Accounting Manager - Month-End Close & Operations - AI/LLM Expertise

CSC Generation

13d•$100,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

CSC Generation is the AI-native holding company re-engineering omnichannel retail. We acquire iconic brands and transform them with Genesis, our operating platform combining a Data Fabric, Automation Engine, proprietary tools, and shared services to modernize operations, elevate customer experience, and expand margins. With $1B+ in revenue across 13 brands, our portfolio includes Sur La Table, Backcountry, One Kings Lane, and others that serve as real-world innovation labs. CSC Shared Services is the centralized finance backbone supporting every brand in the portfolio. This role exists to own the month-end close end-to-end, run Accounts Payable operations, and systematically automate the manual work that slows a lean accounting team down. As Accounting Manager, Shared Services — Month-End Close & Operations, you will deliver clean, timely, audit-ready actuals while building the AI-driven automation that lets a small team scale across a growing portfolio. In your first 90 days, success means owning the close independently, measurably compressing the close cycle through automation, and resolving vendor disputes with data-backed precision. This is a lean team. You will own a lot, move fast, and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
5+ years in accounting/finance with direct, hands-on ownership of a full month-end close
Strong technical accounting fundamentals: accruals, prepaids, reclasses, intercompany, and balance sheet reconciliations under GAAP
Hands-on AP experience, including direct vendor communication and dispute resolution
Daily working familiarity with AI/LLM tools and a demonstrated track record of applying them to eliminate manual finance work
Strong SQL for data extraction and transformation; advanced Excel
Solid grasp of GAAP and core accounting principles
Hands-on experience with payroll journal entries and payroll platforms (e.g., Paylocity)
Multi-entity / multi-brand accounting experience
Able to walk through an automation you personally built and shipped — what it does, how, and the time it saved
Highly organized, deadline-driven, and comfortable owning a process under a hard monthly clock

Nice To Haves

CPA or MBA
Proficiency in Python for data work and automation (e.g., pandas; scripting against APIs and databases)
Hands-on experience with workflow-automation and agent platforms (e.g., n8n) and building micro-apps/utilities (e.g., Claude Code)
Deep, hands-on experience with NetSuite (SuiteAnalytics/ODBC)
Familiarity with AP and payment platforms (e.g., Stripe, Ramp)
E-commerce or retail industry experience

Responsibilities

Drive the full close cycle to completion within the 5-day target window and continuously work to compress it
Prepare and post the complete slate of recurring journal entries — amortizations, prepaid schedules (insurance, advertising, IT, freight), and accruals (unpaid vendor bills, shipping, transportation fees, payroll, sales returns & allowances)
Own balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany entries, reclasses, and cash/bank entries across accounts (Ramp, Stripe, sales tax, and bank transactions)
Process all payroll-related journal entries
Coordinate cross-functional close inputs (inventory, delayed revenue, loyalty true-ups, intercompany files) and keep the critical path moving
Maintain close documentation, checklists, and the journal-entry support library; ensure SOX-style controls and a clean audit trail
Own AP operations end-to-end: bill processing, payment proposals, aging management, and vendor account reconciliation
Serve as the financial point of contact for vendors — fulfill reporting requests, reconcile statements, and resolve short-pay, allowance, and credit disputes with clean, data-backed analysis
Provide financial documentation for vendor credit-line and partnership discussions in coordination with merchandising/buying teams and leadership
Partner with merchandising/buying teams on vendor policy matters (allowances, restock, returns)
Use AI as a daily tool — and Python where it helps — to eliminate manual accounting work, automating JE preparation, reconciliations, AP workflows, and vendor reporting
Champion an AI-first approach to accounting operations: use LLMs (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) as a daily analysis partner and build solutions ranging from CustomGPTs to automated workflows
Prototype and deploy agent-based automations (e.g., n8n) and build lightweight utilities or micro-apps (e.g., with Claude Code) to scale output and shrink the close
Build and maintain reliable, auditable integrations and queries against NetSuite (ODBC/SuiteAnalytics), bank portals, and other financial systems
Operationalize recurring reconciliations and accruals into always-on checks and alerts that flag exceptions before they hit the close
Ensure the general ledger is accurate, complete, and GAAP-compliant; support external audit and tax requests
Produce reconciled, GL-level actuals and driver detail that feed the FP&A team's forecasting, planning, and executive reporting
Identify and remediate process gaps, control weaknesses, and recurring discrepancies at the root cause