Director of Accounting

Director of Accounting

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA preferred
• Public accounting preferred
• 8 to 12 years of progressive accounting experience including previous experience as a controller
• 3+ years of SEC reporting experience

Responsibilities

• Own general accounting processes, including, but not limited to: month, quarter and year end activities, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and maintenance of the general ledger’s chart of accounts.
• Own monthly financial statement preparation and review, budget and variance analysis.
• Own tax and other external compliance activities.
• Coordinate and participate in the preparation of quarterly report filings (Form 10-Qs), annual reports (Form 10-K) and current reports (Form 8-K).
• Manage recordkeeping and reporting of all equity-based transactions.
• Regularly collaborate with both internal (team members across the organization) and external parties (outside counsel, external auditors, tax and other professional service providers) towards: the collection of input information including the preparation of support files and documentation required for the above referenced reports; the coordination and review of report draft versions; determine appropriate required disclosures (including the completion of relevant disclosure checklists and reporting questionnaires).
• Monitor the development and applicability of emerging accounting and reporting guidelines being issued by the SEC, FASB (US GAAP), PCAOB, and other applicable regulatory agencies.
• Coordinate the introduction, documentation, and implementation of accounting and finance policies.
• Coordinate and participate in the implementation of internal controls and SOX compliance guidelines.
• Manage finance team.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as requested.

Preferred Qualifications

• Combination of private industry and public accounting experience is preferred
• Advanced technical accounting knowledge coupled with exceptional planning and organizational skills
• Prior experience in the design, documentation, and implementation of SOX-compliant policies and procedures
• Preferred experience with the following systems: Shareworks, Quickbooks, bill.com, Vena
• Advanced user of MS Office Suite, including MS Excel and Word