Director Accounting

SUMMARY The Director, Accounting is responsible for the leadership and direction to a team of finance professionals and managers with primary responsibilities for managing the month-end close process for one or more areas of financial reporting, journal entries, reconciliations, and maintaining a robust control environment within the organization. Position requires a candidate with a significant amount of professional agility, a self-starter that quickly and effectively translates organization initiatives to departmental goals in order to achieve desired results.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES , other duties may be assigned.

Develop and maintain financial reporting for various levels of internal management reporting needs

Lead responsibility for month-end close processes and variance reporting

Assist in financial budgeting and forecasting

Provide support for the annual internal and external audits

Execute on designed SOX internal controls governing public companies

Identify and design effective, efficient controls

Responsible for maintaining a high-performing team including mentoring and training staff members and identifying cross-training opportunities

Lead other finance managers through example and work ethic to accomplish department development goals

Work with team members establish annual goals and strategic objectives

Demonstrate agility with competing projects and priorities

Lead and nurture a work culture with a positive attitude that promotes open, frequent and dynamic communication among staff, stimulating teamwork to accomplish desired goals and objectives

Responsible for supporting management initiatives including process standardization and simplification, financial analysis and research, and reporting

Collaborate with other department in accomplishing strategic objectives BASIC QUALIFICATION SBA/BS in Accounting or Finance or Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting Seven or more years of experience in the accounting/financial reporting areas

Five or more years of supervisory experience PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Four or more years of experience in public accounting at a Big 4 firm Seven or more years of supervisory experienceCPAMBA, or graduate finance related degree

Workday Financials experience or other large ERP systems

Intermediate understanding of REIT industry

Working knowledge of Corporate Tax and accounting for various legal entities KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Excellent communicator with executive level managers

Experience with delivering high level presentations to company executivesA strategic thinker with an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and financial processes

Professional agility

Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Experience with automated accounting systems

Must have the ability to effectively interface with all levels of the organization

Demonstrate willingness to partner across internal departments with competing priorities TOTAL REWARDS This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program, and other company benefits.

This position is Bonus eligible.

This job may be eligible for equity.

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