Corporate Accounting Manager
About The Position
As a Corporate Accounting Manager, you lead the accounting operations that support our consumer packaged goods business, ensuring financial accuracy, strong controls, and clear insight for decision‑makers. Your leadership helps safeguard the integrity of our numbers while enabling growth and scale. In this role, you make a difference by delivering reliable financial reporting and strengthening processes that protect the business. You serve with heart by mentoring your team, fostering accountability, and partnering thoughtfully with stakeholders. You win as one by working cross‑functionally with Finance, Operations, and business leaders to align goals and drive results. And you move forward boldly by identifying opportunities to improve systems, streamline workflows, and elevate how accounting supports strategic decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Experience managing accounting operations and close processes
- Strong knowledge of general ledger, reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Experience ensuring compliance with internal controls and accounting policies
- Proven people leadership, coaching, and performance management skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving abilities
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting consumer packaged goods or similar business models
- Exposure to system enhancements or process transformation initiatives
- Experience partnering with Operations or commercial teams
- Background supporting audits or external reporting requirements
Responsibilities
- Lead accounting operations for the CPG business, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Manage month‑end and year‑end close processes
- Review reconciliations, journal entries, and financial results
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, policies, and internal controls
- Analyze financial results to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Partner cross‑functionally to support business initiatives and decision‑making
- Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
- Coach, develop, and manage performance of assigned team members
Benefits
- Competitive Weekly Pay
- Bonus Program that scales up to 2.5X payout potential based on company results
- 5 weeks PTO
- Flex Weeks
- Paid Corporate Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) match $1/$1 up to 4%
- Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Short-term and Long-term Disability Benefits
- Opportunities for Career Development and Growth
- Whataburger Family Foundation - Scholarship Program (dependents eligible) and Hardship Grant Assistance
- Discounted Meals for You and a Guest
- Wireless Service Discounts
- Computer & Software Discounts
- Fitness / Gym Discounts
- Awards and recognition for all you do
- Retirement Celebration Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
