Financial Accounting Operations Controllership Manager

Deloitte • Jersey City, NJ

9d • $122,000 - $240,500

About The Position

Deloitte’s Finance Transformation team works with chief financial officers, controllers, and finance teams to define and execute finance and global business services strategies. The team helps clients navigate challenging environments, market uncertainty, technology developments, and regulatory considerations through work spanning strategy, operations, process design, and technology.

As a Manager on the Government & Public Services Controllership team, you will lead accounting operations and financial reporting workstreams across PP&E, lease accounting, AP, AR, reimbursable agreements, and IPAC transactions. You will oversee monthly financial reports and reconciliations, resolve accounting and reporting issues, coordinate workstream plans and client deliverables, and guide charge card management and compliance activities. The role uses SAP to monitor, analyze, and report financial data. Travel is expected to average 0–25%, depending on the work, clients, and sectors served.

The GPS practice serves federal, state, and local government clients and public higher education institutions. Deloitte’s Controllership and Treasury Transformation offering works with finance leaders to develop efficient, high-quality, data-driven, technology-enabled controllership and treasury functions. Recruiting for this role ends on 12/30/2026.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Must be able to obtain the required clearance for this role.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
• At least 5 years of experience performing accounting operations and preparing monthly financial reports.
• At least 2 years of experience leading accounting operations and monthly financial reporting workstreams.
• At least 2 years of experience managing or reviewing activities across at least three of the following: PP&E accounting, lease accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reimbursable agreements, or IPAC transactions.
• At least 2 years of experience overseeing charge card management and compliance monitoring.
• Ability to travel 0–25% on average, depending on the work, clients, and industries or sectors served.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using SAP to process accounting transactions or prepare financial reports.
• Experience leading accounting process improvement or financial system implementation projects for a U.S. federal government agency.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end accounting operations and financial reporting workstreams across PP&E, lease accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reimbursable agreements, and IPAC transactions.
• Oversee preparation and review of monthly financial reports, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Direct analysis and resolution of accounting issues, transaction discrepancies, and reporting exceptions.
• Manage workstream plans, deliverables, and client coordination to support reporting schedules and accounting controls.
• Guide charge card management and compliance activities.
• Use SAP to monitor, analyze, and report financial data.

Benefits

• Broad range of employee benefits.
• May be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the program rules and applicable factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager