Manager - Retail Corporate Accounting

Holman•Vancouver, WA

5d•$100,280 - $142,895

About The Position

Holman is hiring a Manager - Retail Corporate Accounting to oversee corporate entity, real estate, and fixed asset accounting while leading a team of four. The role is responsible for high-quality, timely month-end close, sound GAAP accounting decisions, technical reserve calculations, and clear financial commentary. It also supports accounting for acquired dealerships and real estate activity, and oversees fixed asset accounting, construction in progress reviews, audits, and tax deliverables. The manager will work across Accounting, IT, Treasury, Legal, Real Estate, and Dealership teams. As Corporate Accounting’s liaison to IT’s OneStream Administration team, the role translates accounting needs into system solutions and leads automation projects that reduce manual work and strengthen controls. The position also develops team members and promotes incremental process improvement.

Requirements

CPA and a bachelor's degree in Accounting.
At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including a public accounting background.
Proven people leadership experience, with the ability to develop and mentor accounting professionals.
Strong technical accounting knowledge, including US GAAP and consolidations.
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex accounting concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
Advanced Excel skills.
A track record of improving or automating accounting processes.

Responsibilities

Oversee month-end close for assigned corporate entities, including pre-close reviews to identify and resolve issues and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.
Make GAAP accounting decisions within established guidelines; propose and document well-reasoned positions when standard approaches do not fit.
Oversee technical reserve calculations.
Provide financial commentary explaining the drivers and impact of results and their meaning for the business.
Support high-level review of chart-of-accounts conversions for acquired dealerships with the Dealership Accounting team.
Oversee accounting for real estate entities, including budget, forecast, and budget-to-actual support.
Oversee fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation, and reconciliations.
Support rollout of a fixed asset application for capital project tracking, journal entry approvals, and month-end CIP and FF&E reporting.
Oversee monthly construction-in-progress reconciliations and lead quarterly CIP reviews with leadership.
Work with Treasury, Legal, and Real Estate on property acquisitions and sales, including gain or loss calculations.
Lead a team of four through performance management, training, and knowledge sharing.
Promote continuous process improvement by helping the team apply lessons from each close.
Present fixed asset topics to the Dealership Controller group.
Oversee audit and tax deliverables for assigned areas, including KPMG PBC schedules.
Serve as Corporate Accounting's liaison to IT's OneStream Administration team, translating accounting needs into system solutions and keeping reporting running smoothly.
Identify and lead automation projects that reduce manual work and strengthen controls.
Take on other projects and responsibilities as assigned.