Corporate Accounting Manager

Sun Source and its family of companies represent 200+ locations and 3,000+ employees, making up one of North America’s leading value‑add industrial distribution companies. We provide customers with products and solutions within Fluid Power, Fluid Process, Fluid Conveyance, General Industrial Components, and Industrial Service & Repair.

Sun Source is one of North America’s leading fluid power distribution companies, providing products, services and information in hydraulics, pneumatics, filtration, automation systems, and related industrial components, serving both the industrial and mobile equipment markets. The foundation for Sun Source’s impressive reputation has been built by merging a select group of distribution companies.

Today, the company has taken the strengths of the combined companies to represent over 300 quality manufacturers. Sun Source provides over 150,000 products and supports them with a wide range of services including design and application engineering, technical training, engineered fabrication, and repair service.

Sun Source is recognized as one of the largest independent companies in the industry. The company is the recognized leader in the mobile customer segment, and its industrial businesses have great geographic market coverage. Sun Source’s capabilities in engineering and fabrication, coupled with a technologically capable sales force, allow the company to provide significant value‑added products and services to customers.

• $2+ billion forecasted combined sales
• National network of over 250 locations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
• 1,500‑person sales organization, and 3,600 associates

Sun Source is seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented Corporate Accounting Manager to join our growing finance organization in Addison, IL. This is a hands‑on role responsible for overseeing core accounting operations, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, and driving key process and systems improvements across the corporate function. This role offers the opportunity to lead a talented and tenured team while driving meaningful process improvements and contributing to transformational projects across accounting and finance.

As a key member of the corporate accounting team, this role will report into the Assistant Controller, and will be an integral part of the broader Finance team. The person will ensure accurate financial reconciliation, create financial reporting, support integration of new systems, and strengthen process excellence. The ideal candidate is a motivated leader who thrives in a dynamic environment, drives for results, balances analytical thinking with hands‑on execution and is comfortable with various systems and ERP systems.

• Lead day‑to‑day corporate accounting activities, including month‑end, quarter‑end and year‑end close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Manage and mentor a team of experienced accountants, fostering collaboration, accountability and professional growth.
• Create and review journal entries, account reconciliations and financial statements to ensure completeness and accuracy of reported results.
• Partner with the Assistant Controller and Controller on financial reporting, consolidation and analysis of corporate and divisional performance.
• Oversee the implementation and integration of key financial systems, including lease accounting, fixed‑asset management and consolidation software.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, consistency and data integrity across multiple ERP platforms.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls to safeguard company assets and support audit readiness.
• Coordinate annual external audits and regulatory filings, serving as the primary point of contact for auditors.
• Research and apply U.S. GAAP accounting standards to ensure proper treatment of complex transactions.
• Participate in cross‑functional projects supporting organizational transformation, scalability and system modernization.
• Serve as a thought partner to finance leadership, contributing to the design of future‑state accounting processes and team…