Senior Director, Accounting

RG Search
  • Austin, Texas
  • Autofill and Review
30+ days ago

Job Description

Company: Healthcare / ManufacturingLocation: AustinSize: $600M business unit (35%+ EBITDA, 65% gross margins)Reports: 4 direct, 35-person accounting groupThe Opportunity: Transform the accounting leadership of this high-growth company that has out-maneuvered larger companies to become a leader in its category space.
  • Huge opportunity to drive change and impact results. 
  • Great exposure to operations.
The Senior Director, Accounting will serve as a key strategic leader within the Finance Function, responsible for all aspects of Accounting Operations, General Ledger Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting and Financial Reporting.
  • Act as Senior Accounting Leader in North America, responsible for the Leadership and Development of 40+ Accounting and Finance professionals. 
  • Serve on Regional and Global Leadership teams, developing and implementing strategic roadmap centering around people, process and technologies
  • Responsibility for the timely and accurate production of all accounting records, results, financial statements and other financial reporting (IFRS)
  • Developing, maintaining and overseeing an effective system of accounting systems, policies, procedures and controls to maintain compliance
  • Oversight of all Accounting Systems, General Ledger and Fixed Asset Accounting
  • Oversight and management of all internal and external financial audits.
  • Developing and maintaining a culture of continuous improvement of People, Process and Technology striving for efficiency and effectiveness
  • Develop and maintain Accounts Receivable function, with a focus on limiting risk and maximizing collections
  • Leadership of the Accounts Payable organization, with a focus on timely and accurate payments, accruals and compliance, while designing systems and processes designed to prevent and mitigate any fraud. 
  • Management and oversight of all key Finance Applications within scope of assignment, including but not limited to ERP’s (SAP, Oracle, etc), AP and AR automation
  • Development of people within organization, with a focus on enablement, empowerment and progression across all direct and indirect reports.
  • Prepare and manage departmental budgets for all assigned cost centers.
  • Support M&A (Buy & Sell side) activities
Competencies Required:
  • Self-starter, demonstrates initiative and ability to lead through change and complexity
  • Ability to interact with all levels within the organization, with an emphasis on executive level presentations 
  • Excellent skills in oral and written communication
  • Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
  • Detailed oriented, organized and has strong ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize to meet tight deadlines
  • Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
  • Must be capable of working both independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team
Education:  Bachelor's Degree or higher Accounting or Finance, MBA preferredPreferred Work Experience
  • 10+ Years Progressively responsible accounting experience (some in manufacturing)
  • 4+ Years Public accounting experience, Big 4 a plus
  • 2+ Years Supervisory experience in accounting

Numbers & Facts

LocationAustin, Texas

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Policiesunmatched
  • Accounting Softwareunmatched
  • Accounts Payableunmatched
  • Accounts Receivableunmatched
  • Accounts Receivable Managementunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • External Auditunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Finance Softwareunmatched
  • Financial Auditunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Financial Statementsunmatched
  • Fixed Asset Managementunmatched
  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Gross Marginunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Internal Auditunmatched
  • International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)unmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Mergers and Acquisitionsunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Options Analysisunmatched
  • Oracleunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Public Accountingunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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