Director, Accounting

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*** What Accounting contributes to Cardinal Health
*** Accounting establishes and maintains accounting policies and controls, completes technical research, safeguards the organization's assets and ensures accuracy of accounting and financial records in accordance with accounting standards. This
* Director of Accounting
* is a key leader in the organization, specifically responsible for the GMPD Segment Inventory COE (for the US domestic and international accounting functions).
** Location** - Ideally targeting individuals based local to Central Ohio, willing and able to come in-office on a hybrid basis (generally 3 days a week at our corporate HQ in Dublin, OH, 2 days a week work from home)
** Responsibilities
* ** Oversight of inventory reconciliations and finished goods inventory reserves (including analysis of lower of cost or net realizable value and recalls/quality issues)
* Oversight of accounting activities for inventory capitalized variances, inventory purchase and cost change variances, annual standard cost and transfer price updates, intercompany profit in inventory calculations and eliminations, manufacturing accounting support, and SOX controls that address risks associated with purchase price variances, freight & warehouse, and manufacturing
* Research technical accounting guidance and compare and contrast alternative accounting conclusions
* Navigate, present to, and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, including communication of technical accounting matters to non-finance professionals
* Organize, lead and motivate a team of accounting professionals
* Apply concepts of risk and materiality in making complex judgments related to accounting estimates and accounting reserves.
* Build relationships both within and outside of his or her reporting chain in furtherance of the organization’s objectives
* Support key business initiatives, including, but not limited to, M&A, tax projects, audits, system implementations.
* Manage key BPO relationships
* Lead process improvements
* Identify, implement, and maintain key internal controls and work with internal and external auditors
** Qualifications
* ** Ideally targeting individuals with a public accounting background (Big 4 or large firm) and industry experience at a publicly traded organization, preferred
* 8+ years of people leadership experience, and an overall proficiency in identifying technical accounting issues, highly preferred
* CPA preferred
* Experience in writing technical accounting memos
* Experience in assessing wide variety of business transactions for appropriate treatment under US GAAP, including Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) ASC-606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and ASC ASC 805 – Business Combinations
* Experience in assessing risk and designing controls in accordance with standards issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
* Experience in assessing financial statement risk arising from the interrelationships of automated and semi-automated back office computer systems
* Experience in drafting, interpreting, and applying accounting policies
** Anticipated salary range:** $116,500 - $197,010
** Bonus eligible:
** Yes
* * Benefits:
** Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
* Medical, dental and vision coverage
* Paid time off plan
* Health savings account (HSA)
* 401k savings plan
* Access to wages before pay day with myFlex Pay
* Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
* Short- and long-term disability coverage
* Work-Life resources
* Paid parental leave
* Healthy lifestyle programs
** Application window anticipated to close:
** 03/10/2026  if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
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