Accounting Director

Job Description

Our client is looking for an Accounting Director to join their team!

Responsibilities:

• Lead daily accounting operations and oversee all general ledger activities, including accounts, journal entries, and reconciliations. Direct the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes to ensure timely and accurate close cycles. Review and approve key journal entries, accruals, and adjustments. Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce the close timeline.
• Oversee preparation of comprehensive financial statements and internal management reports, fully compliant with U.S. GAAP and relevant industry standards.
• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close calendars, ensuring deadlines are met and that entries, accruals, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and review procedures are complete and accurate.
• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close calendars, ensuring deadlines are met and that entries, accruals, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and review procedures are complete and accurate.
• Oversee job cost accuracy, WIP reporting, over/under billed schedules, revenue recognition, percentage-of-completion accounting, and project profitability analysis.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen accounting policies, procedures, controls, approval workflows, and documentation standards to safeguard company assets and reduce financial risk.
• Oversee utilization and optimization of the company's accounting systems and financial software. The company currently uses IFS as its ERP and is navigating known system challenges — prior experience with an ERP implementation is highly valued, and IFS experience specifically is a strong plus.
• Manage, mentor, and develop accounting teammates by providing training, guidance, accountability, staffing recommendations, and performance feedback to support high performance and career growth.
• Maintains precision in reporting, reconciliations, controls, documentation, and follow-through.
• Communicates clearly and professionally with accounting teammates, operations leaders, executives, auditors, lenders, tax advisors, and external partners.
• Coaches, mentors, and builds capability within the accounting team while fostering accountability, collaboration, trust, and service excellence.
• Protects sensitive information, acts ethically, and earns trust through consistency, transparency, professionalism, and discretion.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; master's degree preferred.
• Active CPA license required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years in an accounting manager or controllership role.
• Expert knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting principles; proven ability to apply accounting standards in complex, multi-entity environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing monthly close, audits, tax support, lender reporting, financial statement preparation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, financial modeling, reporting tools, and data analysis.

Why choose Addison Finance & Accounting?

• Pay: We negotiate high salaries using US Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Benefits & Bonuses: You are eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance benefits, 401K, and monetary bonuses
• Permanent Employment: Many of Addison's Finance & Accounting job openings lead to potential permanent employment or are permanent roles
• Connections: You connect directly with hiring managers from renowned organizations
• Options: You are presented multiple employment options near your home
• Professional Development: You are provided hiring process advice, resume revision, and employment term negotiation