Senior Manager, Core Accounting

Life Care Services•Des Moines, IA

11d•$100,000 - $124,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Core Accounting provides strategic leadership over the integrity, accuracy, transparency, and timeliness of the financial close process. The role leads and develops high-performing accounting teams and serves as the operational leader of the core accounting engine, ensuring confidence in reported financial results through strong close governance, reconciliation discipline, and continuous process improvement. The Senior Manager sets standards, resolves complex accounting issues, and ensures consistent execution across Accounting Centers of Excellence. The role establishes and enforces GAAP, accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls; oversees close governance and accounting review; supports audit and compliance activities; and partners with accounting, finance, regional finance, and other departments to support business objectives. It also manages assigned ownership-group relationships concerning general accounting and leads a team, including hiring, training, coaching, performance evaluation, compensation allocation, employee relations, and terminations. LCS describes itself as an organization serving seniors and highlights opportunities for professional growth, community service, and collaboration. Travel frequency is 0–10%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field, or equivalent years of experience.
Eight years of progressive accounting, audit, or finance experience, including people leadership.
Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting.
Knowledge of financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow.
Knowledge of journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, or reporting schedules and tie-outs, depending on the Center of Excellence.
Proven ability to govern accounting standards, review frameworks, and close discipline rather than perform routine close execution.
Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting systems.
Ability to set priorities, manage workloads, and drive accountability.
Effective communication skills and ability to influence and align stakeholders.
Demonstrated judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

Nice To Haves

CPA.

Responsibilities

Own overall close governance, including timelines, standards, and escalation.
Ensure consistent execution of journal entry, accrual, and reconciliation processes.
Review and approve complex accounting entries and significant reconciliations.
Oversee preliminary financial reviews and ensure clarity and confidence in results.
Coordinate close activities across accounting Centers of Excellence.
Ensure proper ownership and accounting treatment for legal and owner entities.
Establish and drive continuous improvement initiatives across close and reconciliation processes.
Establish and enforce GAAP, accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls, ensuring consistency and compliance across the team.
Support audit and compliance activities, coordinating team responses and ensuring documentation is complete and accurate.
Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for complex accounting issues and judgment calls.
Manage assigned ownership-group relationships regarding general accounting topics and needs.
Partner cross-functionally with Accounting COEs, Finance COEs, Regional Finance, and other departments to support business objectives.
Lead and effectively manage a team, including hiring, training, coaching, evaluating and managing performance, allocating compensation, handling employee relations issues, and managing terminations.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.