Director Corporate Accounting

Responsibilities

• Interpret business priorities, anticipate issues and obstacles, and drive solutions.
• Drive a team to a timely general ledger month-end close process for multiple ERP systems and preparation of monthly consolidated financial statements, including reconciliation of intercompany accounts.
• Continually evaluate and optimize month-end close processes, striving to deliver process automation, improved accuracy and higher customer service.
• "Own" the balance sheet. Fully understand account reconciliations and variances to reference points. Develop teams to ensure journal entries are accurate.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly internal financial reporting packages in collaboration with FP&A.
• Deliver accurate financial statements to the Chief Accounting Officer and the Chief Financial Officer on a timely monthly basis.
• Build a world class accounting team. Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate department staff as the company continues to grow.
• Set priorities and goals for the department and review on a regular basis.
• Aid the Assistant Corporate Controller in all accounting department operations to include but not limited to general ledger, SOX compliance, fixed assets, debt, stock based compensation, accruals, intercompany, and foreign exchange.
• Assist SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting with planning and coordinating the external audit process, including oversight of the independent auditor and staff.
• Establish strong relationships with inter-departmental peers and be the "go to" accounting source in the company.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business.
• Certification: Active CPA status is required.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible accounting and finance experience, of which a minimum of two (4) years were in a supervisor or manager position.
• High sense of urgency to drive execution and achieve results.
• Must be "hands on" and a proven and effective leader with experience in leading a corporate accounting organization while garnering trust and loyalty from subordinates.
• Techically strong knowledge of GAAP and SEC requirements, public company reporting and SOX compliance experience.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports and statements.
• Experience with managing inter/intracompany transactions and elimination entries.
• Proven ability and desire to work effectively, delivering accurate results under tight deadlines, in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience in government contracting industry preferred.