Senior Accounting Manager

We are looking for an accomplished Senior Accounting Manager to lead core accounting operations and provide strategic financial guidance for a dynamic business environment in Wichita, Kansas. This role combines hands-on ownership of reporting and close activities with partnership across operations and leadership teams to improve performance and support sound decision-making. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting expertise, a collaborative leadership style, and the ability to translate financial insights into meaningful business actions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the month-end close process, ensuring timely completion of journal entries, reconciliations, and general ledger activities with a high degree of accuracy.

• Oversee preparation and review of financial statements, management reports, and supporting analyses to deliver clear insights for business leaders.

• Strengthen accounting processes by maintaining effective internal controls, supporting compliance requirements, and preparing for financial statement audits.

• Partner with operational and functional leaders to evaluate performance trends, identify improvement opportunities, and support stronger financial outcomes.

• Provide forecasting, variance analysis, and business recommendations to senior leadership to guide planning and decision-making.

• Direct and develop the accounting team by setting priorities, coaching talent, and leading change across the organization.

• Support cost, project, or manufacturing-related accounting activities as needed to align financial reporting with business operations.

• Drive enhancements in finance capabilities through process improvement, automation initiatives, and the use of analytics or digital tools where appropriate.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in controllership, accounting, manufacturing finance, cost accounting, project accounting, or finance leadership roles.

• Strong command of technical accounting principles, including financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance standards.

• Demonstrated success building relationships and influencing decisions across departments and multiple levels of an organization.

• Experience working closely with business leaders to improve both financial results and operational performance.

• Ability to present financial analysis, forecasts, and recommendations clearly to leadership teams.

• Experience leading teams, developing employees, and guiding organizations through change.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline is preferred.

• Familiarity with ERP, consolidation, or analytics platforms such as LN, OneStream, Power BI, or Tableau is a plus.