Director, Corporate Accounting

Director, Corporate Accounting

Company Description

We are currently seeking talent for a leadership role in our Alpharetta, GA location. We are a rapidly growing, $2.5B global chemical manufacturing company. From building products to agricultural applications and more, we are applying advanced technology to solve complex product and environmental performance challenges. As we embark on our journey to become a publicly traded entity, we are seeking a transformative leader to modernize our global accounting function.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this position is responsible for leading the day-to-day global accounting operations and partnering with the CFO & Controller in gathering and maintaining financial reports, records, general ledgers, and budgets.

The Director of Corporate Accounting will serve as the bridge between our current state and our future. You will be responsible for managing the General Ledger across four separate legacy ERP systems, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial data in each unique environment until the transition to a new greenfield SAP S/4HANA instance is complete. Simultaneously, you will drive the IPO readiness roadmap, ensuring SOX compliance for each of the four ERPs as we march down the path to an IPO.

Job Responsibilities:

Global Accounting Operations (Multi-ERP Environment):

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the general ledger across four separate ERP systems, ensuring consistent application of accounting policies across disparate platforms.
• Lead the global month-end close, ensuring all deadlines are met in accordance with the closing dates set by management for each individual ERP environment.
• Compile and analyze financial data to create and record month-end accruals and closing journal entries, managing the complexity of consolidating data from four distinct sources.
• Ensure the timely completion of account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner, particularly focusing on inter-system variances.

IPO Readiness & SOX Compliance:

• Design and execute a strategy to ensure strict SOX compliance for each of the four legacy ERPs during the transition period, documenting controls and mitigating risks unique to each system.
• Preparation of supporting documentation for audits and resolve questions from external auditors, serving as the primary lead for internal control testing across the fragmented systems landscape.
• Identify problems and propose solutions upon discovery regarding control gaps in the legacy environments to prevent deficiencies prior to the IPO.

SAP S/4HANA Implementation & Modernization:

• Lead the operational accounting workstream for the greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation, acting as the primary voice for the General Ledger design and global process standardization.
• Identify and implement new FinTech tools that integrate with the ERPs to continuously improve the automation of the accounting and reporting process.
• Leverage AI and machine learning to drive process improvement and optimization, creating efficiencies to strengthen controls and reduce manual workload.

Leadership & Business Partnership:

• Support and partner with other members of accounting, tax, financial planning & analysis, management and the business to ensure operational alignment during the systems transition.
• Leverage previous experience leading individual contributors or teams to guide the staff through the complexity of managing four ERPs while learning a new SAP environment.
• Manage ad-hoc reporting and special projects as directed by management.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Active CPA license is required
• 10+ years of relevant experience (updated from ), with specific experience managing complex, multi-ERP environments.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting and US GAAP and SOX compliance requirements.
• Strong computer skills working with advanced ERP systems; specific experience with SAP S/4HANA (greenfield implementation) is required.
• Proven ability to manage SOX compliance across multiple disparate systems simultaneously.
• Experience implementing FinTech tools and leveraging AI for process improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in team-driven environment.
• Advanced Excel skills to include lookups, pivots, and building models.