Accounting Manager

RR Donnelley

. Assist Financial Leadership in providing the vision and objectives for the accounting team .

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,000 - $136,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist Financial Leadership in providing the vision and objectives for the accounting team
Work with Financial Leadership to implement better reporting and analysis
Identify areas for process improvement and work with appropriate Corporate and business units to design, test, and implement solutions
Supervise effectively and identify areas for process improvement to drive out excess costs of the various accounting processes
Provide training and development opportunities to the financial accounting team
Design, implement and maintain standardized accounting practices
Work closely with business units’ finance staff, Internal Audit, Corporate staff departments, external auditors, offshore resources, and other key members of the Corporate Controller’s group
Provide supervision, analysis, insight, and reconciliation of acquisitions, lease accounting, restructuring activities, impairment analysis, and other requests from senior management
Oversee the general ledger and sub-ledger production process and provide application instruction and problem-solving for both the Shared Service Center and end-user personnel in the business units
Responsible for general ledger reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis including internal and external audit requests for specified areas
Monitor and maintain general ledger metrics including the reconciliation reviews
Manage quarterly SOX compliance for areas of responsibility
Staff and develop the financial accounting team, including the development of team goals and performance measures
Assist Financial Leadership with ensuring the accuracy and adequacy of internal controls
Evaluate performance and provide feedback to the team on overall and individual performance
Effectively manage the work product of our Off-Shore group
Work with executive management to bring more analytical work from the field into the shared services organization
Support continuous improvement initiatives of the center by reviewing internal processes to identify opportunities
Help to foster acceptance of change and drive change management within the team
Support and participate in the transition of new business to the Center
Actively participate in the successful integration of acquisition operations into the Center
Assumes other responsibilities as needed or assigned by executive management

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience required
A minimum of five(5) years of experience in accounting, including general ledger and fixed assets
Demonstrated leadership and team-building qualities required
Knowledge of GAAP and proficiency with fundamental accounting concepts and procedures
May require knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn specialized software
Must be able to recognize anomalies and critical situations and respond appropriately
Ability to multitask and shift priorities and/or deadlines as needed
Excellent verbal & written communication, interpersonal, and time management skills required
Customer service oriented with excellent follow-up skills
Must be detail-oriented yet have the ability to see the larger picture
Strong knowledge of desktop software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Experience in SAP, HFM, Essbase, and/or Oracle preferred but not required

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
disability insurance
401(k) with company match
life insurance
other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
parental leave
adoption assistance
tuition assistance
employer/partner discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

general ledgerfixed assetsGAAPaccounting conceptsfinancial reportingprocess improvementinternal controlsSOX complianceacquisition analysislease accounting

Soft Skills

leadershipteam-buildingcommunicationinterpersonal skillstime managementcustomer servicedetail-orientedmultitaskingchange managementanalytical thinking

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in Finance