Director of Accounting

The Director of Accounting is responsible for overseeing the organization's accounting operations, ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of financial results while maintaining a strong control environment.

Client Details

A fast-growing consumer goods organization specializing in beauty and personal care products

Description

• Financial Close & Reporting

  • Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, including the close calendar, assignments, reviews, issue resolution, and final deliverables.

  • Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and financial statement analyses to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.

  • Analyze balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow results to identify significant variances, trends, risks, and required adjustments.

  • Prepare and oversee internal and external financial reporting, lender schedules, management requests, and accounting commentary for executive leadership.

  • Maintain strong review procedures and accountability throughout the close and reporting process.

  General Ledger, Inventory & Balance Sheet Integrity

  • Maintain oversight of the general ledger and ensure assigned accounts are reconciled, supported, reviewed, and resolved within established timelines.

  • Oversee accounting for inventory, reserves, accruals, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, intercompany transactions, and other complex or judgment-based accounts.

  • Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance leadership to investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, costing issues, reserve requirements, and unusual transactions.

  • Establish and maintain accounting policies, documentation standards, review procedures, and approval thresholds for recurring and non-routine transactions.

  • Promote strong balance sheet discipline through timely reconciliation, investigation, and resolution of outstanding items.

  Controls, Compliance & Audit

  • Ensure accounting activities are performed in accordance with GAAP, internal policies, established controls, debt requirements, and applicable financial reporting standards.

  • Lead external audit preparation and coordination, including schedules, walkthroughs, documentation requests, issue resolution, and management responses.

  • Identify control deficiencies and process risks, establish corrective action plans, and monitor remediation through completion.

  • Strengthen accounting documentation, review procedures, and financial reporting controls to improve reliability and reduce risk.

  • Coordinate accounting support for tax, treasury, debt compliance, insurance, and other external reporting requirements.

  Accounting Operations & Working Capital

  • Establish service standards, approval controls, aging review procedures, escalation protocols, and performance measures for accounts receivable and accounts payable activities.

  • Monitor receivables, payables, cash activity, deductions, credit exposure, and other working-capital trends.

  • Ensure exceptions, aged balances, and outstanding items are investigated and resolved in a timely manner.

  • Establish clear responsibilities, workflows, and handoffs across general accounting, working-capital, and financial close activities.

  • Partner with Finance and operational teams to improve visibility into working-capital performance and accounting-related business risks.

  Team Leadership, Systems & Process Improvement

  • Lead, coach, and develop accounting professionals while establishing clear priorities, workload expectations, quality standards, and individual accountability.

  • Build effective operating routines, review requirements, cross-training programs, succession coverage, and technical development across the accounting function.

  • Promote a culture of ownership, accuracy, collaboration, continuous improvement, and timely execution.

  • Lead or support ERP enhancements, system implementations, master data improvements, new business initiatives, and special accounting projects.

  • Standardize and streamline close, reconciliation, reporting, and data processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and visibility.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• CPA, CMA, or similar professional certification.
• Public accounting experience, preferably with a large national or international accounting firm
• Experience supporting consumer products, manufacturing, retail, distribution, or other product-based organizations.
• Exposure to ERP implementations, finance transformation programs, or large-scale process improvements.
• Experience working within private equity-backed, high-growth, or rapidly evolving businesses.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial close, reporting, controls, and accounting operations.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial statements, account reconciliations, and audit requirements.
• Experience with inventory accounting in manufacturing, consumer products, retail, distribution, or other inventory-intensive environments.
• Proven ability to lead and develop accounting teams.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Job Offer

• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus opportunities.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution or match.

• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and company holidays.

• Flexible and remote work opportunities, depending on business needs.

• Paid parental and family leave.

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