P4P4 — Senior Professional
Accounting Manager
Leads a small accounting team for general ledger processes. Oversees the month-end and year-end close calendar and reviews all general ledger reconciliations and financial reports prepared by staff.
What this level means
Seasoned professional; handles complex tasks, may lead small teams or projects
- Scope
- A system or set of related features
- Autonomy
- Self-directed; reviewed at critical decision points
- Complexity
- Complex, ambiguous problems; devises new approaches
- Impact
- Multi-team / function outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent design
- Leadership
- Technical lead for focused efforts; mentors several
- Typical experience
- 5–8 yrs
What you'd do
- Leads a small accounting team
- Oversees month-end and year-end close
- Reviews general ledger reconciliations
- Reviews financial reports
- Lead and manage accounting team
- Oversee close processes
- Review reconciliations and reports
- Ensure compliance with standards
- Develop team capabilities
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Decision-making
- Financial report review
- General ledger oversight
- Business acumen
- Strategic planning
- Advanced reconciliation techniques
- Team leadership in accounting
- Project management in finance
- Decision-making processes
- General ledger management
- Financial reporting standards
- Strategic financial planning
- Business operations understanding
- Advanced reconciliation methods
- Project management and decision-making
- Leadership and team-building
- Broader business acumen
What good looks like
- Roughly 5–8 years total accounting experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
Common titles
Finance – General Accounting IVFinance – General Accounting 4Senior Finance – General AccountingSr. Finance – General AccountingAccounting Manager
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations (inferred)