Business Intelligence (BI) Accounting Manager
Location: Charlotte, NC – Hybrid Schedule (Onsite Wednesdays & Thursdays)
Compensation: $135,000
Position Overview:
Seeking a driven and technically strong BI Accounting Manager to join a high-performing Accounting Services BI & Projects team. This role is ideal for an emerging leader with hands-on experience in business intelligence tools, project management, and accounting processes who is ready to take the next step in their career. This is a backfill role due to an internal transfer and includes oversight of one mid-level direct report in a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, coach, and mentor team members; identify growth opportunities and promote knowledge sharing across the team
- Build strong cross-functional relationships within accounting, finance, IT, and project teams to align technical solutions with business needs
- Identify, lead, and implement process improvements across Financial Accounting, Controls, and Training/Quality functions
- Manage a portfolio of projects, from concept to execution, delivering innovative solutions aligned with strategic business objectives
- Define project scope, goals, and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders and executive sponsors
- Adapt project management methodologies to suit team dynamics and project requirements (e.g., PMP, Agile, Lean Sigma)
- Lead training sessions to upskill accounting teams on technical platforms and BI tools
- Manage the full lifecycle of automation (RPA), dashboards, and BI solutions across accounting functions
- Document technical designs, process flows, and solution architectures to support re-engineering initiatives
- Support ad hoc projects, acquisitions, and senior leadership priorities as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems (Master’s in Accounting or MBA preferred)
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Accounting
- Minimum 3 years of experience in coding/system development
- Minimum 2 years of experience in team management
- Minimum 3 years of experience in project/program management
- Strong command of Power BI, Power Query, Power Apps, and Excel
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Power Platform (including Power Automate)
- Working knowledge of Access databases and automation programming languages
- Experience creating SQL queries and designing workflows to support robotic process automation (RPA)
- Strong understanding of core accounting processes and internal controls
- Experience with SAP or other large ERP systems
- Prior experience with large datasets (1M+ records per period) and enterprise-scale environments (>$3B in revenue)
- Familiarity with AI and machine learning applications in business analytics
- Strategic thinker with the ability to execute complex initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Strong communication, documentation, and presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships across departments
- Desire for continuous learning and professional growth
- Experience with process improvement methodologies (Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, ADO, etc.)
Category Code: JN001