Accounting Supervisor, Licensee

This in an in-office position based in Virginia Beach, VA Bilingual- English /Spanish **Driven to be the Best** **People. Performance. Purpose.** At Avis Budget Group, we’re driven to be the best vehicle rental company in the world, together. Our 25,000 employees raise the bar every day, bringing different perspectives, taking ownership, and leading with integrity. We’re defining the future of mobility with safe, sustainable solutions that move people, businesses, and communities forward. The **Licensee Accounting and Operations Supervisor** drives and ensures the daily operation of the Licensee Accounting and Operations team supporting the Latin America (LATAM) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions, in accordance with Service Level Agreements, to support achievement of business goals. Owns the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of licensee accounting activities — including Wizard car control transactions, journal entries, account reconciliations, unreported royalty tracking, and true-up processing — ensuring the ledger balances and financial records are audit-ready at all times. Develops, leads, and motivates the team as a first-line leader. Responsible for supporting and enhancing the satisfaction of internal and external partners, and for managing country/licensee partner relationships across LATAM and APAC. **What You'll Do:** - Understands the ABG Licensee business strategy and translates it into team-level priorities for the LATAM and APAC licensee portfolios. - Communicates the function's vision and priorities to the team. - Proactively identifies and tests process improvements to increase the accuracy and maturity of licensee accounting operations. - Oversees monthly analysis of licensee receivable balances; ensures past-due accounts are identified and pursued for collection. - Oversees monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for the assigned regions, meeting all close calendar deadlines. - Monitors unreported royalties and drives the team toward the 95% current threshold, reducing the monthly royalty accrual and improving reporting accuracy for licensees. - Ensures disputed items raised by licensees are properly researched, tracked, and resolved and escalations are resolved with the highest priority. - Contributes to improving the quality and efficiency of accounting processes, including standardization across different regions. - Communicates expectations, goals, targets, and KPIs to the team. - Monitors and proposes improvements to key performance indicators (KPIs). - Ensures written procedures (SOPs) for accounting and operations processes are current and followed. - Owns relationship management with LATAM and APAC licensee/country partners and Regional Directors. - Maintains regular contact with key licensee relationships; understands their needs and provides visibility into account status, reconciliations, and true-up activity. - Acts as deputy manager in the manager's absence. - Sets team and individual objectives for each team member. - Sets clear expectations on required accounting knowledge and skill level; ensures functional and technical training is in place. - Manages team performance within the licensee accounting function. - Motivates colleagues through continuous feedback and coaching to reach business and personal objectives; plays a key role in developing and coaching team members. - Identifies potential talent within the team and ensures succession planning is in place. - Selects new employees who best fit the job skill profile and strives to retain well-performing employees. - Responsible for onboarding new joiners, including check-point assessments. - Develops and/or proposes decisions on low performers. - Ensures regular one-to-one discussions are held with direct reports. - Carries out administrative tasks delegated by leadership. - Implements the workforce plan; allocates and administers resources (holiday, timesheets, work schedule). - Executes backup mechanisms to ensure proper process…