Director of Finance and Accounting
IDIQ · Temecula, CA · 4 wk ago
RemoteRemoteMarketing$170k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use for each heading only if there is real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
First part: Intro about IDIQ, description of company, benefits, etc. That could be "About the role" or maybe "About the company". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content.
We have a job description: "The Director of Finance & Accounting provides leadership and ownership of all accounting, financial planning, and accounting operations." Then list responsibilities under headings: Accounting & Accounting Operations, Financial Controls & Risk Management, Financial Strategy Execution & Planning, Team Leadership & Organizational Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Additional Responsibilities.
We need to put these under a
for each heading only if there is real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
First part: Intro about IDIQ, description of company, benefits, etc. That could be "About the role" or maybe "About the company". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content.
We have a job description: "The Director of Finance & Accounting provides leadership and ownership of all accounting, financial planning, and accounting operations." Then list responsibilities under headings: Accounting & Accounting Operations, Financial Controls & Risk Management, Financial Strategy Execution & Planning, Team Leadership & Organizational Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Additional Responsibilities.
We need to put these under a Responsibilities
with - items.
Qualifications: list of qualifications bullet points.
Skills: maybe separate? The qualifications list includes skills like Excel, communication, etc. Could put under Skills.
But we have also "Additional Information" with Position Details: full-time, salaried, location, pay range, benefits and perks. So we need Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections.
Schedule: we have "full-time, salaried position (40+ hours/week)". That's schedule info.
Pay: "$170,000 to $200,000 annually" plus discretionary bonus.
Benefits: list medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, holidays, unlimited DTO, 401k match.
We also have earlier mention of benefits: "We offer generous benefits such as paid time off, health insurance, and employer-matched 401(K) contributions." But we will use the detailed list.
We must not repeat content; but we can combine.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, Privacy Notice, Supervisory, Business Office Environment, Physical Requirements etc. Those are boilerplate; remove.
Also remove duplicated lines (the Benefits and Perks appears twice). Keep one.
Also remove "Additional Information Position Details:" etc but keep the substantive info.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... company description and role overview ...
But we need to ensure we don't invent content. Use the introductory paragraphs about IDIQ and the role.
Intro: "IDIQ is an award-winning company looking for talented individuals to join the team. We are passionate about fostering your unique skills, supporting your career goals and creating an exceptional work environment while providing outstanding solutions that our members trust. IDIQ® is recognized as one of the fastest-growing industry leaders in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring. The IDIQ flagship brand is IdentityIQ®, offering real-time fraud alerts and credit report information to not only protect but also educate consumers. Popular IDIQ brands also include MyScoreIQ® for financial health and protection; Credit & Debt®, a credit and debt education-based membership platform; and IDIQ® Pre-Paid Legal Services℠, a leading provider of voluntary employee benefits. As one of the fastest growing companies in the United States with consecutive spots on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, we provide award-winning services and a positive work environment. We offer generous benefits such as paid time off, health insurance, and employer-matched 401(K) contributions. If you are looking to join a growing company and work among talented peers, we encourage you to apply today!"
Then job description: "The Director of Finance & Accounting provides leadership and ownership of all accounting, financial planning, and accounting operations. The Director is responsible for managing the accounting function, executing the company's financial strategy, and developing the finance and accounting function."
We could combine that into About the role paragraph.
Now Responsibilities: list each bullet.
We need to extract bullet points from the sections.
From Accounting & Accounting Operations:
- Develop, document, and implement comprehensive accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in accordance with GAAP and all applicable regulations
- Drive the close process; ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash functions, and own cash forecasting, liquidity, and treasury management
- Coordinate with external auditors on annual audits; oversee internal audit programs and ensure remediation of identified findings and recommendations
- Lead accounting function improvements, including process optimization, automation, and system enhancements
- Ensure compliance with governmental financial and tax regulations; support and drive tax strategy initiatives and coordinate with external tax advisors
Financial Controls & Risk Management:
- Implement and maintain a comprehensive system of internal controls designed to prevent and detect fraud and ensure accuracy of financial records
- Assess emerging financial and operational risks; recommend and implement mitigation strategies
Financial Strategy Execution & Planning:
- Lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A) activities, including budgeting, scenario modeling, and variance analysis; provide analytical support to inform executive decision-making and capital allocation
- Manage board and lender financial reporting
- Serve as a strategic business partner to operational leaders, providing financial insights and analysis to support key business decisions
- Evaluate capital management opportunities, working capital optimization, and cost-reduction initiatives
- Partner with leadership on long-range planning, financing activities, investor relations, and pricing strategies
Team Leadership & Organizational Development:
- Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing finance and accounting team; establish accountability, develop talent, and create a culture of continuous improvement and excellence
- Foster collaboration across the finance function and with other departments
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Manage relationships with external auditors, lenders, and other external financial stakeholders; serve as primary operational contact for audit, tax, and compliance matters
- Respond to financial information requests from internal and external stakeholders with accurate, timely analysis and recommendations
- Support management and board committees with requested financial analysis, reporting, and presentations
Additional Responsibilities:
- Able to handle and maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive consumer information in compliance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations
- Must follow all company policies and procedures regarding data privacy and protection and data loss prevention
- Performs other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time
Note there is duplicate line about confidentiality; we can keep one.
Now Qualifications: list bullet points.
From Qualifications section:
- 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, 5+ years of direct responsibility for accounting operations, financial reporting, and general ledger management
- Hands-on with an owner mentality, and ability to thrive in structured and unstructured scenarios
- Experience managing accounting close processes, financial statement preparation, GAAP compliance, and external reporting
- Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and modeling
- Strong experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and accounting software
- Strong knowledge of internal controls (COSO framework) and audit best practices and familiarity with SOX compliance and requirements for larger organizations
- Experience managing accounting and finance teams and developing talent
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools; fluency with Microsoft Office suite
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain concepts simply yet clearly
- Experience in process mapping, redesign, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Ability to work effectively with external auditors and manage audit engagements
- Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and control
Now Skills: Could separate some of these like Excel, communication, etc. But we could also put them under Qualifications. However instruction includes Skills heading; we need to include only if there is real specific content. We could extract skills like "Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools; fluency with Microsoft Office suite", "Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain concepts simply yet clearly", "Experience in process mapping, redesign, and continuous improvement methodologies", "Ability to work effectively with external auditors and manage audit engagements". But those are already in qualifications. Might be better to put them under Skills and keep Qualifications more about experience. But we risk duplicating. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we split, we must ensure we don't lose any info. Could keep Qualifications as experience requirements, and Skills as specific competencies.
Let's decide: Qualifications: experience years, managing close processes, ERP, internal controls, managing teams, etc. Skills: Excel, communication, process mapping, external auditor interaction, attention to detail.
But we need to ensure we don't miss any. Let's list qualifications bullets as above; then skills bullets as subset.
But we risk duplication if we include same bullet in both sections. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; duplication is okay? It says remove duplicated lines. So we should avoid duplicating the same line. So we need to split content without duplication.
Thus we need to partition the qualification list into two groups: experience/requirements vs skills.
Let's categorize:
Experience/Requirements (Qualifications):
- 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, 5+ years of direct responsibility for accounting operations, financial reporting, and general ledger management
- Hands-on with an owner mentality, and ability to thrive in structured and unstructured scenarios
- Experience managing accounting close processes, financial statement preparation, GAAP compliance, and external reporting
- Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and modeling
- Strong experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and accounting software
- Strong knowledge of internal controls (COSO framework) and audit best practices and familiarity with SOX compliance and requirements for larger organizations
- Experience managing accounting and finance teams and developing talent
Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools; fluency with Microsoft Office suite
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain concepts simply yet clearly
- Experience in process mapping, redesign, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Ability to work effectively with external auditors and manage audit engagements
- Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and control
Check if any missing: The qualifications also included "Experience managing accounting and finance teams and developing talent" (we put in Qualifications). Good.
Now Benefits: list.
From Benefits and Perks:
- Medical: 100% of base benefits for employees and 50% for dependents
- Dental: 50% for base benefits for employees and dependents (note typo "50% for of base benefits" but we keep as given)
- Vision: 50% for base benefits for employees and dependents
- $25,000 company-paid life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 11 paid holidays
- Unlimited Discretionary Time off (DTO)
- 401k program with employer match
Also earlier mention: paid time off, health insurance, employer-matched 401(K) contributions but we have those.
Now Pay: "$170,000 to $200,000 annually. This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus."
Schedule: "full-time, salaried position (40+ hours/week)."
Location: Temecula, CA (maybe not needed but could be part of About the role? Not a heading. Could include in About the role paragraph.)
We must not include headings for location unless under a specific heading like "Location" not in list. So we can embed location in About the role paragraph.
Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate: Remove EEO, Privacy Notice, Supervisory, Business Office Environment, Physical Requirements, etc.
Now produce HTML.
We'll start with About the role
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Then Responsibilities
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Then Qualifications
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Then Skills
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Then Benefits
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Then Pay
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Then Schedule
About the role
... company description and role overview ...
But we need to ensure we don't invent content. Use the introductory paragraphs about IDIQ and the role. Intro: "IDIQ is an award-winning company looking for talented individuals to join the team. We are passionate about fostering your unique skills, supporting your career goals and creating an exceptional work environment while providing outstanding solutions that our members trust. IDIQ® is recognized as one of the fastest-growing industry leaders in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring. The IDIQ flagship brand is IdentityIQ®, offering real-time fraud alerts and credit report information to not only protect but also educate consumers. Popular IDIQ brands also include MyScoreIQ® for financial health and protection; Credit & Debt®, a credit and debt education-based membership platform; and IDIQ® Pre-Paid Legal Services℠, a leading provider of voluntary employee benefits. As one of the fastest growing companies in the United States with consecutive spots on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, we provide award-winning services and a positive work environment. We offer generous benefits such as paid time off, health insurance, and employer-matched 401(K) contributions. If you are looking to join a growing company and work among talented peers, we encourage you to apply today!" Then job description: "The Director of Finance & Accounting provides leadership and ownership of all accounting, financial planning, and accounting operations. The Director is responsible for managing the accounting function, executing the company's financial strategy, and developing the finance and accounting function." We could combine that into About the role paragraph. Now Responsibilities: list each bullet. We need to extract bullet points from the sections. From Accounting & Accounting Operations: - Develop, document, and implement comprehensive accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in accordance with GAAP and all applicable regulations - Drive the close process; ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements - Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash functions, and own cash forecasting, liquidity, and treasury management - Coordinate with external auditors on annual audits; oversee internal audit programs and ensure remediation of identified findings and recommendations - Lead accounting function improvements, including process optimization, automation, and system enhancements - Ensure compliance with governmental financial and tax regulations; support and drive tax strategy initiatives and coordinate with external tax advisors Financial Controls & Risk Management: - Implement and maintain a comprehensive system of internal controls designed to prevent and detect fraud and ensure accuracy of financial records - Assess emerging financial and operational risks; recommend and implement mitigation strategies Financial Strategy Execution & Planning: - Lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A) activities, including budgeting, scenario modeling, and variance analysis; provide analytical support to inform executive decision-making and capital allocation - Manage board and lender financial reporting - Serve as a strategic business partner to operational leaders, providing financial insights and analysis to support key business decisions - Evaluate capital management opportunities, working capital optimization, and cost-reduction initiatives - Partner with leadership on long-range planning, financing activities, investor relations, and pricing strategies Team Leadership & Organizational Development: - Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing finance and accounting team; establish accountability, develop talent, and create a culture of continuous improvement and excellence - Foster collaboration across the finance function and with other departments Stakeholder Engagement: - Manage relationships with external auditors, lenders, and other external financial stakeholders; serve as primary operational contact for audit, tax, and compliance matters - Respond to financial information requests from internal and external stakeholders with accurate, timely analysis and recommendations - Support management and board committees with requested financial analysis, reporting, and presentations Additional Responsibilities: - Able to handle and maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive consumer information in compliance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations - Must follow all company policies and procedures regarding data privacy and protection and data loss prevention - Performs other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time Note there is duplicate line about confidentiality; we can keep one. Now Qualifications: list bullet points. From Qualifications section: - 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, 5+ years of direct responsibility for accounting operations, financial reporting, and general ledger management - Hands-on with an owner mentality, and ability to thrive in structured and unstructured scenarios - Experience managing accounting close processes, financial statement preparation, GAAP compliance, and external reporting - Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and modeling - Strong experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and accounting software - Strong knowledge of internal controls (COSO framework) and audit best practices and familiarity with SOX compliance and requirements for larger organizations - Experience managing accounting and finance teams and developing talent - Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools; fluency with Microsoft Office suite - Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain concepts simply yet clearly - Experience in process mapping, redesign, and continuous improvement methodologies - Ability to work effectively with external auditors and manage audit engagements - Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and control Now Skills: Could separate some of these like Excel, communication, etc. But we could also put them under Qualifications. However instruction includes Skills heading; we need to include only if there is real specific content. We could extract skills like "Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools; fluency with Microsoft Office suite", "Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain concepts simply yet clearly", "Experience in process mapping, redesign, and continuous improvement methodologies", "Ability to work effectively with external auditors and manage audit engagements". But those are already in qualifications. Might be better to put them under Skills and keep Qualifications more about experience. But we risk duplicating. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we split, we must ensure we don't lose any info. Could keep Qualifications as experience requirements, and Skills as specific competencies. Let's decide: Qualifications: experience years, managing close processes, ERP, internal controls, managing teams, etc. Skills: Excel, communication, process mapping, external auditor interaction, attention to detail. But we need to ensure we don't miss any. Let's list qualifications bullets as above; then skills bullets as subset. But we risk duplication if we include same bullet in both sections. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; duplication is okay? It says remove duplicated lines. So we should avoid duplicating the same line. So we need to split content without duplication. Thus we need to partition the qualification list into two groups: experience/requirements vs skills. Let's categorize: Experience/Requirements (Qualifications): - 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, 5+ years of direct responsibility for accounting operations, financial reporting, and general ledger management - Hands-on with an owner mentality, and ability to thrive in structured and unstructured scenarios - Experience managing accounting close processes, financial statement preparation, GAAP compliance, and external reporting - Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and modeling - Strong experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and accounting software - Strong knowledge of internal controls (COSO framework) and audit best practices and familiarity with SOX compliance and requirements for larger organizations - Experience managing accounting and finance teams and developing talent Skills: - Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools; fluency with Microsoft Office suite - Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain concepts simply yet clearly - Experience in process mapping, redesign, and continuous improvement methodologies - Ability to work effectively with external auditors and manage audit engagements - Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and control Check if any missing: The qualifications also included "Experience managing accounting and finance teams and developing talent" (we put in Qualifications). Good. Now Benefits: list. From Benefits and Perks: - Medical: 100% of base benefits for employees and 50% for dependents - Dental: 50% for base benefits for employees and dependents (note typo "50% for of base benefits" but we keep as given) - Vision: 50% for base benefits for employees and dependents - $25,000 company-paid life insurance - Short-term disability - Long-term disability - 11 paid holidays - Unlimited Discretionary Time off (DTO) - 401k program with employer match Also earlier mention: paid time off, health insurance, employer-matched 401(K) contributions but we have those. Now Pay: "$170,000 to $200,000 annually. This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus." Schedule: "full-time, salaried position (40+ hours/week)." Location: Temecula, CA (maybe not needed but could be part of About the role? Not a heading. Could include in About the role paragraph.) We must not include headings for location unless under a specific heading like "Location" not in list. So we can embed location in About the role paragraph. Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate: Remove EEO, Privacy Notice, Supervisory, Business Office Environment, Physical Requirements, etc. Now produce HTML. We'll start withAbout the role
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ThenResponsibilities
- ...
Qualifications
- ...
Skills
- ...
Benefits
- ...
Pay
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Then