Centralized Accounting Manager - Holman Vancouver

Holman•Vancouver, WA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Holman is seeking a Manager to join their Accounting Department in Vancouver, WA. This role involves leading an assigned Centralized Accounting operating tower, focusing on process design, service levels, policy execution, capacity planning, month-end readiness, and operational performance. The position requires leading through a formal supervisory structure, developing sustainable leadership within the team, and ensuring accurate and timely accounting transactions in alignment with company policies and standards. The Manager will own the operating rhythm for assigned functions, identify and resolve operational issues, strengthen the control environment, and partner with various stakeholders to support broader business needs. Continuous improvement efforts, including standardization, process enhancement, and automation, are key aspects of this role. The position also involves evaluating workload and staffing needs, supporting talent development, and communicating performance and risks to senior leadership. Managing assigned projects and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, accuracy, service, and continuous improvement are also core responsibilities.

Requirements

5 to 7+ years of progressive accounting, finance, or dealership accounting operations experience.
3+ years of leadership experience preferred, including experience leading through supervisors, team leads, or other subordinate leaders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and related collaboration tools.
Experience managing accounting operations with measurable service levels, close deadlines, reconciliations, transaction processing, control requirements, and cross-functional business partners.
Demonstrated experience improving processes, implementing controls, developing talent, and managing operational change.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field strongly preferred but not required.
Additional education, certifications, or other relevant distinctions preferred.
Experience with dealership accounting systems, accounting software, workflow tools, reporting tools, and automation or process improvement tools preferred.
Automotive retail or dealership accounting experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead an assigned Centralized Accounting operating tower, including process design, service levels, policy execution, capacity planning, month-end readiness, and operational performance.
Lead through a formal supervisory structure by setting expectations, coaching supervisors and leads, reinforcing accountability, and ensuring consistent execution across assigned teams.
Develop and maintain a sustainable leadership and career ladder within the assigned tower, including support for supervisors, leads, senior specialists, and specialist progression.
Ensure accurate and timely accounting transactions in alignment with company policies, internal controls, and applicable accounting standards.
Own the operating rhythm for assigned functions, including service levels, throughput measures, quality indicators, backlog tracking, close readiness, and escalation routines.
Identify, evaluate, and resolve operational, technical, organizational, and control-related issues impacting accounting accuracy, efficiency, timeliness, or service quality.
Strengthen the control environment by ensuring appropriate segregation of duties, independent review, documented procedures, timely escalation, and remediation of known control gaps.
Partner with the Director - Centralized Accounting and peer managers to align priorities, staffing, service delivery, and transformation efforts across Centralized Accounting.
Collaborate with business partners, field leadership, dealership accounting leaders, Finance, Internal Audit, Human Resources, Technology, and other stakeholders to ensure accounting operations support broader business needs.
Lead continuous improvement efforts, including standardization of procedures, improvement of close-related processes, reduction of rework, management of aged items, and identification of automation opportunities.
Partner with process, systems, and project resources to support dashboards, operating metrics, SOP consolidation, checklist standardization, system enhancements, and automation initiatives.
Evaluate workload, staffing, and capacity needs for assigned functions and make recommendations related to permanent staffing, temporary capacity, backfill, and prioritization of backlog work.
Support the implementation of new job profiles, career laddering, role clarity, and performance expectations within Centralized Accounting.
Recruit, develop, retain, and performance-manage talent within the assigned tower, with emphasis on building leadership capability and sustainable bench strength.
Communicate performance, risks, resource needs, control gaps, and operational priorities to senior leadership in a clear and timely manner.
Manage assigned projects, initiatives, and transformation efforts through execution, ensuring alignment with scope, timing, expected outcomes, and organizational priorities.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, accuracy, service, and continuous improvement.
Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life and Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) plan with Company Match
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Bereavement
Jury Duty
Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
Paid Military Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid sick leave benefit that meets mandated requirements (for part-time and temporary employees in specific geographic areas)