Director of Accounting

Job Description

Job Description

In the Director of Accounting role, you will be primarily responsible to ensure the timely completion of our global close process and oversight of the accuracy of our consolidated financial statements following US GAAP. The position leads, supervises and oversees general accounting and consolidations, working across and collaborating with other accounting functions and international teams and assists with oversight of the SAP projects related to the Record-to-Report process area.

• Manage the US day-to-day accounting and general ledger along with worldwide consolidations
• Responsible to ensure the timeliness, consistency and accuracy of the global month end 3 day close process, helping to ensure the consolidated financial statements follow US GAAP. Set the close schedule working with external quarterly reporting deadlines
• Review account reconciliations in Blackline for areas of responsibility. Assure all recons are completed globally, providing trainings and guidance to preparers and reviewers.
• Identify, research and resolve accounting and system related issues. Provide US GAAP accounting guidance and support to global teams, collaborating with Technical Accounting and others, and assist in the preparation and / or review of technical accounting memos as needed
• Review of Equity Roll-forward and quarterly Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
• Manage preparation of quarterly consolidated balance sheet package to present to management
• Oversight of quarterly consolidated balance sheet flux analysis
• Liaison with external auditors during quarter reviews and annual audits
• Support SEC reporting with preparation / review of schedules along with other analysis as needed
• Support and develop global policies and procedures, identifying new or changes to controls and process improvements. Responsible for compliance of internal controls under SOX in areas of responsibility
• Working with the Record to Report Global Process Owner, assist with SAP projects including set-up of new legal entities, system improvements, oversight of RTR master data changes and process training documentation. Collaborate with IT to define requirements and review of solutions
• Work with acquisition integration team on accounting set up in SAP including analyzing and recording initial balances
• Responsible for Blackline system and projects
• Assist with other projects and duties as appropriate

• Proficient in general accounting under US GAAP, problem solving, analytical skills, internal controls (SOX) and systems
• Ability to partner with cross-functional groups to drive and influence business solutions
• Excellent written, oral and communication skills to work with management and cross-functional groups
• Detailed-oriented with effective organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge and experience in accounting operations with strong attention to detail; expertise with SAP and Blackline a plus
• 12+ years of relevant experience with increasing levels of responsibility
• 5+ years of managerial experience
• BS degree in accounting or finance required; MBA or equivalent a plus
• Prior experience in both Big 4 Audit firm and high growth public company
• CPA required, preferably in active status
• Experience in developing, mentoring, and creating a team environment

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.

For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

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