Job summary
The Associate Director of Accounting is responsible for the most complex areas of accounting.This position requires a strong understanding and application of technical accounting, controls, systems and processes.The individual will oversee complicated projects that span multiple accounting areas and will be the primary resource in responding to the most complex accounting matters.
Job seniority: mid-to-senior level
Responsibilities
• Provides accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and financial reviews ensuring accuracy and timeliness.• Resolves non-routine accounting concerns for accounting managers and the accounting staff and other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy, applying observations and recommendations to operational issues, and ensuring compliance with GAAP.• Confirms financial status by coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data.• Ensures an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.• Executes entity level controls to ensure the financial statements are complete and accurate through senior level analysis.• Works within finance and other departments to compare results to budget and forecast and to work closely to improve budgeting and forecasting for both routine and ad hoc accounting matters.• Assess and identify the need for process improvements of both a manual and system nature.• Oversees accounting projects that impact multiple areas of accounting, finance and the business.• Ensures an appropriate team is assigned to the projects, overcomes challenges to the projects or escalates to the CAO and Senior Director of Accounting and Accounting Policy, reports regularly on project status and needs and delivers project results.• Will be the point person to ensure the correct application of accounting, reporting, design and operation of controls, integration of companies processes or systems, risk is appropriately reduced and communications on a cross-functional basis are occurring.
Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required.• Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.• CPA preferred.• 7-10 years of previous accounting experience.• 4 years of leadership experience.• 2 years of experience working on accounting projects.• Requires strong interpersonal communication skills.• Proven ability to relay complicated information in a simple manner.• Previous project management experience.• Strong verbal and written communication skills.• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required.• Strong attention to detail.• Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices.• Strong understanding of COSO.
