Hoya Vision Care North America is seeking an experienced and hands-on Senior Manager, Accounting (Contract) to provide leadership and continuity to our accounting organization during a critical enterprise transformation initiative. This 18-24 month contract role will serve as the operational leader of the accounting function while the permanent incumbent is dedicated to the implementation of SAP S/4HANA.
The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of financial reporting, leading the monthly close process, ensuring compliance with internal controls and accounting policies, and managing a team of accounting professionals. Beyond ensuring business continuity, this role will play a key leadership position within the finance organization, driving process discipline, supporting change management initiatives, and partnering closely with stakeholders throughout the SAP transformation.
This role presents a unique opportunity for a high-caliber accounting leader to demonstrate their capabilities in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment. Exceptional performance may create future opportunities within Hoya's finance organization.
Why Join Hoya During This Transformation?
This is a unique opportunity to:
- Lead a critical accounting function during a major ERP transformation.
- Gain exposure to a large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation.
- Influence process improvements and future-state finance operations.
- Partner closely with senior finance leadership.
- Showcase leadership capabilities in an environment that values continuous improvement, accountability, and talent development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Close Management
- Own and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting.
- Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial analyses.
- Ensure compliance with IFRS and corporate accounting policies.
- Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and all supporting financial reporting processes.
- Partner with FP&A and Finance Leadership to explain results, investigate variances, and identify financial risks and opportunities.
- Ensure financial reporting deliverables are completed in accordance with established deadlines and quality standards.
Team Leadership & Operational Management
- Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of the accounting team.
- Establish clear priorities, accountability, and performance expectations.
- Coach, develop, and support team members while maintaining high levels of engagement and performance.
- Foster a collaborative and customer-focused culture across the accounting organization.
- Ensure continuity of operations and effective workload management throughout the SAP implementation period.
Internal Controls, Compliance & Audit
- Maintain a strong system of internal controls and financial governance.
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Serve as the primary accounting contact for internal and external audits.
- Coordinate audit requests and ensure timely resolution of audit findings and recommendations.
- Monitor control effectiveness and support remediation activities where necessary.
SAP S/4HANA Transformation Support
- Act as the accounting function leader during the ERP transformation by ensuring business continuity throughout the implementation.
- Partner closely with the SAP project team and accounting leadership to support process changes, testing activities, cutover planning, and stabilization efforts.
- Provide accounting subject matter expertise on financial reporting, controls, close processes, and operational accounting requirements.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and improve accounting processes in preparation for future-state operations.
- Support change management efforts and help the accounting team successfully adapt to new processes and systems.
Process Improvement & Continuous Enhancement
- Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and strengthen accounting processes and controls.
- Implement best practices that improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across financial reporting and accounting operations.
- Develop and maintain documentation for key processes and controls.
Business Partnership
- Build strong relationships with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Corporate stakeholders.
- Provide clear and actionable accounting guidance to both finance and non-finance partners.
- Support strategic initiatives by assessing accounting implications and operational impacts.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on accounting and financial reporting matters.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required.
- CPA designation preferred.
Experience
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience managing and developing accounting teams.
- Demonstrated ownership of monthly close, financial reporting, and internal controls.
- Strong experience working within complex system environments.
- SAP experience strongly preferred
- Experience supporting organizational transformation, ERP implementations, or large-scale process changes is considered a significant asset.
- Experience within manufacturing, healthcare, consumer products, or similarly complex operational environments preferred.
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of financial accounting, reporting, and internal controls.
- Thorough understanding of IFRS.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with financial reporting and consolidation systems.
- Strong process improvement and project management capabilities.