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Creative Financial Staffing
Accounting Manager
Job Description
a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Looking to step into a high-impact leadership role where you can influence financial strategy, strengthen controls, and lead a successful accounting team? This accounting manager opportunity offers strong visibility to executive leadership, ownership of key accounting functions, and the chance to make a meaningful impact within a growing organization.
Accounting Manager Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
- High-visibility role partnering directly with Finance leadership and executive management
- Opportunity to lead and mentor accounting professionals while driving process improvements
- Broad ownership across financial reporting, internal controls, compliance, and month-end close activities
- Exposure to a complex business environment with strong emphasis on GAAP compliance and operational excellence
- Ability to influence business decisions through financial analysis, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration
Target Compensation:
120k-135k based off experience level Key Responsibilities for theAccounting Manager:
- Lead the monthly close process and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting
- Oversee general ledger activities, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
- Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, and customer credit processes
- Support audits, tax filings, internal controls, and
SOX/J-SOX
compliance initiatives- Supervise accounting staff and support ongoing process improvement efforts across the organization Qualifications for the
Accounting Manager:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Prior leadership experience overseeing accounting team activities
- Strong knowledge of
US GAAP, SOX
controls, and financial reporting; SAP experience preferred #INSEP2026
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What they do
An Accounting Manager manages the accounting department of a company or organization. Directs the accounting staff that prepare financial statements and business activity and forecasting reports and tax filings. Monitors accounting data. Implements and manages accounting policies and procedures. Advises management with regard to finance decisions.
$149,009 / year median in Illinois
-14% projected decline