Sr. Manager - Corporate Accounting

Grocery Outlet Career•Emeryville, CA

17d

About The Position

The Senior Accounting Manager will lead and support key functions across the Corporate Accounting team. This role will help manage the period-end close process, drive process improvements, automation, and efficiency initiatives across the accounting organization as well as perform technical accounting research as needed to support business transactions. This role reports to the Director of Corporate Accounting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
8+ years of combined experience in private industry and public accounting
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and demonstrated ability to research, interpret, and apply accounting guidance to complex transactions.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
Detail-oriented, hands-on, and comfortable operating with urgency in a fast-paced public company environment.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and business partnering skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and at various levels within the organization.
Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple deliverables and meet deadlines.
Ability to develop team members, provide thoughtful review feedback, and build scalable processes that improve close quality and efficiency.

Nice To Haves

CPA strongly preferred.
public company and/or Big 4 experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with Corporate Accounting, SEC Reporting, FP&A, Legal, Operations, and external auditors to assess the accounting implications of significant transactions, new business arrangements, process changes, and emerging accounting guidance.
Manage and support period-end close activities, including journal entry preparation/ review, balance sheet reconciliations, financial analysis, trial balance review, and fluctuation analysis.
Lead and support accounting workstreams across areas such as revenue, cash, payroll, accounts receivable, accrued expenses, fixed assets, leases, and other close-related functions as needed.
Lead the quarterly and annual impairment analysis of long-lived assets in accordance with ASC
Prepare the Statement of Cash Flows in accordance with ASC 230, including supporting schedules and analysis of significant non-cash activity.
Serve as the accounting lead and project manager for process improvements and efficiency initiatives, including close acceleration, reconciliation quality, automation opportunities, workflow redesign, and enhanced reporting deliverables.
Applying technical research to accounting conclusions on an ad hoc basis to evaluate the application of S. GAAP to support transactions and document accounting conclusions, as necessary.
Work directly with external auditors on audit questions, requests, and supporting
Support the growth and development of team members through hands-on coaching, review feedback, and individualized development.