Senior Accounting Manager

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.