Senior Director,Accounting Job Anchorage area,Alaska USA,Accounting

Senior Director, Accounting

Cook Inlet Region, Inc is seeking a Senior Director, Accounting to join our team. CIRI's offices are conveniently located in mid-town Anchorage at the Fireweed Business Center, a modern building that represents CIRI's cultural diversity, respect for the land, and sustainability. The Fireweed Business Center reflects our heritage in the displayed Alaska Native art and interior design.

CIRI offers a hybrid work schedule for employees based in Anchorage, AK. Senior Director, Accounting can be based in Anchorage, AK or offers a fully remote schedule should the incumbent live outside of Anchorage, AK. Remote employees are required to travel to the corporate office on a regular schedule.

In alignment with CIRI's mission and values, the Senior Director of Accounting is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting for CIRI and its affiliates. This role oversees the design, delivery and continuous improvement of accounting functions within a shared service environment and ensures accurate financial reporting from subsidiaries and investments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) across multiple industry segments and ensures strong internal controls and efficient workflow processes and compliance with laws and regulations of all corporate services functions performed within the accounting department.

Major Activities (Typical Duties/Responsibilities)

Efficiently, effectively and actively supervise and manage a diverse staff, including performance management, annual employee appraisals, career development and goal setting, team building that fosters innovation and solutions, staff planning and training. This role mentors, coaches and develops the accounting team while driving operational excellence.

Oversee the preparation of complex monthly consolidated financial statements across multiple industries for CIRI and its subsidiaries.

Responsible for ensuring strong internal controls, efficient and documented workflow process, and compliance with laws and regulations of all service functions performed within the accounting department, including accounts payables, accounts receivables, payroll and fixed assets.

Assist leadership in implementing corporate goals, policies, priorities and procedures related to shared services provided by accounting.

Lead process standardization to create an effective and efficient shard services accounting team, develop and maintain metric to track efficiency, quality and customer satisfaction.

Partner with the Senior Director of FP&A to ensure effective analysis and reporting of actual, budgeted and projected data.

Oversee the integration of accounting activities of CIRI's diverse investments and subsidiaries into CIRI's accounting system, ensuring accurate financial reporting and adherence with GAAP.

Research, analyze and report on changes in GAAP and the impact to CIRI and its subsidiaries. Provide technical accounting GAAP guidance and support to all CIRI entities. Work with subsidiary accounting management staff to ensure consistent application of current GAAP requirements.

Partner with the Director of M&A to ensure effective acquisition due diligence efforts focusing on financial performance, US GAAP and risk. Lead the integration of acquirees into the financials processes, procedures and systems of the enterprise.

Oversee the purchase price allocation process and related accounting entries and footnote disclosure for all acquisitions and dispositions; identify any accounting issues and impacts to financial reporting.
Oversee the preparation of CIRI's audited consolidated financial statements, footnotes and management's discussion and analysis, including technical writing for the MD&A and footnotes. Oversee the annual financial audits of CIRI, its subsidiaries, the CIRI Settlement Trust and other audits, including the ANCSA Section 7(i) and 401(k) plan audits.
Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies, including but not limited to employee federal and multistate payroll, department of labor, workers compensation, property taxes and Sections 7(i), (j) and (m) of ANCSA.
Oversee the preparation of quarterly financial statements and compliance packages for third parties.
Work directly with Company departments and subsidiaries in providing support during the annual budget compilation.
Provide leadership and management for a variety of ad hoc initiatives, including but not limited to accounting input into long-term strategic analysis, grant administration and reporting, process and system enhancements, and all other accounting structures for new business models related to areas of responsibility.
Provide leadership and management of software changes and on-going administration, including the identification, contract management, assembly of project plans, design and implementation Provide assistance on all major financial projects.
Perform other duties as appropriate and as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Understand CIRI's mission, vision,…