modernize and scale a growing finance organization.

This is a hands-on, analytical, change-agent role that combines core accounting experience such as US GAAP, audit compliance, etc., but also data driven FP&A, financial analytics, process improvement, systems transformation, KPI development, and decision support.

This is a key role at a business unit recently acquired by Private Equity; a business that is healthy and profitable, but also in need of transforming people, processes and systems to get to the next stage.

The Senior Manager will lead a team of five across Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Inventory, while partnering closely with the Corporate CFO and other business functions.

The role goes well beyond maintaining the accounting function. The successful candidate will help the organization understand what is happening in the business, why it is happening, and guide actions for leadership.

You will work with large financial and operational datasets, extract and structure information from multiple sources, develop meaningful KPIs, analyze trends and business drivers, strengthen controls and processes, and create financial visibility that supports better operational and strategic decisions.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable working in an ERP system, building an Excel model, analyzing a large dataset, reviewing accounting controls, documenting a process, developing a KPI, and sitting with the CFO to explain what the numbers mean.

What You'll Do

Finance & Accounting Leadership

• Lead and develop the accounting team across AR, AP, and Inventory.


• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of financial information and accounting records.


• Oversee and improve month-end and year-end close processes.


• Review reconciliations, financial reporting, and accounting activity for accuracy and completeness.


• Identify accounting issues, determine root causes, and develop practical solutions.


• Build a stronger, more scalable accounting infrastructure to support continued growth.


• Develop and support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.


• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, prior periods, and operational expectations.


• Perform detailed price, volume, mix, and margin analysis to understand the underlying drivers of financial performance.


• Analyze revenue, costs, labor, pricing, customer activity, service volume, inventory, and other key business drivers.


• Develop financial models to evaluate business scenarios, , pricing decisions, resource allocation, and operational changes.


• Provide the CFO and leadership team with actionable financial analysis and decision support.


• Work with large and complex financial and operational datasets to identify trends, relationships, opportunities, and risks.


• Extract, clean, organize, reconcile, and structure data from multiple sources.


• Develop dashboards, scorecards, management reports, and analytical tools that improve visibility and accountability.

KPI Development & Performance Management

• Partner with the CFO and operational leaders to identify the metrics that truly drive business performance.


• Build, define, implement, and maintain financial and operational KPI frameworks.


• Develop and strengthen internal and operational controls.

Financial Controls & Audit Readiness

• Prepare the organization for its first U.S. GAAP audit.


• Develop and document key accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.


• Work with external auditors and advisors as required.


• Manage and develop a team of five across AR, AP, and Inventory.


• Assess team strengths and identify opportunities for development.


• Lead the team through system, process, and organizational changes.


• Create a culture focused on continuous improvement and problem solving.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Business Administration, or related field.


• Strong accounting foundation with experience progressing beyond transactional accounting into broader financial management.


• Demonstrated experience with FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and data analytics.


• Experience developing and managing financial and operational KPIs.


• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with large datasets.


• Experience with ERP systems and financial technology.


• Audit experience and demonstrated ability to prepare an organization for a U.S. GAAP audit.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Demonstrated ability to lead change and improve processes rather than simply maintain the status quo.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience participating in an ERP implementation or migration.


• Experience in a private equity-backed, high-growth, or transformation environment.


• Experience in business services, field services, or other service ticket industries.

Physical and Work Requirements

• Ability to work on-site during scheduled hours, Monday - Friday