Senior Director Accounting- Shared Services

Key Responsibilities

Shared Services Leadership

• Lead end-to-end shared services accounting operations, including:
  • General Ledger
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable / Cash Application
  • Fixed Assets
  • Intercompany accounting and eliminations
  • Treasury
  • Month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close
• Establish and continuously improve standardized accounting processes across all entities.
• Drive service level agreements (SLAs), KPIs, and performance metrics for shared services delivery.
• Build a scalable operating model to support growth, M&A, and organizational complexity.

Financial Close & Reporting

• Own the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the consolidated close process.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS
• Partner with FP&A to ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and management reporting.

Controls, Compliance & Audit

• Design, implement, and maintain strong internal controls
• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors and internal audit.
• Ensure consistent application and documentation of the accounting policy across the organization.
• Proactively identify and remediate control gaps and process risks.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Lead accounting transformation initiatives, including:
  • ERP optimization and implementations
  • Automation (RPA, workflow tools, close acceleration)
  • Master data governance
• Eliminate manual work, reduce close cycle time, and improve data quality.
• Champion best practices in shared services and continuous improvement.

People Leadership

• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing accounting shared services team.
• Develop clear career paths, succession planning, and talent development programs.
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and service orientation.

Business Partnership

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on accounting impacts of strategic initiatives.
• Maintain strong relationships with banking partners, including coordination on account management, compliance requirements, financing arrangements, and information requests.
• Support M&A activity, including integration of acquired entities into shared services.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align accounting operations with business needs.

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required (or strongly preferred).
• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including senior leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading accounting shared services in a complex, multi-entity environment.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and U.S. GAAP
• Proven success driving large-scale process improvement and transformation initiatives.
• Experience with major ERP systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday).
• Prior experience supporting M&A and integration activities is a plus.

Benefits

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