Job Title: Senior Director, Technical Accounting & Reporting
Department: Finance
Reports To: Chief Accounting Officer
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Summary
The Senior Director, Technical Accounting & Reporting is a critical leadership role within the Finance organization, responsible for building and leading a best-in-class technical accounting and reporting function. This role will serve as the enterprise subject matter expert on U.S. GAAP and local reporting standards, regulatory reporting requirements, bond and lender reporting requirements, and complex accounting matters, and will be responsible for driving the Company to the highest reporting, governance, and compliance standards.
This leader will partner closely with executive leadership, accounting and reporting teams, business unit finance teams, legal, internal audit, and external auditors to ensure high-quality, timely, and compliant financial reporting. The role requires a strategic mindset, strong operational execution, and the ability to scale processes, controls, and teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Accounting & Policy Leadership
- Serve as the Company’s primary technical accounting authority, providing guidance on complex and non-routine transactions, including revenue recognition, leases, business combinations (as well as related integration of accounting and reporting teams and systems), equity transactions, and insurance-related accounting.
- Lead the continued development and preparation of a global accounting policy library in alignment with U.S. GAAP and, where applicable, IFRS or local GAAP. Facilitate implementation where and as needed, as well as own governance of the global accounting policy framework.
- Prepare or oversee the preparation and review of technical accounting memos supporting significant transactions and positions.
- Proactively monitor emerging accounting standards and regulatory developments, partnering with the External Reporting team; assess impact and lead enterprise-wide implementation efforts.
Financial Reporting & Close Optimization
- Partner with the External Reporting team to identify improvements in financial reporting processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of consolidated financial statements consistent with public company standards and best practices.
- Drive enhancements to the monthly and quarterly close processes, reducing cycle time while improving quality and control.
- Lead global standardization of accounting processes and reporting practices across regions and business units.
Internal Controls & SOX-like Compliance
- Partner with Internal Audit to design, implement, and enhance internal control frameworks to support SOX level compliance within the corporate accounting and financial reporting spaces. This includes identification of control gaps and driving remediation efforts.
- Strengthen documentation of key controls, processes, and procedures within the technical accounting and financial reporting areas, ensuring audit readiness at all times.
Process Improvement & Transformation
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline accounting and reporting processes, leveraging systems and technology.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve data integrity, reporting efficiency, and scalability.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Global Oversight & Risk Management
- Conduct periodic reviews of regional accounting teams, focusing on balance sheet integrity, complex estimates, and high-risk areas.
- Provide oversight and governance of consolidation and reporting related topics including intercompany accounting, eliminations, and equity structures; lead cleanup and simplification initiatives.
- Identify and monitor high-risk accounting areas, ensuring appropriate controls and executive visibility.
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights on accounting implications of strategic initiatives, including target acquisitions and customer contract negotiations. Proactively bring alternatives and solutions to senior leadership to accomplish organizational objectives while ensuring reporting compliance.
- Collaborate effectively across Finance, Legal, Tax, Treasury, and Operations to align on financial reporting outcomes.
- Interface directly with external auditors, regulators, and advisors.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
- MAC, MBA or advanced degree preferred
- 10–15+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including significant public company accounting experience (Big 4 and /or current public company reporting position strongly preferred)
- Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP and IFRS; knowledge of SEC rules and regulations a plus
- Proven experience with complex accounting areas such as revenue recognition, leases, business combinations, insurance and equity accounting
- Experience designing and implementing SOX-compliant control environments
- Strong systems experience (e.g., ERP platforms, consolidation tools such as Hyperion, OneStream, or similar)
- Advanced proficiency in AI, Microsoft Excel and other financial reporting tools
Leadership Competencies & Attributes
- Strategic thinker with the ability to operate both at a macro level and in the details; ability to align with organizational goals while ensuring compliance with accounting rules, controls and regulations
- Executive presence with strong communication and influencing skills
- Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and drive change in a high-growth environment
- High degree of integrity, professionalism, and accountability
- Strong project management skills with a track record of delivering complex initiatives managing resources outside of direct team
- Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and influence without authority
- Results-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement and scalability
Additional Requirements
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally should the need arise
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with discretion
