SPG Director of Accounting

Key Responsibilities

• Transactional Accounting Oversight: Oversee day-to-day transactional accounting operations (accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue and cost recognition, etc.) for legacy entities operating on multiple, non-centralized systems. Ensure transactional accounting compliance with GAAP and company policies across acquired entities
• Compliance & Control Implementation: Implement and enforce proper accounting controls and compliance procedures across legacy systems. Ensure consistency and accuracy in transactional accounting processes across the fragmented system landscape.
• Technical Accounting Support: Serve as a technical resource for legacy accounting teams, answering complex accounting questions and ensuring proper application of GAAP. Provide guidance and support in transactional accounting issues, offering expertise in both day-to-day operations and more complex scenarios.
• Master Data Management: Lead efforts to clean up and validate legacy customer, vendor, and employee master data for acquired entities in preparation for ERP migration. Ensure accurate and complete master data across legacy systems before migrating to the centralized ERP platform.
• ERP Migration Preparation: Collaborate with the ERP migration team to ensure that accounting processes, controls, and data from acquired entities are properly prepared for integration into the company’s centralized system. Facilitate the smooth transition of entities from legacy systems to standardized processes within the accounting shared service center.
• Talent Development Oversight of direct reports on team and talent development for internal team of 25-30 people, including performance management and goal setting processes Evaluate the skills and competencies of legacy accounting staff to determine fit for future roles in the centralized accounting shared service center or other areas of SPG. Provide recommendations on staffing decisions, including transitioning staff into new roles and identifying training needs.
• M&A Integration: Onboard newly acquired entities into the SPG accounting ecosystem and introducing legacy accounting teams to SPG policies, procedures, and external systems and resources. Manage ongoing accounting compliance and technical support for future acquisitions, preparing each entity for eventual ERP and organizational consolidation into an accounting shared service center.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements and best practices across transactional accounting functions for the acquired entities. Standardize procedures where possible to align with the company’s broader accounting and compliance standards.

Qualification & Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; CPA required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of accounting management experience, with significant exposure to M&A transactions, integrations, and oversight of multi-entity operations. Prior experience in the insurance or financial services industry is strongly preferred. Experience operating in a Sarbanes-Oxley reporting environment
• Proven track record of managing transactional accounting processes, GAAP compliance, and internal controls.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong technical knowledge of GAAP and accounting controls, with experience managing transactional accounting functions across multiple systems. Experience with ERP migrations and data validation. Prior experience in QuickBooks, Salesforce, AMS360, Great Plains, and/or TAM is preferred Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to guide and assess legacy accounting staff during transition to shared service center environment. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages which could include health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, and personal days, and eligible bonuses, equity and commissions for some positions.