Team Leader of Accounting

POSITION SUMMARY

The Accounting Team Lead is responsible for leading the day-to-day activities of a team of accounting professionals while ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of accounting and financial reporting activities. This position plays a key role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analyses, and supporting documentation.

The Team Lead will serve as a primary accounting resource for the team, coordinate internal and external audit requests, support technical accounting research, and identify opportunities to improve and automate accounting processes. This role reports to the Sr. Manager of Accounting and Finance and will provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and development to accountants and analysts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and support a team of accounting professionals, providing day-to-day direction, coaching, prioritization, and development.
• Coordinate and oversee assigned month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring journal entries, account reconciliations, analyses, and supporting documentation are complete, accurate, and timely.
• Review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, financial analyses, and supporting schedules prepared by team members; identify accounting issues and ensure appropriate and timely resolution.
• Review monthly financial results and general ledger activity, investigate significant or unusual variances, and ensure explanations are accurate, complete, and well supported.
• Review audit support prepared by team members for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with underlying accounting records prior to submission.
• Oversee assigned general ledger activities, including intercompany accounting, allocations, account reconciliations, and other complex or judgmental accounting areas.
• Identify and lead process improvement opportunities focused on automation, standardization, stronger controls, reduced manual effort, and improved close efficiency.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, cross-training, knowledge sharing, and process documentation to promote consistency and business continuity.
• Partner effectively with Finance and other departments throughout the organization to investigate and resolve accounting issues, obtain required information, and support accurate financial reporting.
• Support accounting system implementations, process changes, and special projects impacting the accounting organization.
• Identify and escalate significant accounting, control, reporting, or timeline risks to the Sr. Manager of Accounting and Finance, providing clear analysis and recommended next steps.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Certification:

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting or equivalent education
  
  

Experience:

• 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including general ledger accounting, month-end close, account reconciliations, financial analysis, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing accounting work and leading, mentoring, or providing day-to-day direction to accounting professionals.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP with demonstrated ability to research and apply accounting guidance.
• Experience supporting internal and/or external audits, including preparation and review of audit schedules, supporting documentation, and responses to auditor inquiries.
• Experience analyzing complex account activity, reconciliations, and financial variances and independently driving issues to resolution.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and financial reporting processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including experience analyzing and working with large or complex data sets.
  
  

Education/Certification:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA
  
  

Experience:

• Experience working in a SOX-controlled environment.
• Previous experience leading or supervising accounting professionals.
• Experience coordinating internal and external audit requests.
• Experience researching and documenting technical accounting matters.
• Experience with complex accounting areas such as revenue recognition, leases, fixed assets, consolidations, intercompany accounting, acquisitions, or other non-routine transactions.
• Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Experience with account reconciliation and financial close management systems.
  
  

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong leadership and coaching skills with the ability to develop team members while maintaining accountability for quality, accuracy, and deadlines.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate complex accounting issues and develop well-supported conclusions.
• Strong technical accounting foundation and ability to research, interpret, and apply U.S. GAAP.
• Ability to critically review accounting work, identify errors or unusual activity, and provide clear and constructive feedback.
• Demonstrated ownership and sound judgment, including the ability to independently resolve issues and appropriately escalate significant accounting, control, or reporting matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain accounting matters clearly to both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines during financial close and audit cycles.
• Ability to work independently while effectively leading and collaborating with a team.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining an understanding of broader financial reporting objectives and business impacts.
• Continuous-improvement mindset with a demonstrated interest in simplifying, standardizing, and automating accounting processes.
• Collaborative and approachable leadership style with the ability to build effective working relationships across departments.
  
  

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