Accounting Operations Manager – Strategic Initiatives & Business Operations

The role

This leader will partner with Accounting Operations leadership to drive strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and business performance. The role involves leading special projects, supporting acquisitions, and developing operational reporting and analytics for a large-scale shared services organization.

What you will do

• Lead and manage special projects, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional efforts.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Accounting Operations leadership.
• Support acquisitions, organizational integrations, and new business initiatives.
• Partner with leaders to drive operational excellence initiatives.
• Facilitate the identification, evaluation, prioritization, and implementation of process improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a structured roadmap of operational excellence, automation, AI, and technology enhancement initiatives.
• Analyze operational performance and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Support workforce planning activities including staffing assessments and capacity planning.
• Coordinate employee engagement, recognition, communication, and culture-building activities.
• Lead project governance, milestone tracking, and executive communications.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Costpoint and Concur experience
• Strong finance and operations background with a comprehensive understanding of accounting operations and shared services
• 7+ years of demonstrated experience across multiple finance operations functions, including billing, accounts payable, and time and expense
• At least 5 years in management or leadership role
• Broad understanding of accounting operations, business operations, and project management
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and strategic initiatives across multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, automation, or transformation initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience developing executive-level presentations, reports, dashboards, and business communications
• Proven ability to collaborate, influence, and manage projects across organizational boundaries
• Experience supporting workforce planning, staffing, hiring, onboarding, training, and employee development initiatives

Nice to have

• Experience working in a government contracting environment
• Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, or large-scale business transitions
• Experience supporting large, shared services or operational organizations
• Experience leading organizational change management, business transformation, or digital modernization initiatives

Benefits

• Certifications
• Industry training

Before you apply

• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue the potential of technology for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.