Director/Senior Director - Accounting Advisory, Office of the CFO

Role Overview

Depending on candidates experience and qualifications, this role could be filled at the Director or Senior Director level. This is a hybrid-based position ideally based in Chicago, New York City, or Atlanta though other locations may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex accounting and financial reporting support to clients in various industries.
• This can include understanding complex issues involving accounting and finance processes and technical accounting matters.
• Perform accounting research related to complex transactions and create written outputs summarizing the application of accounting standards and any appropriate SEC guidance to specified transactions, with recommendation of the appropriate accounting treatment.
• Senior Director candidates should be comfortable serving as a subject matter expert, leading clients through complex accounting issues, and driving consensus around appropriate conclusions.
• Optimize Financial reporting processes, operations and service delivery model while driving improvements and managing overall cost of financial reporting.
• Design external financial reporting focused reporting packages when appropriate.
• Contribute to client annual external financial statement audits by proactively anticipating and resolving technical accounting concerns.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial statements, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and, when applicable, SEC regulations.
• Interim Management: Fill an interim or surge resource need specifically in a leadership or executive role, including positions such as Chief Accounting Officer, Controller, Financial Reporting Director; provide solutions to leverage human capital and experience when appropriate.
• Perform and/or lead corporate financial reporting functions by overseeing the periodic financial close process, guiding team operations, and collaborating with key stakeholders.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited 4-year college / university, ideally with a major or concentration in accounting.
• CPA, or relevant other qualification, such as Chartered Accountant, or equivalent technical/ GAAP accounting expertise is required.
• 6+ years of experience related to financial reporting, financial statement auditing, and/or technical accounting.
• Proficient in periodic reporting processes, accurate and timely accounting trial balance conversion into financial statements, and financial statement analysis for anomalies.
• Able to identify and implement improved processes and internal controls around financial close, and related accounting processes that can impact financial reporting.
• Experience leading strategies to drive financial reporting improvements goals.
• A mix of Big Firm public accounting, firsthand client-side financial reporting, and client-facing accounting advisory consulting experience is preferred.
• Financial Systems ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday Financials) and general ledger experience is preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively up to 80%, as and when necessary for client engagements.

Qualifications

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Benefits

At Ankura, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range is between $85,000 to $200,000; this range is not a promise of a particular wage.

Schedule

Hybrid-based position ideally based in Chicago, New York City, or Atlanta though other locations may be considered.