Accounting Manager

Position Overview

The Accounting Manager owns the integrity, accuracy, and scalability of ASI's accounting operations reporting to the Controller.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You will lead a team of accounting clerks while actively executing core accounting functions yourself. You are expected to operate as a player-coach-setting direction, building process, and ensuring the work gets done.

This role is critical to supporting ASI's growth. You will be responsible for ensuring that our financial foundation keeps pace with the business, not slows it down.

You will work inside an evolving system environment (SAP Business ByDesign) and are expected to improve, not just maintain, how accounting operates, with a strong emphasis on AP processes.

Key Responsibilities

Ownership of Accounting Operations

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close with accountability for accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure all financial transactions are properly recorded, reconciled, and defensible.
• Maintain and reconcile the general ledger and all supporting accounts.
• Produce reliable financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow) that leadership can trust.
• Identify issues early and drive them to resolution-no surprises.

Team Leadership (Clerks & Execution Layer)

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of accounting clerks.
• Establish clear workflows, priorities, and expectations.
• Step in as needed to ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Build a team that can scale with increasing transaction volume and complexity.

Systems & Process Ownership (SAP ByDesign)

• Own the effectiveness of SAP Business ByDesign within accounting operations.
• Identify breakdowns, inefficiencies, and manual work-and fix them.
• Drive process improvements that increase speed, accuracy, and scalability.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure clean data flow and system alignment.

Execution in a High-Growth Environment

• Operate with an "all hands" mindset-doing what is required to get the job done.
• Balance structure with flexibility in an environment that is still evolving.
• Build processes that work today while scaling for tomorrow.
• Support audits, reporting needs, and ad hoc financial requests without disruption to core operations.

Cross-Functional Impact

• Partner with operations, HR, and leadership to support business initiatives.
• Provide financial insight that helps drive better decisions and accountability.
• Support business growth by ensuring accounting is an enabler, not a bottleneck.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including team leadership.
• Strong experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP Business ByDesign.
• Deep understanding of GAAP, financial statements, and general ledger management.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial reporting.
• Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a bias toward ownership and execution.
• High attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or CPA-eligible.
• Experience in a high-growth or scaling company.
• Background in public accounting (audit).
• Experience improving or implementing accounting processes and systems with an emphasis on the AP side of the house.