Job Title: Accounting Director
Location: 685 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (on-site)
Annual Salary Range: $160,000 - $175,000
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision (with company contribution), Paid Time Off, 401k
Responsibilities:- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight of all accounting operations, including general ledger, revenue recognition, fixed assets, payroll accounting, and monthly close processes.
- Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
- Partner closely with Executive Leadership, FP&A, Legal, HR, Operations, and Technology teams to drive financial strategy and operational excellence.
- Oversee all external and internal audit activities, ensuring timely completion of audit deliverables and regulatory compliance.
- Serve as a key leader in SEC filings, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, and related disclosures.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across accounting systems, workflows, controls, and automation processes to enhance scalability and efficiency.
- Lead enterprise-wide SOX compliance initiatives, risk management activities, and internal control optimization efforts.
- Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures aligned with evolving business operations and regulatory standards.
- Provide executive-level guidance on complex accounting matters, technical accounting research, and business transactions.
- Support M&A activities, integration, due diligence efforts, and other strategic corporate initiatives as needed.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications Education: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
- Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or MBA strongly preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license required.
Experience: - Minimum 10 - 12 years of progressive accounting and financial leadership experience.
- Minimum 4 - 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing large accounting functions and teams.
- Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, SOX compliance, and internal controls.
- Extensive experience managing public company audits and working directly with external auditors.
- Proven success leading accounting operations within a publicly traded, healthcare, technology, or high-growth organization preferred.
- Deep experience with ERP systems and financial transformation initiatives; Workday Financials experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to lead large teams and influence cross-functional executive stakeholders.
Skills and Competencies: - Executive-level leadership and strategic decision-making capabilities.
- Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to align accounting operations to company growth objectives.
- Advanced knowledge of financial reporting systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- High level of professionalism, integrity, and accountability.
- Proven ability to influence organizational change and drive process improvement initiatives.
The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the applicant a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.
