Finance Project Manager – Accounting Automation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Assume complete responsibility for the review and continuous management of Right-of-Use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities.

• Supervise PPE accounting, enhance and enforce capitalization policies, handle asset disposals, assess impairment considerations, and ensure the fixed asset register is maintained without errors.

• Analyze complex transactions, assess contracts, and evaluate financing arrangements, making definitive accounting treatment decisions prior to audit findings.

• Collaborate with leadership to enhance accrual methodologies, strictly implement cut-off procedures, and significantly minimize the manual adjustments identified during the closing process.

• Set and uphold elevated reconciliation standards, design more robust review controls, and promote clear ownership across all essential accounts.

• Compile comprehensive audit schedules, reports, and technical documentation for management and external auditors, ensuring full adherence to US GAAP standards.

• Actively engage in the forthcoming software migration by documenting current processes, identifying internal control deficiencies, redesigning workflows, and ensuring that complex accounting requirements are accurately integrated into the new system.

• Continuously evaluate financial risks, investigate discrepancies, and implement enhancements to internal control systems to avert errors and prevent fraud.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline is mandatory.

• CPA or CIA certification is highly desirable.

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior Accountant, Financial Auditor, or Assistant Controller with extensive, hands-on knowledge of US GAAP, particularly ASC 842 and complex capitalization policies.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and required experience with QuickBooks Online.

• Experience with NetSuite is preferred, as well as familiarity with navigating complex accounting systems and software migrations.

• Outstanding analytical abilities with a proven track record of interpreting complex financial data and applying high-level accounting judgment.

• Strong organizational capabilities with meticulous attention to detail.

• Ability to work autonomously, manage changing timelines, and excel in a fully remote setting.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to educate staff on policies and present clear findings to external auditors and leadership.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development.