Manager, Accounting

Ensono

14d•$96,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Accounting Manager, this position is responsible for managing the company’s global financial consolidation and reporting processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant financial statements in accordance with US GAAP. This role serves as a key partner to global and regional accounting teams, leads the monthly close and consolidation process, supports technical accounting initiatives, and plays a critical role in maintaining a strong financial control environment. The position requires strong systems aptitude, technical accounting expertise, and the ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed organization. This role is critical to delivering transparent, reliable financial information that supports executive decision-making and external stakeholder confidence. This is a hybrid role, and you'll be expected in our Downers Grove HQ offices at least once week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting and CPA
Public accounting experience
7 years progressive accounting experience, including experience managing people
Strong knowledge of US GAAP and global financial reporting requirements.
Proven ability to work cross-functionally in a global, matrixed environment.
Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in managing financial consolidations and global close processes
Experience with Workday Financials and/or Office Connect (or similar consolidation and reporting tools).

Responsibilities

Serve as a power user of financial consolidation and reporting systems (e.g., Workday, Office Connect), optimizing system capabilities, data integrity, and reporting efficiency.
Lead the global monthly close and consolidation process, ensuring timely, accurate completion.
Drive continuous improvements to close timeliness, accuracy, and predictability, including root cause analysis of close issues and recurring adjustments.
Coordinate with global, regional, and revenue accounting teams to resolve issues, drive consistency, and ensure timely balance sheet reconciliations.
Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements.
Perform variance analysis and validate results against underlying accounting records in partnership with regional teams.
Ensure compliance with global accounting policies and US GAAP.
Support technical accounting initiatives, including new accounting standard implementations and complex contract reviews.
Maintain audit ready documentation and serve as a primary liaison for external auditors.
Support and enhance the financial reporting control environment, including identification and remediation of control gaps.
Support enterprise accounting initiatives and drive continuous improvement across close, consolidation, and reporting processes.
Lead, coach, and develop members of the financial reporting and consolidation team, fostering accountability and high performance.
Build strong relationships with finance and business leaders, proactively identifying issues and delivering solutions.

Benefits

Unlimited Paid Days Off
Three health plan options
401k with company match
Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement
Paid childbearing and paternal leave
Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
Sabbatical leave
Wellness program
Flexible work schedule