Director, Accounting

CB&I•The Woodlands, TX

14h

About The Position

The Director, Accounting is the senior leader responsible for overseeing CB&I’s global accounting function, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting in compliance with U.S. GAAP and public company requirements. This role leads the company’s accounting operations, financial close process, and external reporting while maintaining a strong internal control environment. The Director, Accounting serves as a key partner to the CFO, executive leadership team, and external stakeholders, including auditors and regulators. The ideal candidate brings deep public company experience, strong technical accounting expertise, and a proven ability to lead within complex, project-driven environments such as EPC, construction, or energy. This position is a manager role. The role directly reports to the CFO and routinely interacts with the Executive Leadership Team and External Stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant public company experience.
Professional certification such as CPA.
8+ years of management experience.
Demonstrated experience leading financial reporting and accounting functions in a complex, global organization.
Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and SOX/ICFR requirements.
Proven experience managing external audits and regulatory compliance.
Deep technical accounting expertise
Strong understanding of public company reporting and compliance
Leadership and organizational development
Process improvement and transformation mindset
High attention to detail and financial discipline
Strategic thinking with operational execution capability
Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s values, culture, and a healthy and safe work environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in EPC, construction, energy, or other project-based industries.
Background in Big 4 or national public accounting firms.
Expertise in project accounting and revenue recognition for long-term contracts.
Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and financial consolidation tools.
Strong executive presence and ability to communicate complex accounting matters.

Responsibilities

Oversee the global monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
Lead preparation of SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and other public disclosures.
Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and company accounting policies.
Maintain high-quality documentation supporting financial reporting and disclosures.
Provide leadership on complex technical accounting matters, including revenue recognition (ASC 606), leasing (ASC 842), and project accounting.
Evaluate and document accounting positions related to contracts, joint ventures, and large capital projects.
Monitor emerging accounting standards and lead implementation across the organization.
Own and maintain the internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) framework in partnership with Internal Audit.
Ensure strong alignment between accounting processes and SOX compliance requirements.
Support control design, documentation, testing remediation, and external audit reliance.
Promote a culture of accountability and control discipline across finance and operations.
Serve as primary liaison with external auditors, leading audit planning, execution, and issue resolution.
Partner closely with the CFO and investor relations on external financial communications.
Support Audit Committee reporting on financial results, accounting policies, and key judgments.
Oversee accounting for EPC projects, including cost tracking, revenue recognition, change orders, and contract accounting.
Ensure consistency and accuracy in accounting across global projects and joint ventures.
Partner with operations and project teams to enhance financial visibility and performance insights.
Lead global accounting teams, including general ledger, consolidation, fixed assets, and intercompany processes.
Ensure effective coordination across geographies and business units.
Drive standardization, process improvement, and shared services optimization where appropriate.
Lead continuous improvement of accounting processes through automation and system enhancements (ERP and reporting tools).
Strengthen data integrity and reporting capabilities to support real-time decision making.
Partner with IT and finance leadership on system implementations and upgrades.
Build and lead a high-performing accounting organization with strong technical and leadership capabilities.
Develop talent pipelines and succession planning within the accounting function.
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.