Director, Corporate Accounting

Director, Corporate Accounting

Location:

Boston, MA. Hybrid policy: 3 days/week in office, 2 days/week remote.

• Manage the general accounting function of the Group and preparation of internal and external financial reports.
• Responsible for month-end, quarterly and year-end closing process including preparation of consolidated financial statements, analysis of financial results, and preparation of internal management accounts.
• Supervise the maintenance of the general ledger and all sub-ledgers; develop, implement, maintain and monitor official accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with GAAP; update and communicate company-wide policies as needed.
• Review regional balance sheet reconciliations to ensure account balances are properly stated; implement and lead the routine regional balance sheet review.
• Develop, implement and oversee intercompany accounting, including compliance with transfer pricing agreements based on jurisdictional tax requirements; review to ensure intercompany balances are recorded, reconciled and settled correctly and in a timely manner.
• For overseas entities, review and understand differences between statutory financials and financials reported to corporate; coordinate with corporate tax to ensure differences have been properly accounted for in tax filing.
• Perform technical research as required in complex areas, provide guidance to ensure accounting is being done correctly.
• Coordinate annual audit between auditor and various regions globally. Maintain and manage the global audit schedule.
• Liaise with other departments (Manufacturing, Operations, Customer Service, Sales) to understand their processes and financial information needs, and provide appropriate financial advice and reports. Ability to explain complicated accounting issues to non-finance individuals in simple English is essential.
• Assist in preparation of annual budget for consolidated Group and in ad hoc business planning projects. Partner with FP&A to analyze budget-to-actual variances.
• Establish and maintain standard cost system, ensuring accurate calculation and periodic updates; define and document cost allocation rules and cost accounting logic to improve cost accuracy and traceability.
• Analyze standard cost variances and recommend corrective actions to optimize cost control; analyze scrapped goods and work with the organization to reduce scrap; monitor and analyze gross margin on products sold, recommending opportunities for cost savings.
• Work with business development to strategize for new products and develop proper costing at implementation ensuring systems are properly configured for new warehouse locations, products, general ledger assignments and related costing data.
• Establish standard policies for inventory transfer based on usage purposes, ensuring proper accounting treatment across different cost centers and accounts; define clear inventory recognition and reclassification rules for raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), finished goods, and scrap materials; develop and document automated inventory posting rules in SAP, enabling seamless financial integration; monitor and refine inventory accounting policies to ensure compliance with GAAP/IFRS and internal financial controls.

• BA in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA preferred.
• 10+ years progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibilities in manufacturing environment required.
• SAP experience required.
• Strong experience with and understanding of the auditing process required. This person will be main point of contact for corporate auditing.
• Strong knowledge of US and international GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience managing month-end close, consolidations, and statutory reporting.
• Prior experience working with multinational companies and cross-border operations required.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit coordination.
• Proven ability to lead and develop accounting teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to partner effectively with senior leadership and cross‑functional…