Director Accounting Strategy & Systems

SharkNinja•Needham, MA

About The Position

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market, and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 3,600+ associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world. We design and deliver high quality, innovative products that make life easier for consumers. We move fast, think big, and expect our leaders to build scalable solutions that support continued growth. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are core to our success. We value every voice and believe the best ideas come from teams that bring their authentic selves to work. The Director of Accounting Strategy, Policy, and Systems is a critical leadership role responsible for optimizing how Finance operates through technology, data, and process design. This role partners closely with the Global and Regional Controllers, IT, and cross functional business teams to ensure accounting systems are scalable, well controlled, and designed to support efficient, high quality reporting. The successful candidate will act as a systems and process architect for Accounting, connecting Oracle, Salesforce, HighRadius, Power BI, and related tools into streamlined, end to end workflows that reflect the underlying economics of the business and reduce manual effort. This role reports to the Global Controller and serves as a senior leader within the Global Accounting organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
8 to 10 years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting and or public company environments
Deep knowledge of US GAAP and accounting operations
Hands on experience with major ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion
Strong understanding of upstream and downstream systems such as Salesforce, HighRadius, and reporting tools like Power BI
Proven ability to design efficient, scalable accounting processes supported by technology
Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
Comfortable operating at both a detailed execution level and a strategic design level
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast moving environment

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred

Responsibilities

Evaluate current accounting systems, integrations, and workflows to identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and standardize
Own the accounting systems roadmap in partnership with IT and Finance leadership
Ensure Oracle, Salesforce, HighRadius, Power BI, and related tools are configured to support efficient close, accurate reporting, and strong internal controls
Design future state workflows that reduce manual entries, reconciliations, and rework
Partner with IT to translate accounting requirements into system solutions and configuration decisions
Provide accounting leadership for Oracle and related system initiatives across global teams
Guide configuration, data conversion, testing, and cutover activities consistent with accounting requirements and global standards
Ensure global accounting policies and system design are aligned and consistently applied
Lead UAT planning, execution, and sign off for accounting related changes to all systems
Act as the primary accounting escalation point for system issues, risks, and design decisions
Ensure systems and processes support SOX compliance and audit requirements
Partner with Internal Audit and External Audit to address system related findings and improvements
Balance control rigor with operational efficiency
Serve as a accounting change champion for system and process transformation
Develop and maintain SOPs, training materials, and job aids
Deliver end user training and support post implementation
Coach and develop accounting team members to build long term system ownership and expertise
Work cross functionally with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Order to Cash, Source to Pay, and Operations
Influence without authority in a fast paced, matrixed environment
Advise on cross functional and cross departmental accounting processes
Actively participate in CRP, SIT, UAT, and Training workshops
Collaborate with system integrators to define business requirements and SOPs
Partner with Change Management to define testing scenarios and use cases
Execute finance change management strategies
Review process impact assessments and support stakeholder adoption
Deliver end user training and maintain SOP documentation