Strategic Accounting Operations Leader

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Accounting Operations to own and optimize our operational accounting functions. You will lead a growing team, connect the Accounting function with Payroll, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT, and drive scalable processes as the company expands.

In this hands-on leadership role you’ll implement best practices, develop SOPs, monitor metrics, and reduce bottlenecks while maintaining accuracy and compliance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading accounting operations and scaling teams.
• Proven ability to document procedures and drive accountability across functions.
• Hands-on with AP, payroll coordination, and compliance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement process improvements for accounting operations, including analyzing potential system enhancements and developing SOPs
• Own collaboration with Supply Chain, FP&A, People Ops, IT, etc. to ensure optimized processes and cross-functional communication
• Manage and develop the AP, payroll, expense reporting, and state filing compliance team and operations; build role clarity, cross-training, backup coverage, and accountability
• Serve as the first-line manager-level owner for operational accounting issue triage, escalation handling, root-cause follow-up, and process discipline
• Document key operating procedures, create scalable SOPs and training materials, and ensure process changes are communicated and adopted across impacted functions
• Monitor operational accounting metrics and recurring issues to identify trends, reduce rework, and improve processing accuracy and cycle time

Skills

AP & Payroll

ERP systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

SOP development

Excel proficiency

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Odoo ERP

ERP software

Job description

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Accounting Operations to own and optimize our operational accounting functions. You will lead a growing team, connect the Accounting function with Payroll, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT, and drive scalable processes as the company expands.

In this hands-on leadership role you’ll implement best practices, develop SOPs, monitor metrics, and reduce bottlenecks while maintaining accuracy and compliance in a fast-paced environment.