Sr. Manager Accounting Engineering
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Job Location:
Westerville, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
POSITION SUMMARY
The Accounting Engineering Senior Manager is responsible for improving the quality reliability and efficiency of accounting processes and financial systems across the Americas Controllership organization.
The role bridges the gap between business operations Finance and IT ensuring that all financial systems and accounting processes operate effectively comply with internal controls and support timely accurate financial reporting.
This position manages a small team responsible for daily system execution process monitoring and improvement projects. It also acts as the Controllership liaison for regional initiatives driven by other process-improvement functions such as BPI VOS and Finance Transformation ensuring that any change impacting financial systems or accounting processes aligns with accounting standards controls and Controllership requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership and Service Enablement
Supervise day-to-day accounting system activities data integrity checks and close-related transactions across multiple legal entities.
Manage a small team (24 professionals) responsible for accounting operations support issue resolution and continuous improvement.
Ensure month-end and quarter-end close tasks are executed accurately timely and consistently across regions.
Review journal entries account reconciliations and system interfaces to ensure financial accuracy and proper control.
Monitor and resolve accounting system tickets; maintain clear communication with Finance IT and business stakeholders.
Maintain standardized documentation for accounting workflows system configurations and internal control checkpoints.
Provide training and guidance to team members and Finance users on process and system changes.
Process and Control Improvement
Identify process bottlenecks and gaps in accounting workflows; implement corrective and preventive actions.
Develop standardized procedures for journal entries reconciliations and accounting approvals.
Drive initiatives to reduce manual effort improve data accuracy and shorten close cycles.
Ensure compliance with SOX Vertiv internal control policies and documentation standards.
Track performance indicators such as close-cycle time reconciliation completion rates and issue recurrence.
Systems Projects and Stakeholder Communication
Coordinate with Finance Systems and IT on configuration changes testing and deployment of financial system updates.
Act as Controllerships functional representative in regional transformation and process improvement initiatives (BPI VOS Finance Transformation etc.) that impact accounting or financial systems.
Validate that changes in system logic process flow or data structure maintain compliance with accounting standards and control frameworks.
Communicate project status risks and change impacts to Finance and Controllership leadership.
Prepare recurring system and process performance reports tracking KPIs open issues and resolution status.
Support internal and external audit requirements by providing data extracts reconciliations and documentation.
Continuous Improvement and Integration
Evaluate process performance and user feedback to identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent execution and alignment of accounting processes across regions.
Support development of automation and standardization initiatives within accounting and close processes.
Contribute to the long-term establishment of an Accounting Engineering Center of Excellence (CoE) to support the Finance organization.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or related field.
6 years of experience in accounting finance operations or systems/process improvement.
Demonstrated leadership in managing people or cross-functional initiatives.
Strong understanding of accounting and financial processes internal controls and ERP environments.
Proven ability to translate Finance and Business needs into process and system solutions.
Excellent communication skills; able to collaborate across functions and technical boundaries.
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or equivalent advanced degree in Finance or Business.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent.
Experience in manufacturing or project-based environments.
Familiarity with automation data visualization or AI-enabled finance tools.
Fluency in Spanish a plus.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Internal Audit
- Supervising
- Data Entry
- Compliance
- Customer Service
- Accounting & Finance
- General Ledger Accounting
- IFRS
- External Audit
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP
- Payroll
- Financial statement
- ACCA
- CPA
About Company
Work Authorization No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need s ... View more
