Finance Accounting Lead

About the role

The Finance Accounting Lead serves as an experienced accounting partner to business unit FP&A teams, providing comprehensive financial insights and leading analytical initiatives across multiple business units. This role combines deep business unit expertise with process leadership responsibilities, mentoring junior staff while driving process improvements and stakeholder relationships.

What you’ll be doing

Advanced Business Partnership & Analysis

• Serve as accounting partner for multiple business units, including the most complex or strategic units within the portfolio
• Lead comprehensive variance analysis and financial insights across business units, identifying cross-business unit trends and optimization opportunities
• Perform complex financial investigations and business performance analysis, providing detailed commentary and recommendations
• Facilitate business unit financial reviews and support strategic planning processes
• Drive standardization of analytical approaches and reporting across assigned business units

Process Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Lead cross-business unit process improvement initiatives and analytical projects
• Drive standardization of Finance Accounting procedures and best practices across the team
• Lead automation and efficiency projects, coordinating with technology and offshore teams
• Establish standards and procedures for business unit financial analysis and reporting
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and mentor team members on advanced analytical techniques

Advanced Financial Reporting & Quality Standards

• Ensure financial statement integrity for assigned business units, including complex or high-risk areas
• Provide oversight and guidance to Senior team members on complex analytical and reporting matters
• Lead consolidation and HQ reporting processes for assigned areas
• Drive quality assurance processes and provide technical guidance on accounting matters
• Support the development of Finance Accounting team capabilities and knowledge sharing

Senior Stakeholder Collaboration

• Build and maintain strong relationships with business unit leadership and key stakeholders across multiple units
• Lead audit processes for assigned business units, coordinating with auditors and managing technical discussions
• Support special projects and strategic initiatives requiring advanced financial analysis
• Collaborate with Senior Manager on team development and process improvement initiatives

About you

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required, MBA preferred
• Minimum 6 years of progressive accounting/finance experience with demonstrated analytical and process leadership capabilities
• Multi-business unit experience required with proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships
• Professional services or staffing industry experience strongly preferred

Technical & Leadership Skills

• Expert knowledge of US GAAP and complex financial reporting
• Advanced ERP and EPM system expertise with process automation experience
• Proven track record of leading teams and developing talent
• Experience with process improvement and change management

Core Competencies

• Advanced Analysis: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to lead complex projects and drive process improvements
• Process Leadership: Proven ability to lead initiatives and mentor team members across multiple business units
• Business Partnership: Excellent ability to build relationships and serve as trusted advisor to stakeholders
• Technical Expertise: Advanced knowledge with ability to provide guidance on complex accounting and analytical matters
• Project Management: Experience leading cross-functional projects and driving process improvements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong analytical and organizational skills required
• Capable of handling multiple tasks, problem resolution, and prioritization
• High energy & results-driven, solution-oriented attitude
• Problem-solver by seeking collaboration and teamwork
• Impeccable accuracy and attention to detail
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization
• Strong team player with ability to quickly establish effective working relationships with key stakeholders
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and MicroStrategy is required.

Why choose us?

It’s an exciting time to be part of our team. We’re proud to be a global thought-leader and care about doing the best job we can to ensure better futures for everyone. We do this by building our Future@Work strategy as a united team of 30,000 colleagues with a collective spirit working in over 60 countries globally.

You’ll have the opportunity to grow across a variety of interesting jobs and careers over our extensive portfolio of global brands. We empower our colleagues to work in the smartest, most efficient ways to achieve total balance between the demands of their jobs and their lives. That’s why we give you the autonomy and support you need to work in the way that makes you most productive, agile, confident, and insightful.

Putting people first, pioneering with a collective spirit and always advancing with a growth mindset -that’s what we stand for at the Adecco Group. Here, we are all individuals with a unique perspective on the world we live in. That’s what makes us stronger. Whoever you are and whatever your background, you can be yourself. So, we aim to build on the attributes that make you, you. We offer a range of world-class resources for upskilling and development, satisfying your curiosity while the sharing skills, knowledge, and expertise to grow together.

Make an impact where it matters most.

A journey to bring out the best in you

Adecco Group North America, through an impressive portfolio of staffing industry leading brands including Adecco General Staffing, Entegee, Lee Hecht Harrison Professional Recruitment, Modis, and Pontoon is the world’s leading provider of Human Resources solutions.

We are the workforce experts delivering staffing and career service solutions to organizations and individuals across all industries. Collectively we harness the power of some of the greatest talent in the world. That talent and expertise allows us to do business globally and act locally with deep knowledge in niche areas.

Every day, we have more than 100,000 associates on assignment, 30,000 colleagues working internally to support more than 10,000 clients in the United States and Canada. Ensuring our business units are prepared to deliver outstanding service to our associates and clients, the Adecco Group North America team provides a strong infrastructure through our corporate and shared services teams.

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