Sr. Manager Accounting Engineering

Accounting Engineering Senior Manager

The Accounting Engineering Senior Manager is responsible for improving the quality, reliability, and efficiency of accounting processes and financial systems across the Americas Controllership organization. The role bridges the gap between business operations, Finance, and IT, ensuring that all financial systems and accounting processes operate effectively, comply with internal controls, and support timely, accurate financial reporting. This position manages a small team responsible for daily system execution, process monitoring, and improvement projects. It also acts as the Controllership liaison for regional initiatives driven by other process-improvement functions such as BPI, VOS, and Finance Transformation, ensuring that any change impacting financial systems or accounting processes aligns with accounting standards, controls, and Controllership requirements.

Leadership and Service Enablement : Supervise day-to-day accounting system activities, data integrity checks, and close-related transactions across multiple legal entities. Manage a small team (24 professionals) responsible for accounting operations support, issue resolution, and continuous improvement. Ensure month-end and quarter-end close tasks are executed accurately, timely, and consistently across regions. Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and system interfaces to ensure financial accuracy and proper control. Monitor and resolve accounting system tickets; maintain clear communication with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders. Maintain standardized documentation for accounting workflows, system configurations, and internal control checkpoints. Provide training and guidance to team members and Finance users on process and system changes.

Process and Control Improvement : Identify process bottlenecks and gaps in accounting workflows; implement corrective and preventive actions. Develop standardized procedures for journal entries, reconciliations, and accounting approvals. Drive initiatives to reduce manual effort, improve data accuracy, and shorten close cycles. Ensure compliance with SOX, Vertiv internal control policies, and documentation standards. Track performance indicators such as close-cycle time, reconciliation completion rates, and issue recurrence.

Systems, Projects, and Stakeholder Communication : Coordinate with Finance Systems and IT on configuration changes, testing, and deployment of financial system updates. Act as Controllership's functional representative in regional transformation and process improvement initiatives (BPI, VOS, Finance Transformation, etc.) that impact accounting or financial systems. Validate that changes in system logic, process flow, or data structure maintain compliance with accounting standards and control frameworks. Communicate project status, risks, and change impacts to Finance and Controllership leadership. Prepare recurring system and process performance reports, tracking KPIs, open issues, and resolution status. Support internal and external audit requirements by providing data extracts, reconciliations, and documentation.

Continuous Improvement and Integration : Evaluate process performance and user feedback to identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent execution and alignment of accounting processes across regions. Support development of automation and standardization initiatives within accounting and close processes. Contribute to the long-term establishment of an Accounting Engineering Center of Excellence (CoE) to support the Finance organization.

Qualifications : Minimum Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. 6+ years of experience in accounting, finance operations, or systems / process improvement. Demonstrated leadership in managing people or cross-functional initiatives. Strong understanding of accounting and financial processes, internal controls, and ERP environments. Proven ability to translate Finance and Business needs into process and system solutions. Excellent communication skills; able to collaborate across functions and technical boundaries. Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail. Preferred Qualifications : MBA or equivalent advanced degree in Finance or Business. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent. Experience in manufacturing or project-based environments. Familiarity with automation, data visualization, or AI-enabled finance tools. Fluency in Spanish a plus.