Director, Accounting

Cardinal Health•Dublin, OH

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Accounting establishes and maintains accounting policies and controls, completes technical research, safeguards the organization's assets and ensures accuracy of accounting and financial records in accordance with accounting standards. The Director of Accounting is a key leader in the organization responsible for managing accounting and financial reporting processes across a variety of businesses within our Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions segment (largest vertical at Cardinal Health). This role is responsible for developing and leading a team of professionals to maintain appropriate accounting and control practices to ensure accurate financial records. The Director will also serve as a key business partner to others in the organization and is instrumental in supporting a variety of business initiatives. Location - Ideally targeting individuals based local to Central Ohio, willing and able to come in-office on a hybrid basis (generally 3 days a week at our corporate HQ in Dublin, OH, 2 days a week work from home)

Requirements

Ideally targeting individuals with a public accounting background (Big 4 or large firm) and industry experience at a publicly traded organization, preferred
8+ years of people leadership experience, and an overall proficiency in identifying technical accounting issues, highly preferred
CPA preferred
Experience in writing technical accounting memos
Experience in assessing wide variety of business transactions for appropriate treatment under US GAAP, including Accounting Standard Codification (ASC)
ASC-606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and ASC ASC 805 – Business Combinations
Experience in assessing risk and designing controls in accordance with standards issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Experience in assessing financial statement risk arising from the interrelationships of automated and semi-automated back office computer systems
Experience in drafting, interpreting, and applying accounting policies
Provides leadership to managers and experienced professional staff; may also manage front line supervisors
Manages an organizational budget
Develops and implements policies and procedures to achieve organizational goals
Assists in the development of functional strategy
Decisions have an extended impact on work processes, outcomes, and customers
Interacts with internal and/or external leaders, including senior management
Persuades others into agreement in sensitive situations while maintaining positive relationships

Responsibilities

Navigate, present to, and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, including communication of technical accounting matters to non-finance professionals
Organize, lead, and motivate a team of accounting professionals
Apply concepts of risk and materiality in making complex judgments related to accounting estimates and accounting reserves
Build relationships both within and outside of reporting chain in furtherance of the organization’s objectives
Support key business initiatives, including, but not limited to, M&A, tax projects, audits, system implementations.
Research technical accounting guidance; compare and contrast alternative accounting conclusions
Manage key BPO relationships
Lead process improvements
Identify, implement, and maintain key internal controls and work with internal and external auditors