Record to Report – Director – Accounting

Record to Report – Director – Accounting

Requirements

• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of 7+ years of people management experience with a proven record of successfully leading and coaching as well as driving process improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.

Responsibilities

• Accounting and process leadership related to RTR Accounting operations and the reporting of financial results of the Company.
• Ensure that monthly accounting close deadlines are met consistently and that financial results accurately reflect any changes in operations. Communicate financial results with key internal customer groups.
• Ensure that appropriate judgement is applied in developing accounting estimates and accruals.
• Maintain accounting practices that are in compliance with established accounting policies, GAAP and IFRS requirements.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place and operating effectively in accordance with SOX and industry best practices.
• Key leadership role in implementation of new/modified accounting policies to ensure they are efficient and effective for accounting processes and operational/transaction processing. Communicating rationale and impact to affected internal customers.
• Effective partnering with operational teams to understand business, system or process changes that will affect financial results or internal controls. Participate in cross-functional and company-wide initiatives to ensure accounting requirements and financial impacts are identified.
• Hire, coach, train and lead a high caliber and diverse team of professional accountants and accounting management.
• Lead efforts to ensure the workplace environment supports a highly motivated and effective workforce focused on continuous improvement and best practices.
• Develop department budget and staffing plans and quarterly / annual objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Shared Service Center experience.
• Public accounting or public company experience.
• CPA or Chartered Accountant.
• Communications, technology, or retail industry experience.
• Possess a strong understanding of accounting theory, current accounting issues, accounting systems, and internal controls.
• Demonstrated ability to make fact-based decisions, and recommendations.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities while meeting set deadlines for team deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt and excel in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Effectively collaborates and communicates with all levels of organization and cross-functional business partners.
• Experience in successful partnership and negotiations with systems teams on delivering system solutions and reporting enhancements.
• Experience with ERP systems and related reporting tools (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Blackline).
• Understanding of large-scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g., PowerBI, SQL, Alteryx).