Chief Accounting Officer

Responsibilities:

Operations:

• Hands on leadership to drive transformational change in the Controllership group in the short to medium term
• Propose and implement department structure and responsibilities as the business scales over time.
• Oversight of shared service accounting for certain majority owned subsidiaries
• Manage the integration of newly acquired companies and adoption of Company accounting policies
• Sponsorship of finance transformation projects related to Controllership

Internal Controls

• Manage Controllership function that record transactions, maintain books and records to produce financial results at the operating level
• Develop and manage accounting policies, procedures, and controls; work with Technical Accounting to oversee compliance with accounting policies and procedures
• Continuously improve internal controls, accounting guidelines, chart of account infrastructure and financial reporting to efficiently support business scale and activities
• Build out a comprehensive internal control environment for eventual compliance with SOX

Financial Reporting:

• Define, initiate, and execute month-end, quarter-end and year-end accounting close process supporting the preparation of financial reporting packages and financial statements in compliance with company guidelines and US GAAP; involve Technical Accounting as appropriate
• Deliver transaction processing activities in a timely and efficient manner and provide financial information relating to business performance to support the business
• Present regular financial results to key internal and external stakeholders
• Develop reports and discuss financial statements at legal entity and consolidated entity levels in accordance with specifications for reporting at that level

Audit

• Act as a key liaison with external auditors; manage the quarterly reviews and annual audit cadence
• Engage auditors as appropriate with material acquisitions, customer contracts or non-routine transactions

FP&A

• Work with the Financial Planning & Analysis Director to prepare the Company’s annual operating budget; including ongoing actual to budget comparisons and variance analysis
• Analyze, provide guidance, and communicate the budget and forecast at a consolidated level to the CFO, CEO and the Board of Directors with the partnership of FP&A
• Work with FP&A and Technical Accounting to draft scripts for the earnings calls and Investor Presentations
• Work with FP&A and Technical Accounting to develop pro forma reporting for acquisition activity as required for external reporting

Tax

• Manage and comply with local, state, provincial and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings; manage compliance, audits, and disputes
• As the business scales, build out internal tax function that complements and supports external resources
• Work with legal and HR to address national and global growth ambitions in a tax efficient manner

Qualifications:

Leadership / Interpersonal:

• Strong ability to cope with complexity and change; hands on, proactive leader
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and able to apply critical decision making with shifting priorities
• Effectively leads change at a fast-paced and focuses on delivering results
• Detail and process-oriented; good understanding of business and financial issues
• Solid project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to quickly grasp new concepts
• Builds a culture of growth and acceptance

Functional:

• Recent experience with accounting management in a public company environment is a must
• Prior experience supporting IPO / public offering, mergers and acquisitions process or other financial transactions is a plus
• Strong industry knowledge is a plus, but not required

Technical:

• Strong accounting background with thorough knowledge of current U.S. GAAP required
• Experience with ERP Systems, such as NetSuite, is a strong plus
• Knowledge of spreadsheets and reporting tools
• Advanced excel and MS Office skills required

Education / Experience:

• 15+ years of general accounting experience ideally with both Big Four or public accounting experience; at least 5 years as a Manager, Director or Controller
• US CPA license required

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance