Role Description Watercress Financial Group’s Accounting Operations Manager will join the company at an exciting and critical time in its evolution. As Watercress Financial continues its growth and transformation into a market leader in the home improvement financing space, the Accounting Operations Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping the overall accounting and finance function. The Accounting Operations Manager will assist in providing best-in-class operational accounting oversight, while also partnering and working closely with the senior management team. This individual will bring demonstrated accounting leadership, ideally in a consumer lending business, with the technical skills to lead the daily operational and servicing accounting functions in a high-growth environment. The successful candidate will be a hands-on operator and will serve as the primary architect in building out the accounting infrastructure that will be the platform for the company’s growth. The Accounting Operations Manager will be counted on to enhance current financial systems and processes while overseeing daily operations. Ideal candidates will possess exceptional accounting and business acumen, thrive in a hands-on growth environment, and bring accounting experience from a relevant consumer lending company. The Accounting Operations Manager should be a collaborative and effective finance leader, committed to driving excellence, and serve as a trusted executive to the senior leadership team. Reporting to Chief Accounting Officer, this person will assist in transforming finance processes by driving improvement, automation, and innovation. The transformation will emphasize speed, accuracy, and efficiency, and will accelerate monthly and annual closings as well as building and providing detailed key financial measures, metrics and analytics for effective management decision making. Watercress Financial is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa and operates with a geographically distributed executive team. The finance team is based in West Des Moines, but Watercress Financial is comfortable with a remote Accounting Operations Manager who will be in the home office on an 'as needed' basis to successfully lead the function. Responsibilities - Financial Strategy & Leadership: - Execute the company’s financial accounting, reporting, and monitoring in alignment with its business goals, focusing on controls, timeliness and accuracy, and comprehensiveness. - Financial Management & Oversight: - Assist in the oversight of the company’s financial operations, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. - Manage day-to-day accounting and financial activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with regulatory standards. - Identify and execute various departmental and cross-functional projects to successful and timely completion. - Risk Management & Compliance: - Assist with annual external audit to ensure efficient and timely issuance of financial statements. - Identify and mitigate financial risks across the organization, including market fluctuations, regulatory changes and operational risks. - Ensure compliance with all financial regulations, industry standards, and internal policies. - Assist with oversight of internal controls, audits and external reporting to maintain transparency and integrity in financial operations. - Cross Functional Support: - Support efforts to support the company’s growth and expansion strategies. - Data-Driven Financial Analysis: - Use financial data and analytics to provide insights that drive business decisions and revenue generating strategies. - Analyze financial performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement cost-saving or revenue-boosting initiatives. - Team Leadership & Development: - Join a high-performing finance team, providing mentorship, guidance, and development opportunities. - Foster a collaborative and results-driven culture both within the finance department and across all other company departments. - Ensure that financial policies, systems, controls, and processes are optimized for effectiveness, efficiency and scalability. - Strategic Partnerships & Growth: - Partner with the Chief Accounting Officer to support the company’s long-term strategic planning, identifying financial implications and opportunities for growth. - Daily Accounting Management: - Manage and maintain general ledger accounts, including reconciliations and journal entries. - Support the finance team in month-end and year-end closing processes. - Identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices. Qualifications - 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, management experience and knowledge of U.S. public company internal control and reporting requirements. - Experience working in a publicly traded, consumer financial services company is desirable; strong GAAP knowledge and experience in application is key, public company reporting experience preferred. - Experience in closing cadence, process improvement, systems conversions, internal controls, management of multi-location accounting functions, and credibility with auditors. - Loan servicing accounting operations experience preferred. - Experience building and mentoring high-performing accounting and controls organizations of sufficient scale and size, ideally with experience leading global and geographically dispersed teams. - Experience supporting a finance organization through significant transformation to support the strategic and operational needs of a growing business. - Bachelor’s degree in accounting or comparable experience. Knowledge and Skills - Driving Results: - Acts to surpass team goals, seizing opportunities to extend the limits of what is possible; sets continually higher goals for themselves and the team that are ambitious but achievable. - Identifies and acts on new opportunities that enable performance targets to be exceeded. - Seeks new challenges and is energized by exceeding targets. - Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement through simplification and/or automation as required, while leading with purpose through periods of change. - Collaborating and Influencing: - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present effectively to all levels of management. - Identifies all necessary stakeholders and connects with them to gain support or agreement. - Engages others in open dialogue and adapts their own influence approach to different stakeholders in ways that address their interests or concerns. - Anticipates emerging or potential conflicts among all stakeholders and takes steps to pre-empt them. - Self-aware with the ability to form and foster organizational harmony and correct existing pain points and gaps. - Leading People: - Hands-on operator with good communication skills, a results-oriented collaborative style and proven track record leading, delegating and growing teams. - An effective strategy for working remotely with internal and external teams is a key success factor for this role. - Identifies and leverages individual strengths within the team, unlocking potential. - Communicates clearly and effectively; ability to bring immediate credibility to and influence both internal and external stakeholders. - Other Personal Characteristics: - Hands-on, entrepreneurial style. Strong leadership, communication skills and drive. - Highly intelligent, accomplished, low ego, solid team player. - Ability to roll up sleeves and is action/result driven. - High degree of integrity. - Critical thinking with the ability to make sound decisions. - Microsoft office experience with high efficiency in Excel.

• Responsible to review and approve monthly and quarterly account reconciliations as prepared by the Global Staff Accountant to lower risk and ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance • Responsible to review and approve medium to high risk journal entries as prepared by the Global Staff Accountant • Act as the escalation point of contact for the Sysco entities on the balance sheet accounts assigned • Overall responsibility for month-end task list, including BPC reporting packages for financial consolidation, on assigned accounts and entities to ensure all period close activities are completed on time and accurately • Regularly attend key stakeholder meetings to discuss open risks and develop action plans to resolve • Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures • Develops and performs analytics on key accounts to drive resolution, create efficiencies in reviews, provide entity wide visibility, and reduce overall risk. • Responsible for understanding and applying the Financial & Accounting Methods Manual (FAMM) and suggesting additions and/or updates where necessary • Support internal and external audit requests • Review and provide feedback to the SBS Global team regarding Reconciliations, Journal Entries and other assigned tasks • Review and approve SOPs prepared by Global Staff Accountants; ensure the accuracy of current SOPs and assist Global Staff Accountants to revise if needed • Mentor new Accounting Analysts at SBS and Staff Accountants at SBS Global team members on Sysco Accounting processes and culture • Suggest process improvements and works with upstream process owners to streamline the end-to-end processes • Support the Accounting Team Lead on overall team management where necessary • Complete special projects as necessary • Ensures adherence to department goals/metrics, Internal Audit reports, and SLAs.

Role Description As a Senior Manager Forensic Accounting, you’ll play a vital role in leading high-impact investigations, supporting litigation strategy, and uncovering complex financial activity. You’ll perform forensic research and provide expert insight into financial data. Working closely with legal teams and senior stakeholders, you’ll conduct forensic analysis, prepare comprehensive reports, and support expert testimony through meticulous analytical preparation. In this leadership role, you’ll guide a team of forensic professionals, drive innovation in investigative techniques, and contribute to the development of strategic practices. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while fostering a balanced and dynamic professional environment. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field (master's degree preferred) - CPA, CFF, CFE, ABV, CVA, or ASA certification highly preferred - 6 –10 years of progressive experience in forensic accounting, fraud investigation, or litigation support - Proven ability to manage multiple high-stakes investigations and lead cross-functional teams - Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex findings to non-financial audiences - Exposure to presenting to law firms or professional audiences is a plus; willingness to develop this skill is welcomed - Advanced Excel skills, including complex modeling and data analysis - Familiarity with forensic and valuation tools such as Valid8, Tagnifi, Capital IQ, or similar platforms - Learning mindset, with an emphasis in specialized and technical subject areas Requirements - Lead complex forensic accounting investigations related to fraud, financial misconduct, and compliance breaches. - Oversee the collection, analysis, and interpretation of financial data for litigation support, including financial damage analysis such as lost profits/disgorgement analyses. - Develop strategies to prevent, detect, and respond to fraudulent activities. - Collaborate with legal, compliance, and risk management teams to ensure investigative integrity. - Present findings through written reports, visual data summaries, and, when necessary, expert witness testimony. - Mentor and develop a high-performing team of forensic accountants and analysts. - Stay current with evolving fraud schemes, regulatory changes, and best practices in forensic methodologies. Benefits - Flexible Work Environment: Remote with travel, allowing you to balance your work and personal life while contributing to an exciting vision and team. - Dynamic and Innovative Work: An opportunity to play a critical role within a rapidly growing firm with a supportive and collaborative culture. - Growth Opportunities: A dynamic and supportive environment where your contributions will directly impact the firm’s growth and success and share in the rewards. - Collaborative Culture: A team-oriented culture that values innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and growth mindset. - Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive salary and benefits package, including performance-based incentives and growth opportunities.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals; set clear goals and performance expectations • Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness • Coordinate and organize billing and invoicing of pharma manufacturers, vendors, and other partners. • Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements • Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal accounting policies • Support quarterly reporting process • Partner with auditors and internal stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently • Identify and implement process improvements