Accounting Manager, US

Wandercraft, a leader in medical and industrial robotics (exoskeletons and humanoid robots), is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager for the US to join its Finance team in New York.

Wandercraft Global Headquarters are in Paris, France. The US Operations are run out of New York and San Francisco.

Reporting to the Group CFO, with a dotted line to the Head of Finance, you will own the accounting and monthly close of the US operations acquired with Ekso Bionics, including its German legal entity. This is a player-coach role: you will book entries yourself while leading a small team, including two accountants based in the Philippines, in a fast-growing, technology-driven environment. By automating the recurring work, you free up the time to grow into controllership over 12 to 18 months, with the US Controller title once the milestones below are met.

Your first 18 months:

First 6 months: you run the Ekso close autonomously, own the booking and review of month-end entries and reconciliations, and agree the automation list with the Head of Finance in your first month.

Months 6 to 12: you take over accounting for the other US legal entities in stages, help prepare the US IFRS-adjusted reporting packages and the consolidated US view for the global consolidation, and deliver the agreed automation list with a documented library of AI workflows.

Months 12 to 18: with the time automation has freed, you take on controllership responsibilities such as controls, policies and the audit interface.

Milestones for the US Controller title:

All US legal entities taken over.

The monthly close consistently in about 7-9 working days.

The agreed automation list delivered.

You start with a structured handover and documented processes, and are coached throughout by the Group CFO and Head of Finance. The offshore accounting team and external accountants continue to support the team.

AI is a core requirement of this role, not a nice-to-have. You will use AI tools every day to automate accounting processes, from transaction coding and reconciliations to close checklists and variance analysis, working with our AI Finance analyst, also based in New York. We expect you to challenge manual steps, build repeatable workflows and keep controls and the audit trail intact. AI tooling budget and leadership support are in place.

Month-End Close and Accounting Ownership

Close ownership: Run the monthly close, from period end to completed account reconciliations.

Inventory and cost accounting: Own the manufacturing inventory cycle, including valuation, cut-off and cost accounting.

Month-end entries: Book and own accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, lease accounting and payroll journal entries.

Reconciliations: Own bank reconciliations and all balance sheet account reconciliations.

Cash management: Automate global cash visibility with the Head of Finance.

AP and AR: Review and manage the AP and AR functions, including transaction control and processing.

Consolidation, Revenue and Cost Analysis

Consolidation: Prepare US IFRS-adjusted reporting packages for the global consolidation, including US GAAP to IFRS adjustments, intercompany eliminations, currency translation adjustments, year-end management fees and true-ups.

Revenue and costing: Work with the Group CFO and Head of Finance on revenue recognition, deferred revenue, labor and overhead calculations, allocations and transfer pricing.

Group reporting: Support reporting to global HQ (France), and US audit and tax.

Multi-Entity US Accounting

Standardization: Build one close calendar, one set of reconciliation standards and one control framework across US entities.

Intercompany: Own intercompany flows between US entities, with the French parent and with the German legal entity (mainly product and inventory transfers).

Team, Systems and Transformation

Team leadership: Lead and develop the outsourced accounting team.

Systems: Support the accounting side of the systems integration following the acquisition, led by the migration team, including the alignment of accounting platforms and processes. Today, accounting is done on INFOR for the legacy Ekso entities and on Xero for the legacy Wandercraft entities.

Documentation and controls: Keep process documentation current and the control environment audit-ready.

• Diploma: Master’s degree in finance. CPA or equivalent is a plus.

• Required experience: Minimum 7 years in accounting, hands-on in booking entries and running a close, with the seniority to own accounting across all US legal entities, ideally in manufacturing, medtech or high-tech environments (robotics, medical devices, aerospace). A Big 4 audit background is a plus.

• Skills (hard and softskills) :

  • Hands-on bookkeeping and month-end close - Trainer level

  • US GAAP (ASC 606, ASC 842, fixed assets, inventory) - Expert level

  • Multi-entity close, intercompany, FX translation - Expert level

  • AI automation of accounting processes - Expert level

  • Leadership of a remote team across time zones - Autonomous level

• Other skills:

  • Working knowledge of IFRS for consolidation with a French legal entity, and experience with multi-entity close, intercompany eliminations and currency translation.

  • Preferred: manufacturing cost accounting, including labor and overhead absorption, allocations and transfer pricing.

  • Fluent English; French is a plus given the Paris-based group.

  • Autonomy and rigor: runs a close with documented processes and little supervision.

  • Leadership: manages and develops a remote team across time zones.

  • Quick learner: understands varied processes fast.

  • Resilience: handles a tight handover, a systems integration and growth in parallel.

  • Communication: clear with finance, operations and leadership teams.

We are seeking a proactive, meticulous and independent accounting manager who thrives in a team environment

Type of contract: At Will, permanent full-time

Compensation: Base salary of $150,000 to $180,000 per year based on profile, annual bonus up to 20%

Benefits:

• Medical, Vision & Dental plan premiums covered up to 80% by the company

• 401(k)

• 4 weeks PTO

Starting Date: ASAP

Location: 345 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10010, Hybrid with a minimum of 3 days on-site

Travel: Occasional travel to San Francisco and Paris