Accounting Manager

We are looking for an Accounting Manager for our U.S. corporate office in Atlanta. The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; active CPA strongly preferred, with CMA or MBA considered a plus.
• Seven or more years of progressive accounting experience, including increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.
• Proven experience leading month-end close processes, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting activities.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, accounting controls, and financial reporting standards.
• Experience preparing and reviewing consolidated financial statements and managing intercompany accounting activities.
• Demonstrated expertise in balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis, variance investigations, and journal entry preparation.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits, statutory reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Strong leadership skills with experience supervising, coaching, mentoring, and developing accounting team members.
• Ability to build effective partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders and support business decision-making through financial analysis and reporting.
• Proven track record of identifying process improvement opportunities and strengthening financial controls and reporting efficiency.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, Power Query, and complex financial reporting and analysis.
• Experience working with ERP systems such as Microsoft D365, SAP, or similar platforms.
• Experience in manufacturing, logistics, multi-entity, or multinational business environments preferred.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Accounting Manager leads accounting operations, financial reporting, and close processes to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial results while supporting business performance and decision-making. This role supervises accounting staff, partners with cross-functional business leaders, and supports the Accounting Director in maintaining strong internal controls, financial reporting integrity, and continuous process improvement. The position plays a key role in general ledger accounting, consolidations, intercompany accounting, and compliance with U.S. G.A.A.P. and company policies.

This position currently follows a hybrid work arrangement, with employees expected to work onsite three days per week and the option to work remotely for the remainder of the workweek, subject to business needs and company policy.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Close Management

• Lead and coordinate month-end close activities to ensure timely completion of all assigned closing tasks.
• Review and monitor close checklists and proactively resolve outstanding items.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, accruals, and reclassifications.
• Analyze account activity and investigate variances impacting monthly results.

Accruals and Expense Accounting

• Obtain and review monthly IT accrual information from business partners.
• Prepare and record IT-related accruals and miscellaneous accrual entries.
• Maintain storage, logistics, and operational accruals based on quarterly guidance from operations teams.
• Record fleet revenue accruals and related incentive accruals.
• Prepare customer accrual reversals and other adjusting entries as required.

Debt and Interest Accounting

• Record monthly interest expense entries for revolving credit facilities and term loans.
• Reconcile loan balances, interest expense, and principal activity to debt schedules provided by finance.
• Investigate discrepancies and prepare necessary reclassification entries between principal and interest accounts.
• Ensure compliance with debt reporting and accounting requirements.

Reconciliations and Account Analysis

• Perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations and account analyses.
• Maintain intercompany reconciliation processes and resolve outstanding differences.
• Complete accounts receivable reconciliations and miscellaneous receivable analyses.
• Review affiliate activity and ensure proper presentation in liability and receivable accounts.
• Perform reserve analyses including bad debt reserves and mileage credit reserves.

Intercompany Accounting

• Prepare and review intercompany invoices and settlements.
• Coordinate affiliate billing activities with affiliated entities.
• Manage month-end intercompany reconciliations and resolution of variances.
• Execute intercompany settlement processes following monthly close.

Commodity and Swap Accounting

• Prepare and review swap reconciliations based on confirmations provided by operations and logistics teams.
• Analyze swap activity and prepare required journal entries.
• Maintain supporting documentation for commodity and contract-related accounting activities.

Consolidations and Financial Reporting

• Prepare and review consolidated financial information for multiple entities.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting requirements.
• Generate management reporting packages, trend analyses, and financial statement presentations.
• Prepare balance sheet and income statement reports for internal stakeholders.
• Analyze trial balances and EBITDA reporting to ensure consistency with financial results.
• Coordinate external audit support and requests.
• Assist with annual statutory reporting requirements.
• Support implementation of new accounting standards and policies.
• Prepare schedules supporting internal and external audits.

Internal Controls and Process Improvement

• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies and internal controls.
• Maintain supporting schedules and documentation for audit and review purposes.
• Identify opportunities to improve close processes, reporting efficiency, and accounting accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments to strengthen financial processes and controls.
• Partner with Finance leadership to support strategic initiatives, system implementations, and organizational growth objectives

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise, develop, coach, and mentor accounting team members.
• Establish performance expectations, conduct evaluations, and support employee development.
• Review accounting work products and ensure accuracy, compliance, and adherence to accounting standards.
• Manage departmental priorities, resource allocation, and achievement of team objectives.

ABOUT US

Sisecam was founded in 1935 to establish Turkey’s glass industry in line with the vision of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a great leader respected worldwide. Today, Sisecam is a major global player in the fields of glass and chemicals. Sisecam is the only global company operating in all core areas of glass production – including flat glass, glassware, glass packaging, and glass fiber. Currently, Sisecam ranks among the world’s top two manufacturers of glassware and the top five producers of glass packaging and flat glass. Sisecam is one of the three largest soda ash producers in the world and the world leader in chromium chemicals.

Sisecam plays a leading role in flat glass, glassware, glass packaging, chemicals, automotive, glass fiber, mining, energy and recycling business lines. Sisecam operates production facilities in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia Federation, Georgia, Ukraine, Egypt, India, and the USA in addition to Turkey.

Sisecam who takes firm steps towards its goal of becoming one of the world's top 3 manufacturers in its main fields of activity, with its competent human resources and smart technologies, and uninterruptedly continues to transform its digital infrastructure and culture by considering the future necessities. Sisecam who has 90 years of experience, more than 24 thousand employees, production activities in 14 countries on four continents, and a sales network of more than 150 countries, continues its growth journey in line with its "Global Excellence" strategy and with an inclusive approach that supports the development of company's entire ecosystem. Sisecam takes responsibility for protecting the planet, empowering society and transforming life with its CareForNext strategy, which is compliant with and centered around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Sisecam uses all its experience and competencies to promote sustainable development in every aspect.