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Accounting Policy Manager — Hybrid (Oak Brook, IL)
Global Manufacturing & Technology Company
A large, international industrial organization with a broad product portfolio and global footprint is seeking an Accounting Policy Manager to join its corporate finance function. This highly visible role helps shape, oversee, and maintain the company’s accounting policies, working closely with senior finance leaders, technical accounting, operations, and cross-functional partners.
This is an excellent opportunity for a CPA with strong technical skills—particularly someone coming from Big 4 or a complex public-company environment—who wants to influence policy, strengthen governance, and support enterprise-wide compliance.
📍 Hybrid schedule — 3 days onsite in Oak Brook, IL
What You’ll Do
- Develop, update, and maintain the company’s accounting policies and guidance, ensuring full alignment with U.S. GAAP and current regulatory requirements
- Partner with business units and corporate teams to implement policies consistently across the organization
- Manage the quarterly certification and policy-attestation process
- Oversee the internal policy repository/site and ensure accuracy, version control, and accessibility
- Coordinate the policy review and approval process, including distributing drafts, gathering feedback, and tracking updates
- Support governance programs related to approval limits, spending authority, and documentation standards
- Participate in quarterly accounting policy meetings and collaborate with regional finance leaders
- Serve as a resource for accounting questions, interpretation of guidance, and policy application across departments
- Assist with technical research and draft accounting memos on new transactions or emerging issues
- Work closely with external reporting teams to ensure disclosures properly reflect policy requirements
- Monitor new FASB/GAAP developments and support implementation of new standards
- Provide training or educational updates to finance teams as policies evolve
- Contribute to special projects tied to controls, reporting enhancements, or process improvements
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- CPA required
- 5–7 years of experience, ideally including public accounting (Big 4 or national firm strongly preferred)
- Strong technical proficiency in U.S. GAAP and ability to research complex issues
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Comfort operating in a large, matrixed, global environment
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, influence stakeholders, and drive process discipline
Why This Role Is Compelling
- High exposure to senior leadership and multiple global finance teams
- Opportunity to shape and modernize accounting policy across a large enterprise
- Mix of technical accounting, governance, and cross-functional collaboration
- Stable, well-resourced organization with significant career-growth pathways