Operational Accounting Manager

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Our client, the leader in the audio marketing space and a great place to work, is looking to hire an Operational Accounting Manager for the Newark, NJ office (hybrid).

Job Responsibilities

• Develop an in-depth understanding of accounting and corporate finance.
• Support critical relationships with internal and external business partners.
• Deliver complex projects from initiation through delivery.
• Streamline program delivery across accounting by standardizing project communications, execution and documentation, ensuring consistent, scalable global processes.
• Gather requirements from appropriate process owners, write clear and detailed functional specifications, prioritize features, and drive technical scoping as needed.
• Drive continuous process improvement by collaborating with stakeholders on the design of new solutions that enhance business performance and achieve established goals.
• Ensure consistent and efficient execution of all functions across accounting by working closely with internal business partners and stakeholders to drive adoption and implementation of global standards, processes, and programs.
• Identify and evaluate potential risks/obstacles with minimal direction and determine appropriate corrective action.

Basic Qualifications

• Operational accounting experience specifically with team members that have been responsible for closing the financial books.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
• Experience managing accounting process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related financial field, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or Accounting certification (CMA or CPA).
• PMP Certification.
• Experience with Big 4 audit firms: Deloitte, PwC, Ernst & Young, and KPMG.
• Experience supporting accounting customers to set and effectively manage expectations, project deliverables, and drive resolution when conflicts or issues arise.
• Experience in accounting projects, including requirement gathering and testing in environments with distributed systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment similar to a high-tech start-up.
• Proven ability to influence and make an impact.
• Excellent analytical skills.