Senior Accounting Process Consultant
About The Position
A long-established Memphis-based distributor with 29 employees seeks an experienced Senior Accounting Process Consultant for a short-term engagement. This is a high-level assessment and advisory engagement, not a staff accounting position. The consultant will evaluate the company’s current accounting and finance processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, controls, and workflow. The work includes reviewing the current environment, meeting with stakeholders, assessing accounting workflows and system usage, and providing practical recommendations. The assessment will cover accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and timekeeping, month-end close, inventory accounting, sales tax processes across 17 states, systems and workflow, internal controls, and the organization of accounting responsibilities. The consultant will identify manual processes, bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for standardization or automation. Deliverables include a practical current-state assessment; identification of risks, gaps, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies; recommendations for workflow, control, and procedure improvements; prioritized quick wins and longer-term improvements; recommendations for using QuickBooks Online, Stone Edge, and ADP effectively; guidance on documentation and standard operating procedures; and a leadership readout of findings and next steps. The company is located in Memphis, Tennessee. Some onsite presence is required to observe processes and meet stakeholders, though a primarily remote arrangement may be considered if the consultant can accommodate necessary onsite work. The consultant will work directly with company leadership and key accounting and process stakeholders.
Requirements
- Significant hands-on experience leading or assessing accounting operations for small to mid-sized businesses.
- Strong understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, month-end close, payroll processes, inventory accounting, and internal controls.
- Experience conducting accounting process assessments, finance transformation projects, controllership consulting, or similar engagements.
- Strong QuickBooks Online knowledge.
- Experience with inventory-intensive or distribution businesses.
- Ability to quickly understand an existing environment, ask effective questions, and translate findings into practical, actionable recommendations.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with accounting personnel and company leadership.
- Ability to accommodate necessary onsite work in Memphis, Tennessee.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with ADP.
- Stone Edge experience is helpful but not required.
Responsibilities
- Review accounts payable processes, including vendor setup, invoice processing, approvals, coding, and payments.
- Review accounts receivable processes, including invoicing, cash application, aging, and collections workflow.
- Assess the flow of employee time information and payroll inputs through ADP.
- Review month-end close procedures, reconciliations, general ledger activity, and hybrid cash/accrual accounting processes.
- Assess inventory activity, reconciliations, standard-cost processes, and the interaction between Stone Edge and accounting.
- Review processes supporting sales tax filings across 17 states.
- Evaluate use of QuickBooks Online, Stone Edge, and ADP and how information moves between systems.
- Assess internal controls, including approvals, segregation of responsibilities, documentation, and review processes.
- Evaluate how accounting responsibilities are organized and identify gaps, duplication, and opportunities to streamline.
- Identify manual processes, bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for standardization or automation.
- Provide a practical assessment of current accounting processes and identify key risks, gaps, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies.
- Recommend workflow, control, procedure, and system-use improvements, distinguishing quick wins from longer-term improvements.
- Provide guidance on documentation and standard operating procedures and present findings and next steps to leadership.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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