Sr. Accounting Manager

Title: Sr. Accounting Manager

Compensation: $140,000 - $170,000 + Bonus

Location: Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (Hybrid)

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Company Description:

Our private equity-backed manufacturing client is seeking a Sr. Accounting Manager to lead corporate consolidations and financial reporting. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role will manage a small team and offer high visibility across the accounting organization and executive leadership. The ideal candidate must have a CPA license and/or public accounting experience, along with a strong background in the manufacturing industry.

Perks:

• Career growth opportunities
• Casual work environment
• Best in class benefits

Responsibilities:

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of Senior and Staff Accountants, building a culture of accountability and technical excellence
• Own the corporate month-end close, including general ledger oversight, accruals, fixed assets, and cash reconciliations
• Lead multi-entity, multi-country consolidations across domestic and international operations
• Support entity rationalization and legal structure simplification initiatives
• Partner with the Corporate Controller on the preparation of a comprehensive annual financial reporting package for executive and board-level review
• Assist in building and refining quarterly board reporting materials for presentation to the Board of Directors and institutional stakeholders
• Provide oversight of core transactional accounting cycles, including Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, and corporate payroll
• Collaborate with plant-level cost accounting teams to ensure accurate recording of labor, overhead, freight, and inventory-related costs across multiple manufacturing sites
• Review and support transactional accounting activity performed by an offshore shared services team, including AP, AR, and payroll journal entries
• Ensure company-wide adherence to U.S. GAAP and maintain balance sheet integrity across all locations
• Utilize enterprise planning and BI tools to enhance reporting accuracy and data visibility
• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors and tax advisors during annual audit and compliance cycles
• Analyze manufacturing variances and site-level KPIs, translating operational data into financial insights for senior leadership
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation to support a scalable, growing close process

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related degree
• Public Accounting experience and/or CPA license are required.
• Manufacturing industry is required.
• Consolidations experience is highly desired.
• Knowledge of major accounting software packages for general ledger accounting
• Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams, business leaders, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results

Email your word document resume to [email protected] and reference the subject as Sr. Accounting Manager