Senior Director, Global Accounting Services

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and direct all aspects of Vertex’s global accounts payable, payroll, stock administration, and tax mobility teams
• Effectively manage and develop the global shared services team that meets increasing needs and requirements across the business and helps drive the overall organization forward
• Plan and execute for impacts to accounting processes and systems driven by Vertex growth from new product introductions, global expansion activities, and business development.
• Drive the adoption of common processes and standards across the company and in partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Identifies ways to scale the operation while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting shared services function, with a focus on automation
• Develop and monitor metrics and key performance indicators that drive best practices
• Maintain and develop a strong framework of controls in line with Sarbanes Oxley guidance and other International requirements
• Work closely and communicate effectively with corporate partners in Sourcing, Procurement Operations, Corporate Finance, Treasury, and IT to ensure that corporate information and support needs are consistently met.

Qualification & Requirements

Knowledge And Skills

• Excellent leadership and team management skills
• Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate cross functionally
• Previous leadership role of significant accounting operations team on a global scale
• Finance process excellence or Six-Sigma experience a significant plus.
• Experience in a publicly traded large biotechnology/pharmaceutical company preferred
• Large ($1B+) multinational industry experience preferred
• ERP/Accounting system experience, Oracle expertise a big plus

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting required
• Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of progressive, relevant accounting shared services leadership experience, including the management of teams that are geographically dispersed

Benefits

• Insurance, Health & Wellness
• Financial & Retirement
• Family & Parenting
• Vacation & Time Off
• Other Perks & Benefits…