Director of Accounting - Corporate, Cost / Distribution

Top Retail company headquartered MetroWest is hiring for a Director of Accounting - Corporate, Cost / Distribution.

This role will oversee both the Corporate Accounting function (month-end close, financial statement preparation, financial reporting), as well as the Cost Accounting / Inventory function (COGS, coordination with PMs, vendor management, procurement).

This is a great role for somebody looking to step into a leadership / #1 Accounting position. The role will oversee a team of 5-10 direct / indirect reports.

Compensation / Benefits:

• Strong base pay + very strong annual bonus
• Health / Dental / Vision / 401k
• Opportunity for growth / promotion, with a trajectory to the executive team

Responsibilities:

• Financial leadership for monthly/quarterly close and reporting, coordination of regional reporting, and timely preparation of management reports
• Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies
• Direct financial and cost accounting support for entire facility
• Serve as liaison for Division finance functions/needs and administer finance policies
• Direct financial and cost accounting support for entire facility
• Inventory control and providing support for physical inventories and perpetual transactions
• Prepare and analyze weekly KPI metrics scorecard, including validation and reconciliation of variances to standards, budgets and forecasts
• Investigate complex information reported in the internal financial statements and other periodic financial reports
• Communicate key drivers in regards to the full financial profit and loss statement (sales, customer drivers, adjustments, etc)
• Evaluating and then executing new legal entities (together with business partners), working with local auditors, complying with local accounting rules and regulations
• Creating and/or updating processes and policies

Requirements:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Cost / Manufacturing / Tangible-product environment experience highly preferred
• CPA preferred, but not required
• Leadership / Management experience or ability to lead is required
• Communication & Business Partnering skills
• Experience leading an ERP implementation highly preferred
• Interest in growing / developing long-term with the organization