Accounting Operations Manager

Be essential at Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, Accu-Trade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.  

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

About the Role:

The Accounting Operations Manager role is part of the Controllership Team and will oversee and actively participate in a variety of projects related to Cars Commerce's revenue and accounting operations.

This new role within Cars Commerce was created to support the rapid growth and evolution of the organization as a result of several acquisitions and new product offerings over the past few years. The role will focus on consolidating, streamlining and scaling financial operations to allow the organization to efficiently achieve its goals.

The position reports to the Director of Revenue Accounting and Operations and combines the financial oversight duties of an accounting professional with the financial analysis responsibilities of a FP&A position. The role provides valuable hands-on experience for professionals who seek to expand their experience and skill set to advance their career/seek upward mobility within a finance organization.

Responsibilities:

• Execute strategies to reduce functional and operational complexity through streamlined processes, optimized use of technology, and efficient use of resources to deliver cost effective, high quality services to all stakeholders
• Work with process and control owners to remediate identified control gaps, as needed, and improve internal controls and operational processes
• Participate as a key stakeholder in system selection and migrations, integrations of acquired businesses and major business initiatives
• Review new product offerings and revenue contracts to ensure appropriate revenue recognition and billing operations
• Calculate and analyze monthly reserves for bad debt, credits, and sales promotions
• Design and implement reporting metrics to measure efficiency, productivity and achievement of financial department goals
• Be the control owner for key SOX controls related to revenue and accounting operations, as well as participate in other internal audit projects as necessary
• Perform other duties and projects, as assigned, to assist the Finance organization, such as develop and deliver timely and insightful financial reporting to the organization’s business leaders

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP accounting and Sarbanes Oxley
• Ability to effectively research and compile data from financial reporting systems, databases, spreadsheets, and other data sources
• Ability to manage and balance multiple priorities and urgent requests effectively, with the ability to quickly adapt for changing business needs
• Excellent written/verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Passionate, energetic, approachable with a positive, low-ego, can-do demeanor
• Confidence in messaging internal control policy compliance enforcement throughout all levels of the organization