Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager is responsible for leading ADTRAN's general accounting and record-to-report (R2R) activities, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial information across domestic and international operations. This role provides technical accounting expertise, leadership over the monthly close process, and oversight of critical accounting functions while driving compliance, consistency, and operational excellence.

The Accounting Manager serves as a key business leader, partnering with Finance, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Operations to promote process improvements, automation, SAP optimization, and strong internal controls. The role is responsible for managing general ledger activities, developing team members, strengthening internal controls, and supporting and implementing ADTRAN's finance transformation initiatives, including SAP optimization, automation, and process standardization.

Financial Close & Reporting

• Coordinate global close processes and take ownership of assigned deliverables.
• Review accounting transactions to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Direct the timely and accurate preparation of journal entries and supporting documentation.
• Support internal management reporting and financial statement preparation activities.
• Assist with external reporting requirements, where applicable.
• Manage and execute global consolidation and financial reporting activities through SAP Group Reporting, ensuring accurate and timely consolidated results.

General Ledger Management

• Oversee global general ledger activities across SAP ECC, CFIN, and Group Reporting.
• Review general accounting entries such as accruals, expenses, prepaids, taxes, or other ad hoc entries needed by management.
• Support governance of the global chart of accounts.
• Provide support to global accounting teams, FP&A, Treasury, and Tax on ledger activity.
• Partner with FP&A to resolve expense variances, ensuring accruals are properly recorded.
• Manage foreign exchange processes and FX accounting matters.
• Lead standardization of accounting processes across legal entities and geographies.

Intercompany & Cash Accounting

• Oversee the intercompany matching and reconciliation process (ICMR) within SAP ledger.
• Manage the review of intercompany activity in SAP Group Reporting, ensuring timely monthly eliminations.
• Coordinate with the Global Intercompany Manager to resolve intercompany differences.
• Lead AP and AR cash accounting within SAP.
• Support transfer pricing and tax-related accounting requirements.

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Monitor and enhance internal controls within areas of responsibility.
• Drive compliance with SOX requirements and company policies.
• Coordinate audits with internal auditors and external audit teams.
• Develop and maintain accounting process documentation and procedures.

SAP & Process Improvement

• Champion SAP post-go-live stabilization efforts, including issue resolution, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead automation initiatives to reduce manual journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, develop, and mentor accounting team members.
• Establish performance expectations, coaching plans, and development objectives.
• Promote a culture of accountability, ownership, excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Support organizational design, succession planning, and workforce planning efforts within the accounting function.

Business Partnership

• Partner with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Revenue Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable teams to support business objectives and financial reporting requirements.
• Provide accounting leadership, guidance, and technical expertise for business initiatives, process improvements, and strategic projects.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to finance leadership on accounting matters, financial risks, and organizational priorities.
• Engage in mergers, restructuring initiatives, and system implementations to ensure effective execution and compliance with accounting requirements.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.

Certifications

• CPA strongly preferred.
• CMA or equivalent professional certification considered beneficial.

Experience

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience managing month-end close and global accounting operations.
• Experience within multinational organizations is preferred.
• Experience with SAP ERP highly preferred.
• Experience managing, developing, and leading accounting teams.