Transactional Accounting Director

The Transactional Accounting Director is a dynamic, detail-oriented, and hands-on leader responsible for directing day-to-day financial operations. This position is ideal for a strategic financial professional who excels at designing scalable workflows, ensuring data integrity, and seamlessly transitioning between executive-level cash flow reporting and resolving complex vendor or billing variances.

This role oversees the Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Billing, and Collections business units. The primary mandate will be to modernize transactional workflows, strengthen the internal controls framework, accelerate the month-end close cycle, and mentor a high-performing financial operations team.

We are located southwest of the Minneapolis metro area. This role is hybrid-eligible, with an expectation of in-office presence on a weekly basis.

Operational Leadership & Financial Oversight

• Daily Management: Supervise and actively guide the daily operations of the accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, and collections functions.
• Escalation & Resolution: Serve as the final escalation point for complex billing discrepancies, high-value corporate collections, and vendor payment disputes.
• Systems Administration: Function as the primary business administrator and subject matter expert for the core accounting platform and auxiliary transactional software tools.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with internal business units to provide transparent communication regarding processing statuses, operational timelines, and problem resolution.
• Treasury Liaison: Manage day-to-day banking relationships, overseeing tactical cash movements, wire transfers, and institutional banking inquiries.

Process Optimization & Automation

• Workflow Modernization: Evaluate legacy processing workflows and systematically implement automated solutions, optical character recognition (OCR) tools, or ERP enhancements.
• Policy Architecture: Standardize, document, and enforce corporate policies regarding Travel & Entertainment (T&E), procurement guidelines, customer credit limits, and collections protocols.
• Performance Metrics (KPIs): Establish, track, and report on operational KPIs, including Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), invoice processing cycle times, and billing accuracy rates.
• Month-End Close: Direct the close process for all transactional sub-ledgers, ensuring accurate ledger entries and timely balance sheet reconciliations.
• Internal Controls: Design, implement, and maintain a rigorous internal controls framework to mitigate fraud, prevent duplicate payments, and eliminate data-entry errors.

• Exceptional analytical capability with a proven track record of identifying anomalies within high-volume financial data sets.
• Ability to maintain an executive and professional demeanor while enforcing firm credit and collection parameters with delinquent accounts.
• Demonstrated history of meeting strict accounting deadlines while maintaining meticulous accuracy.
• Highly collaborative communicator capable of facilitating cross-functional problem-solving across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple competing priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven resilience through organizational change, with the ability to remain focused under tight operational timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to guide a financial team through software migrations, ERP implementations, or major process restructurings without disrupting daily business continuity.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field is required. An active CPA, CMA, or MBA is highly desirable but secondary to substantial, practical operational experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years directly managing transactional accounting functions (AP/AR) in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
• Systems: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and/or standard cloud collaboration tools. Strong operational…