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Accounting Manager - SAP and General Ledger

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Job Description

As our Accounting Manager SAP and General Ledger, you will bring a combination of expert knowledge and user experience on SAP S/4 Hana ERP system and the general ledger financial accounting close. We will appreciate your best practices in SAP system functionality, processes, hands-on UAT testing, issue resolutions, and a successful SAP go-live in 2026. In addition, we can leverage your U.S. GAAP accounting close experience to ensure a smooth close.

Job Description

As our Accounting Manager SAP and General Ledger, you will bring a combination of expert knowledge and user experience on SAP S/4 Hana ERP system and the general ledger financial accounting close. We will appreciate your best practices in SAP system functionality, processes, hands-on UAT testing, issue resolutions, and a successful SAP go-live in 2026. In addition, we can leverage your U.S. GAAP accounting close experience to ensure a smooth close.

We are a great team who values flexibility, excellence, integrity, and work-life balance. We offer a hybrid model to get both personal connections as well as remote flexibilities. Our team collaborates in the office on Tuesday and Thursday in the San Rafael campus while Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are remote.

This is a global company with teams across the NAM, EMEA, APAC, and other regions. This role is part of the U.S. accounting team and reports to the Director, U.S. Controllership.

Your responsibilities between SAP implementation support (60%) and general ledger accounting close (40%) could change depending on our business needs, the percentages are estimates only.

Responsibilities

SAP S/4 Hana ERP System Implementation Support (60%)

• You will function as our liaison between the U.S. controllership accounting team and the ERP Implementation team, advocating and ensuring accounting needs are met.
• You will support SAP S/4 Hana ERP system design, setup, processes, system integration testing (SIT), master data load (MDL), user acceptance testing (UAT), address and resolve issues, prepare for go-live and post go-live support.
• Your support areas include accounting for cash and investments, payroll, prepaids, accruals, intercompany, Blackline, fixed assets and WBS capital projects, WBS R&D, leases, expense allocations, product allocations.
• Perform SAP testing, identify issues, and work with the ERP Implementation team and accounting team to resolve issues.
• Document system processes/workflows and train the accounting team on usage, share knowledge, and prepare the accounting team for go-live.
  
  

General Ledger Accounting Close (40%)

• Review vendor contracts, prepare contract templates, assess accounting from vendor contracts
• Review and/or prepare journal entries (e.g., prepaid addition/amortization, expense accruals, and other journals as applicable)
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Review and prepare income statement and balance sheet flux analysis, provide flux comments.
• Ensure income statement and balance sheet are accurate, timely, and compliant with U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and company policies.
• Partner with FP&A and other business teams on related accounting matters
  
  

EXPERIENCE And QUALIFICATION

REQUIRED:

• Minimum 3+ years SAP S/4 Hana hands-on super user and UAT experience in the general ledger accounting areas
• Minimum 6+ years accounting experience in the general ledger financial close
• Experience in Record to Report and knowledge in Source to Pay workstreams.
• Excellent in Excel and data analytics
• Experience with high volume and complex vendor contract transactions
  
  

Bonus Points

• Publicly traded company financial accounting and internal controls experience
• Oracle EBS
  
  

EDUCATION

Bachelors degree in accounting or finance required or equivalent accounting experiences.
The Planet Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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