Senior Manager, Accounting Operations

Aprio

. Own and manage the end-to-end monthly financial close cycle, from pre-close planning through final financial statement delivery.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and manage the end-to-end monthly financial close cycle, from pre-close planning through final financial statement delivery.
Maintain a detailed close calendar with assigned owners, hard deadlines, and dependency mapping.
Drive accountability across all contributing teams — GL, AP, AR, payroll, and revenue — to ensure on-time, accurate close completion.
Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the close process through process redesign, automation, and clear escalation protocols.
Produce and review monthly journal entries, accruals, prepaid schedules, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Establish and monitor KPIs related to close timelines and reconciliation quality.
Partner with the FP&A team to ensure GL activity is accurately reflected in management reporting and variance analysis.
Apply knowledge of GAAP to review and approve journal entries, ensuring proper recognition, classification, and matching of revenues and expenses.
Oversee data tagging at the transaction level across 7 different data tags.
Manage the chart of accounts structure to ensure financial data is properly coded for reporting, analytics, and compliance purposes.
Identify, document, and track EBITDA addbacks at the source, ensuring consistent classification and clear audit trail to support lender reporting and management views.
Partner with the Financial Reporting team to ensure month end close output directly supports P&L, balance sheet, and management reporting deliverables.
Design and maintain a robust internal control environment to safeguard financial data accuracy and completeness.
Support external auditors by preparing audit schedules, responding to requests, and coordinating the annual audit process.
Ensure compliance with debt covenant reporting requirements and support preparation of lender reporting packages.
Document accounting policies and standard operating procedures; maintain updated close playbooks for all key processes.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce close cycle time without compromising accuracy.
Oversee day-to-day treasury operations, including cash management and bank account oversight.
Partner with the FP&A team to monitor cash balances and forecasts to ensure adequate liquidity for operations.
Review and approve cash disbursements and ensure proper controls over payments.
Partner with leadership on optimizing cash flow and banking relationships.
Maintain and improve treasury-related processes, controls, and reporting.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accounting and operations staff, setting clear expectations and providing ongoing coaching and feedback.
Manage and integrate offshore service delivery teams into the close and operational workflows, ensuring consistent quality, clear handoffs, and on-time delivery.
Manage workload distribution across the team to ensure deadlines are consistently met without sacrificing quality.
Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within the team.
Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management for direct reports.
Demonstrate urgency and ownership in driving outcomes through to completion.
Serve as a key finance operations partner to practice area leaders, HR, and other internal stakeholders on matters related to GL activity, Treasury, Procurement, Accounts Payable (AP) and Travel & Expense (T&E).
Identify and lead process improvement initiatives across accounting operations, including automation opportunities and workflow enhancements.
Maintain and update standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all processes within the team's scope.
Support system implementations, upgrades, or integrations that touch GL, Treasury, Procurement, AP or T&E workflows, including testing and documentation.
Assist with ad hoc projects and analyses as requested by Finance leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 4 years in a management or supervisory role.
Knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting principles.
Demonstrated experience managing a month-end close process.
Experience administering or overseeing a T&E program, including policy compliance and expense reporting tools.
Strong proficiency with ERP systems (preference given for experience with Workday ERP) and Microsoft Excel.
Experience designing and operating internal controls in an audit-readiness environment.
Exceptional attention to detail with a strong track record of accuracy in a high-volume environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
401k with Profit Sharing
9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
Top rated wellness program
Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial close cycle managementjournal entriesaccrualsbalance sheet reconciliationsGAAPKPI monitoringcash managementinternal controlsprocess improvementaudit readiness

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationaccountabilityattention to detailcoachingteam managementproblem-solvingcollaborationurgency

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting