Vice President of Accounting

UNIS; Buena Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

UNISCO seeks a hands-on Vice President of Accounting to lead global accounting operations across fulfillment and transportation businesses. This executive will drive accurate, timely financial operations, strengthen controls, improve cash performance, and lead AI-enabled automation.

Reporting directly to the President & Chief Operating Officer, this is an AI-native accounting leadership role: the VP of Accounting is expected to personally use AI daily and hold the entire accounting organization

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting experience with ownership of controller-level functions (AP, GL, close, financial statements).
• Experience managing Billing/Invoicing and AR/Collections in high-volume environments.
• Experience leading offshore or distributed accounting teams (Philippines and China experience preferred).
• Experience implementing AI-enabled accounting platforms, RPA, or workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pre-Audit, billing, invoicing, AR/collections, AP, GL, payroll oversight, and financial close.
• Improve DSO, billing accuracy, AP timeliness, and month-end close cycle time.
• Establish and enforce accounting controls, audit readiness, and compliance practices.
• Manage and develop a distributed accounting team across the U.S., Philippines, and China.
• Drive AI, RPA, and systems automation across transactional accounting workflows.

Skills

AI-enabled automation

Distributed accounting team leadership

RPA familiarity

Cash flow optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

RPA software

AI platforms

Job description

Overview

UNISCO seeks a hands-on Vice President of Accounting to lead global accounting operations across fulfillment and transportation businesses. This executive will drive accurate, timely financial operations, strengthen controls, improve cash performance, and lead AI-enabled automation. Reporting directly to the President & Chief Operating Officer, this is an AI-native accounting leadership role: the VP of Accounting is expected to personally use AI daily and hold the entire accounting organization to the same standard, treating automation of Pre-Audit, Billing, AR, AP, and reconciliations as a core mandate.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pre-Audit, billing, invoicing, AR/collections, AP, GL, payroll oversight, and financial close.
• Improve DSO, billing accuracy, AP timeliness, and month-end close cycle time.
• Establish and enforce accounting controls, audit readiness, and compliance practices.
• Manage and develop a high-performing distributed accounting team across the U.S., Philippines, and China.
• Drive AI, RPA, and systems automation across transactional accounting workflows.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including direct ownership of Controller-level functions (AP, GL, close, financial statements)
• Direct experience owning Billing/Invoicing and AR/Collections in a high-transaction-volume environment
• Proven experience managing a distributed or offshore back-office accounting team (Philippines and/or China experience strongly preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
• Experience implementing AI-enabled accounting platforms, RPA, or workflow automation.

Preferred Requirements

• 3PL, logistics, transportation, or supply chain industry experience strongly preferred
• CPA designation
• Experience leading offshore or distributed accounting teams, particularly in the Philippines and/or China.
• Experience with TMS/WMS-adjacent billing tools.
• Demonstrated success in high-volume transactional accounting environments.