Director, Technical Accounting (Remote)

About the role

Step Up For Students empowers families to pursue and engage in the most appropriate learning options for their children. We unite communities to provide scholarships that open doors to a stronger future.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the generation and review of reconciliations across all areas of the balance sheet and income statement.
• Ensures that company financial records are maintained in compliance with company policies and US GAAP.
• Reviews monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure within compliance.
• Accountable for ensuring that policies and procedures are in place to provide reasonable assurance that the company assets are protected.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Helps to plan, organize and coordinate the year-end close process with external auditors, including the state auditor general audit.
• Hires, trains and retains competent accounting staff while leveraging strengths.
• Clears roles and responsibilities to develop and implement training programs in order to maximize and reach optimal individual and organizational goals.
• Maintains job results of the accounting staff by coaching, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results while providing mentoring and counseling to staff.
• Serves as a key advisor on accounting policy, financial reporting, and internal control matters.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success and a proven track record in professional/life experience in specific job functions, projects, or industries.
• 10 years or more of experience and a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Experience with ERP systems to include implementations.

Skills

• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to effectively partner with senior executives and stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• High level of technical skills and the ability to understand how investments in technology benefit the accounting function and the business.
• Knowledge of risk management able to understand the key risk to the organization.
• Proven skills in adding value to the accounting department and the organization.
• Ability to ensure successful completion of the company’s tax filings.
• Ability to demonstrate active listening skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a great degree of innovation, self-direction and good judgment/problem solving skills when making decisions.

Benefits

Step Up For Students offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus HSA, FSA, and Lifestyle Spending Accounts. We also offer a competitive 401(k) with company match to help you plan for the future.

Pay

Remote (United States)

Schedule

Flexible work schedule available.