Director of Accounting

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  Financial Close & Reporting
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    Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, including the close calendar, assignments, reviews, issue resolution, and final deliverables.
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    Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and financial statement analyses to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
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    Analyze balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow results to identify significant variances, trends, risks, and required adjustments.
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    Prepare and oversee internal and external financial reporting, lender schedules, management requests, and accounting commentary for executive leadership.
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    Maintain strong review procedures and accountability throughout the close and reporting process.

  
  
  General Ledger, Inventory & Balance Sheet Integrity

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    Maintain oversight of the general ledger and ensure assigned accounts are reconciled, supported, reviewed, and resolved within established timelines.
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    Oversee accounting for inventory, reserves, accruals, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, intercompany transactions, and other complex or judgment-based accounts.
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    Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance leadership to investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, costing issues, reserve requirements, and unusual transactions.
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    Establish and maintain accounting policies, documentation standards, review procedures, and approval thresholds for recurring and non-routine transactions.
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    Promote strong balance sheet discipline through timely reconciliation, investigation, and resolution of outstanding items.

  
  
  Controls, Compliance & Audit

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    Ensure accounting activities are performed in accordance with GAAP, internal policies, established controls, debt requirements, and applicable financial reporting standards.
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    Lead external audit preparation and coordination, including schedules, walkthroughs, documentation requests, issue resolution, and management responses.
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    Identify control deficiencies and process risks, establish corrective action plans, and monitor remediation through completion.
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    Strengthen accounting documentation, review procedures, and financial reporting controls to improve reliability and reduce risk.
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    Coordinate accounting support for tax, treasury, debt compliance, insurance, and other external reporting requirements.

  
  
  Accounting Operations & Working Capital

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    Establish service standards, approval controls, aging review procedures, escalation protocols, and performance measures for accounts receivable and accounts payable activities.
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    Monitor receivables, payables, cash activity, deductions, credit exposure, and other working-capital trends.
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    Ensure exceptions, aged balances, and outstanding items are investigated and resolved in a timely manner.
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    Establish clear responsibilities, workflows, and handoffs across general accounting, working-capital, and financial close activities.
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    Partner with Finance and operational teams to improve visibility into working-capital performance and accounting-related business risks.

  
  
  Team Leadership, Systems & Process Improvement

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    Lead, coach, and develop accounting professionals while establishing clear priorities, workload expectations, quality standards, and individual accountability.
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    Build effective operating routines, review requirements, cross-training programs, succession coverage, and technical development across the accounting function.
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    Promote a culture of ownership, accuracy, collaboration, continuous improvement, and timely execution.
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    Lead or support ERP enhancements, system implementations, master data improvements, new business initiatives, and special accounting projects.
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    Standardize and streamline close, reconciliation, reporting, and data processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and visibility.

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