Overview In this role you will lead the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close for a major business division, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. You will partner with cross-functional finance, operations, and leadership to support organizational goals and drive financial discipline. You'll strengthen internal controls, GAAP and SOX compliance, and support audits with senior leadership. You will build and develop a high-performing team, identify automation opportunities, and continuously improve the close process to increase efficiency and reliability. This is an impact-driven position at a public company, offering scope to shape accounting practices and stakeholder relationships.
Responsibilities- Lead the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process for a significant business division
- Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting activities
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX requirements, and internal controls
- Serve as a key partner during internal and external audits
- Manage and develop a team including direct reports and shared services resources
- Drive accountability, process discipline, and continuous improvement across the accounting function
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve close cycle efficiency/accuracy
- Partner cross-functionally with finance, operations, and business leaders to support organizational goals
- Own area of responsibility and proactively drive issue resolution
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA required
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Public company accounting experience
- Big 4 public accounting experience preferred, ideally 5+ years
- Experience leading monthly close processes and managing accounting teams
- Strong understanding of GAAP, SOX compliance, internal controls, and financial reporting
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Proven ability to improve processes, streamline workflows, and leverage technology to increase efficiency
- SAP experience preferred; strong ERP expertise may be considered
- analytical
- strong communication
- organizational skills
- GAAP
- SOX compliance
- internal controls
