Director, Accounting Policy and External Reporting

ADP • Roseland, NJ

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

ADP is hiring a Director, Accounting Policy and External Reporting. This role is for a technical accounting leader with expertise in researching complex accounting issues and solving financial reporting challenges. The Director will play a critical leadership role in ensuring ADP's financial reporting and accounting policies remain compliant, accurate, and aligned with evolving accounting standards and SEC requirements. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to Finance leadership and business partners, providing technical accounting guidance on complex transactions, overseeing key reporting processes, and evaluating the impact of business decisions on ADP's financial statements and disclosures. In this highly visible role, the Director will take ownership of complex accounting analyses and external reporting initiatives, partnering across Finance, Legal, HR, Treasury, Tax, Investor Relations, and other functions to assess accounting implications, support external reporting requirements, and lead key initiatives. The role involves close collaboration with senior leadership and external auditors to maintain the integrity of ADP's financial reporting and disclosures.

Requirements

• Experience leading complex technical accounting analyses and reporting initiatives, assessing accounting implications, developing recommendations, and influencing stakeholders to drive successful outcomes.
• Deep technical accounting expertise and up-to-date knowledge of the latest accounting standards, including working knowledge of revenue recognition, lease accounting and capitalized software standards.
• Exceptional analytical and relationship-building skills, with the ability to solve complex problems and collaborate across functions.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders, anticipate questions, and present clear, well-reasoned recommendations on complex accounting and reporting matters in time-sensitive, critical situations.
• People leadership experience, including the ability to develop talent, provide candid feedback, prioritize competing demands, and effectively lead and influence others in a collaborative environment.
• Strong project planning and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and quickly adapt to new projects and business needs.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to perform complex financial analyses and support technical accounting and external reporting requirements.
• Must be able to balance the need for business operating flexibility while maintaining a strong control environment and GAAP-compliant financial reporting.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required.
• You will have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of experience in technical accounting and SEC reporting within a major public accounting firm and/or a large, multinational public company.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical accounting consultations on various topics including but not limited to revenue recognition, stock-based compensation accounting, lease accounting, capitalized software accounting, purchase accounting, sale of businesses (carve-outs, discontinued operations, assets held for sale, etc), derivatives, debt offerings, among others.
• Coordinates/oversees recurring technical accounting analyses relating to goodwill, segment reporting, reinsurance, among others.
• Oversees the stock-based compensation process including month-end close journal entries, disclosures, expense forecasts, and analytics. Works closely with the FP&A and Compensation teams.
• Works close across all functions of finance as well as other organizations (legal, HR, strategy, corporate development, etc.) to discuss implications of potential transactions or situations on ADP's financial statements. Partners with Corporate FP&A to model and understand impacts to ADP.
• Determines financial disclosure requirements for SEC required financial reports (10-K, 10-Q, Proxy, 8-K, etc). Works closely with Global Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, HR, etc. to obtain data necessary to produce external financial reports. Coordinates and prepares SEC filings working closely with senior management and external auditors for review.
• Works with investor relations team to help craft investor-related discussions including the quarterly earnings release.
• Works on one-off projects at the request of the CFO, SVP of Finance, Corporate Controller, VP of Consolidations, Accounting Policy, and External Reporting.
• Determines how ADP should adopt new accounting rules and models any potential retroactive or prospective changes to the financial statements. Maintains a close working relationship with SBUs, Corporate Staff Departments in order to facilitate the integration of ADP's policy and GAAP accounting rules to new ADP products, HR issues, operations, etc.
• Updates ADP's Financial Policy manual as necessary.
• Builds relationships amongst finance and other ADP associates, external auditors and other consultants.

Benefits

• Collaborate. Work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to solve complex business and accounting challenges.
• Deliver at epic scale. Help shape accounting policy, financial reporting, and disclosures for a global organization.
• Learn and grow. Stay at the forefront of technical accounting standards, SEC requirements, and evolving business transactions.
• Act like an owner. Provide guidance and leadership on matters that directly impact ADP's financial statements and public reporting.
• Be a trusted advisor. Influence strategic decisions through strong technical expertise and business partnership.
• Give back to others. Build meaningful partnerships and contribute to a culture of collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director