Accounting Experienced Manager – Special Projects
BDO USA Experienced Career Site Open · verified Oct 22, 2026 At a glance
Manager-level Accounting role at BDO USA Experienced Career Site. Metairie · full-time · $95,000–$125,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead subsidiary accounting projects such as integrations, restructurings, carve-outs and changes to account structures
- Oversee entity-level reconciliations, equity roll-forwards and trial-balance accuracy, while supporting consolidation eliminations
- Review complex entries, reconciliations and accounting memos for unusual transactions, including acquisitions and financing activity
- Coordinate subsidiary close work, improve reporting processes and controls, and support audits and statutory filings
- Guide team members’ workloads and training, and coordinate finance reporting and budget support
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree is required; accounting or finance is the preferred focus
- At least eight years of accounting and finance work
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, is required
Who this fits
This manager role suits someone who can lead accounting projects across subsidiaries and guide a team. Prior people-management experience is preferred, and the role is based in Metairie.
From the employer
Job Summary:
The Accounting Experienced Manager, Special Projects leads accounting projects affecting the company and its subsidiaries, including legal-entity accounting, consolidations support, intercompany matters, ERP/process changes, internal reorganizations, and policy execution. This role partners with corporate accounting, FP&A, tax, treasury, internal audit, and subsidiary finance leaders to deliver accurate statutory and GAAP/IFRS-compliant reporting, strong controls, and scalable processes.
Job Duties:
- Manages special projects across subsidiary accounting including entity integrations, carve-outs, restructurings, chart-of-accounts changes, and close/reporting improvements
- Oversees subsidiary accounting matters including intercompany reconciliations, equity roll forwards, pushdown considerations, eliminations support, and legal-entity trial balance integrity
- Prepares/reviews complex journal entries, account reconciliations, and accounting memos for nonroutine transactions
- Coordinates monthly/quarterly close support including balance sheet reconciliation support for subsidiaries and ensure alignment with parent-company reporting deadlines and policies
- Assesses technical accounting impacts of acquisitions, dispositions, debt/equity transactions, and cross-entity activity
- Strengthens internal controls, document procedures, and support internal/external audits and statutory reporting needs
- Drives process improvement, automation, and ERP/reporting enhancements; develops KPI reporting for project status and close quality
- Assists the external reporting team in preparation of specific external financial reports (annually, monthly and as requested)
- Assists in the completion of required audits of subsidiaries
- Leads a team and ensures that their tasks are completed timely and accurately
- Assists the FP&A team with accounting related budget items during annual budget and periodic forecasting cycles
- Interfaces with Financial Systems Support team on development of Financial Reports
- Assists in the formulation of internal controls and policies to comply with legislation and establish best practices
- Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Monitors and provides performance feedback of team members throughout the performance year
- Ensures all team members are effectively trained on systems and processes related to the Finance Department
- Assists team members with prioritization of workload, communications, etc. and delegates work assignments to team members as appropriate
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required; focus in Accounting or Finance, preferred
Experience:
- Eight (8) or more years of accounting and finance experience, required
- Five (5) or more years of management experience, preferred
- Experience with a Public Accounting Firm as an experienced Senior or Manager level, preferred
- Experience with a multi-entity company, preferred
- Experience with project management and cross-functional leadership, preferred
License(s)/Certification(s):
- CPA, preferred
Software:
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, required
- Oracle and OneStream Financial Systems experience, preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to translate complex transactions into clear accounting conclusions
- Displays superior verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working and communicating effectively with professionals at all levels
- Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects / tasks with attention to detail
- Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
- Proficient in utilization of Microsoft Excel
- Possesses superior customer service skills
Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.
National Range: $95,000 - $125,000
Maryland Range: $95,000 - $125,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $95,000 - $125,000