Manager of Cash and Revenue Accounting

Driven Brands Inc.•Charlotte, NC

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager of Cash and Revenue Accounting is responsible for managing day-to-day accounting, close, reconciliation, and control activities related to cash, revenue, and related balance sheet accounts in a publicly traded U.S. GAAP environment. This role is especially important in a post-material weakness and restatement context, with responsibility for executing, strengthening, and sustaining accurate, well-documented processes and controls that support timely close, audit readiness, and reliable financial reporting. Reporting to the Director of Cash and Revenue Accounting, this role will manage cash and revenue accounting activities, supervise team members, and partner closely with Treasury, FP&A, AR/AP, Financial Reporting, Tax, Systems, and Internal and External Audit. The successful candidate is a hands-on accounting leader with strong technical accounting knowledge, disciplined review skills, and the ability to identify risks, resolve issues, and drive accountability across recurring accounting processes. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely execution and continuous improvement of account reconciliations, journal entries, documentation, and control execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and close deliverables
Experience operating in a SOX-controlled environment
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, cash accounting, revenue accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and internal controls
Experience supporting control remediation, audit requests, and process improvement initiatives
Ability to manage recurring close deadlines, supervise team members, and escalate issues appropriately

Nice To Haves

CPA or CPA candidate strongly preferred
Public company and/or public accounting experience preferred
Experience with revenue complexity, multi-location operations, or franchised business models in a multi-currency environment
Exposure to securitized debt, complex cash structures, or multi-entity environments
Oracle ERP and EPM, Kyriba system experience
Experience supporting process automation and close transformation initiatives

Responsibilities

Manage accurate and timely execution of cash and revenue accounting close activities
Strengthen documentation, reconciliations, journal entry support, and review evidence
Support remediation of control deficiencies related to cash, journal entries, and reconciliations
Improve team accountability, close discipline, and consistency of recurring accounting deliverables
Escalate risks, exceptions, and process gaps to the Director of Cash and Revenue Accounting timely and clearly
Supervise, coach, and develop accounting professionals, establishing clear performance expectations and accountability
Assign work, monitor deadlines, and ensure recurring close responsibilities are completed accurately and on time
Apply clear review standards for journal entries, reconciliations, variance analyses, and audit support
Promote a culture of ownership, accuracy, documentation quality, and continuous improvement
Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting activities for cash, revenue, and related balance sheet accounts
Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analyses, and close deliverables for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate support
Manage assigned close activities and ensure adherence to monthly and quarterly close calendar, proactively identifying risks to deadlines and escalating potential delays
Manage complex account reconciliations, including the investigation and resolution of aged or recurring reconciling items, unusual activity, data discrepancies, and process exceptions in partnership with cross-functional teams
Partner with Treasury on cash activity, bank activity, liquidity reporting support, and timely resolution of reconciling items
Collaborate with AR and revenue teams to support completeness and accuracy of revenue, cash application, and related reporting processes
Execute and monitor SOX controls related to cash, journal entries, and reconciliations in accordance with established control requirements
Support implementation of remediation activities for prior control deficiencies and material weakness findings
Ensure review evidence, supporting documentation, and control operation are complete, precise, and audit-ready
Identify control gaps, recurring issues, and process breakdowns, and escalate recommended corrective actions to the Director
Partner with Internal Audit teams and SOX second line defense to support testing, walkthroughs, issue remediation, and ongoing control improvement
Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external audit requests related to cash and revenue accounting
Prepare, review, and organize audit support with an emphasis on clarity, completeness, and consistency
Coordinate responses to audit inquiries and escalate complex accounting, control, or judgmental matters to the Director
Support Financial Reporting with schedules, analyses, and documentation related to cash and revenue disclosures
Identify opportunities to improve recurring close processes, reconciliations, journal entry workflows, and reporting support
Support process standardization, automation, and use of system tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and control sustainability
Partner with FP&A, Treasury, AR/AP, Tax, Systems, Financial Reporting, and business teams to resolve cash and revenue accounting matters
Communicate close status, key risks, reconciling items, and process issues clearly to the Director and relevant stakeholders
Support cross-functional initiatives that affect cash activity, revenue completeness, data flow, and accounting controls
Prepare ad hoc analyses and reporting support for finance and accounting leadership as needed