Accounting Manager

Travelers

Accounting Manager leading financial operations at Simply Business. Managing financial controls, month-end processes, and compliance in a fast-paced digital insurance environment.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $104,000 - $171,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Month-End Process: Oversee the timely and accurate production of monthly financial reporting, ensuring all P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements are reconciled and reviewed.
Operational Oversight: Partner closely with the transactional finance team (including Accounts Payable and Accountant) to coordinate workflow, review deliverables, and ensure the accurate execution of day-to-day operations.
Financial Oversight: Review and approve complex journals and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring high standards of accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
Audit & Compliance: Lead the preparation for year-end audits, acting as the primary liaison for external auditors and ensuring all statutory reporting requirements are met.
Process Improvement: Drive the evolution of our internal control framework, identifying efficiencies in our financial controls and implementing automated solutions where possible.
Cash Management: Oversee treasury functions, including short-term cash flow forecasting and the management of payment runs.
Strategic Support: Carry out ad hoc financial modeling and project work as required by the Financial Controller and VP of Finance to support business growth.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of relevant finance experience, with a CPA (or equivalent) certification required.
Experience guiding workflows or reviewing the work of transactional staff is preferred.
Proven ability to guide operational workflows, delegate effectively, collaborate across functions, and keep a team aligned on tight deadlines without direct line-management authority.
Strong knowledge of accounting principles and a demonstrated track record of managing complex financial close processes.
Proven ability to manage, monitor, and continuously optimize internal control processes to mitigate risk and ensure data integrity.
A forward-thinking approach to finance, with a focus on leveraging AI and automation tools to streamline transactional tasks, eliminate manual reconciliations, and drive departmental efficiencies.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence to challenge the status quo and influence senior leadership.
Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP systems and a drive to explore additional financial tools to further enhance capabilities across the finance team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Group plan for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance coverage.
Participation in the Company’s bonus program-Participation in 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match.
Commuter benefits to help cut down on parking and public transit costs.
25 days of vacation time plus 10 sick days and 10 company holidays.
A genuine investment in your learning and development-Regular team outings and volunteer opportunities.
An awesome office space.
A hybrid working model, giving our employees great choice and flexibility to work in a way that’s best for their particular job, their teams, and their lives.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial reportingP&L statementsBalance SheetCash Flow statementsjournal reviewbalance sheet reconciliationsfinancial modelinginternal control processescash flow forecastingaudit preparation

Soft Skills

operational oversightworkflow guidancedelegationcollaborationteam alignmentinterpersonal skillsinfluencing senior leadershipprocess improvementproblem-solvingadaptability

Certifications

CPA