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