Accounting Manager

ATS Automation•Warminster Township, PA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

SP Industries, Inc. an ATS complany is searching for an Accounting Manager to join the team! The Accounting Manager is responsible for supporting management’s execution and documentation of internal controls over financial reporting and ensuring ongoing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. This role serves as a key liaison among Finance, Internal Audit, and external auditors, while also contributing to month-end close activities. The position will play a critical role in standardizing, simplifying, and automating SOX documentation and control processes across multiple business units. The ideal candidate will bring experience from a publicly traded company internal audit function or public accounting (preferably Big 4), strong technical accounting knowledge, and a continuous improvement mindset leveraging advanced Excel and emerging automation/AI tools.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
CPA designation strongly preferred.
Experience in internal audit at a publicly traded company or public accounting experience with a Big 4 firm required.
Strong knowledge of SOX, internal controls over financial reporting, and accounting processes.
Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience using automation or AI-based tools for documentation or data analysis is a plus.
Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills.
Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
Detail-oriented with a strong control and risk mindset
Ability to simplify complex processes and documentation
Comfortable working with auditors and senior leadership
Proactive, self-directed, and improvement-focused

Nice To Haves

MBA nice to have.

Responsibilities

Support the annual risk assessment cycle (FY27 and beyond), including preparation of process narratives, participation in walkthroughs, and identification of opportunities to simplify and consolidate controls across multiple business units (as applicable).
Develop and maintain standardized SOX documentation templates; utilize advanced Excel modeling and AI-enabled tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and automation of SOX processes.
Assist in the design and implementation of tracking mechanisms to monitor management’s performance of internal controls.
Track progress and document evidence of management’s execution of internal controls on an ongoing basis.
Review account reconciliations, schedules, journal entries, and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with SOX controls and internal policies.
Assist with month-end close processes, including preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations, and postings, while ensuring adherence to SOX requirements.
Serve as a primary compliance liaison between company management, Internal Audit, and external auditors. Coordinate SOX walkthroughs and audit activities, collect, review, and submit audit documentation, and monitor and follow up on SOX-related requests and deadlines across departments.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen internal controls and reduce compliance risk.