Senior Director, Accounting

RG Search
  • Austin, Texas
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Company: Healthcare / Manufacturing
    Location: Austin
    Size: $600M business unit (35%+ EBITDA, 65% gross margins)
    Reports: 4 direct, 35-person accounting group

    The 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 preferred

    Preferred 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
    Websitehttp://www.rgsearch.com

    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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