Senior Manager, Accounting Operations

Aprio • Atlanta, GA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Aprio's Accounting Operations team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio Advisory Group, LLC is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Senior Manager to join their dynamic team. The Senior Manager, Accounting Operations is responsible for leading the day-to-day activities of Aprio's accounting and finance operations function. This role serves as the operational backbone of the Finance department, ensuring that core accounting processes are executed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with firm policies and GAAP. A core responsibility is safeguarding the integrity of financial data at the source — ensuring every transaction is captured with the dimensions, classifications, and tracking attributes required for accurate reporting across entities, practice areas, and management views. The Senior Manager will lead and develop a team of accounting professionals, own key monthly close processes, and drive continuous improvement across the operations they oversee. This is a high-visibility role that requires both technical accounting depth and a strong operational mindset. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and a proactive communicator who can work effectively across practice areas and functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 4 years in a management or supervisory role.
• Knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting principles.
• Demonstrated experience managing a month-end close process.
• Experience administering or overseeing a T&E program, including policy compliance and expense reporting tools.
• Strong proficiency with ERP systems (preference given for experience with Workday ERP) and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience designing and operating internal controls in an audit-readiness environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong track record of accuracy in a high-volume environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or CPA candidate strongly preferred.
• Experience in a professional services firm (accounting, consulting, or legal).
• Familiarity with Workday, Practice Engine, Concur, or similar ERP, practice management and expense platforms.
• Experience supporting an audit or working with external auditors.
• Exposure to multi-entity or multi-practice-area accounting environments.
• Experience with process automation tools or workflow improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the end-to-end monthly financial close cycle, from pre-close planning through final financial statement delivery.
• Maintain a detailed close calendar with assigned owners, hard deadlines, and dependency mapping.
• Drive accountability across all contributing teams — GL, AP, AR, payroll, and revenue — to ensure on-time, accurate close completion.
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the close process through process redesign, automation, and clear escalation protocols.
• Produce and review monthly journal entries, accruals, prepaid schedules, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to close timelines and reconciliation quality.
• Partner with the FP&A team to ensure GL activity is accurately reflected in management reporting and variance analysis.
• Apply knowledge of GAAP to review and approve journal entries, ensuring proper recognition, classification, and matching of revenues and expenses.
• Oversee data tagging at the transaction level across 7 different data tags.
• Manage the chart of accounts structure to ensure financial data is properly coded for reporting, analytics, and compliance purposes.
• Identify, document, and track EBITDA addbacks at the source, ensuring consistent classification and clear audit trail to support lender reporting and management views.
• Partner with the Financial Reporting team to ensure month end close output directly supports P&L, balance sheet, and management reporting deliverables.
• Design and maintain a robust internal control environment to safeguard financial data accuracy and completeness.
• Support external auditors by preparing audit schedules, responding to requests, and coordinating the annual audit process.
• Ensure compliance with debt covenant reporting requirements and support preparation of lender reporting packages.
• Document accounting policies and standard operating procedures; maintain updated close playbooks for all key processes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce close cycle time without compromising accuracy.
• Oversee day-to-day treasury operations, including cash management and bank account oversight.
• Partner with the FP&A team to monitor cash balances and forecasts to ensure adequate liquidity for operations.
• Review and approve cash disbursements and ensure proper controls over payments.
• Partner with leadership on optimizing cash flow and banking relationships.
• Maintain and improve treasury-related processes, controls, and reporting.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accounting and operations staff, setting clear expectations and providing ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Manage and integrate offshore service delivery teams into the close and operational workflows, ensuring consistent quality, clear handoffs, and on-time delivery.
• Manage workload distribution across the team to ensure deadlines are consistently met without sacrificing quality.
• Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management for direct reports.
• Demonstrate urgency and ownership in driving outcomes through to completion.
• Serve as a key finance operations partner to practice area leaders, HR, and other internal stakeholders on matters related to GL activity, Treasury, Procurement, Accounts Payable (AP) and Travel & Expense (T&E).
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives across accounting operations, including automation opportunities and workflow enhancements.
• Maintain and update standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all processes within the team's scope.
• Support system implementations, upgrades, or integrations that touch GL, Treasury, Procurement, AP or T&E workflows, including testing and documentation.
• Assist with ad hoc projects and analyses as requested by Finance leadership.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
• 401k with Profit Sharing
• 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
• Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
• Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
• Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
• Top rated wellness program
• Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

What This Job Offers

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