Director-Global Accounting

S&C Electric Company•Chicago, IL

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Global Accounting oversees the company’s international accounting operations and ensures timely, accurate, and efficient financial close, reporting, and accounting execution across multiple regions. The role leads global accounting standardization, internal controls, process excellence, organizational effectiveness, and readiness for global tax reporting requirements, including accounting support for OECD Pillar II and transfer pricing matters. It serves as a key leader for corporate accounting operations and strategic partner to the Vice President, Finance, supporting financial reporting, operational excellence, financial controls, and organizational transformation initiatives. The position oversees international accounting across manufacturing and non-manufacturing locations, establishes consistent accounting processes and governance, leads monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, and ensures reporting complies with U.S. GAAP and local statutory requirements. It also supports international tax and statutory reporting, transfer pricing compliance, audits, process improvement, finance systems initiatives, business partnerships, and development of accounting talent. This is a hybrid role with stated hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The estimated annual base salary range is $205,843–$272,739.06. The role is also eligible for the annual incentive plan, subject to eligibility criteria.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
12+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience.
Experience leading multinational accounting organizations in a manufacturing environment.
Strong background in financial reporting, cost accounting, and global close processes.
Experience managing accounting teams across multiple countries.
Expert understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
Strong knowledge of multinational accounting operations.
Experience managing distributed teams across multiple regions.
Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and process improvements.
Strong executive communication and leadership capabilities.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Working knowledge of OECD Pillar II requirements, including GloBE data considerations, jurisdictional reporting needs, accounting controls, and the finance function’s role in supporting global minimum tax compliance.
Strong understanding of transfer-pricing principles, intercompany accounting, related-party transaction governance, and documentation support for cross-border arrangements.
Proven ability to balance strategic priorities with operational execution.

Nice To Haves

ERP implementation or finance transformation experience.
Experience supporting multinational tax compliance processes, including transfer pricing, intercompany accounting, statutory reporting, and OECD Pillar II.

Responsibilities

Oversee international accounting operations across manufacturing and non-manufacturing locations.
Establish consistent accounting processes, close procedures, and governance across regions.
Develop and execute the accounting organization’s strategic roadmap and align accounting practices with corporate objectives and business requirements.
Support a high-performing international accounting organization focused on accuracy, accountability, controls, and continuous improvement.
Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes across international entities.
Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and local statutory requirements.
Drive balance-sheet integrity through robust reconciliation and review processes.
Oversee preparation and review of management reporting packages and supporting schedules, and meet internal and external reporting deadlines.
Provide leadership and governance for international accounting operations and coordinate regional teams to improve consistency and efficiency.
Ensure compliance with local accounting, tax, and statutory reporting requirements.
Partner with Tax on OECD Pillar II readiness, including GloBE data requirements, jurisdictional effective tax rate reporting, statutory reporting implications, and related accounting controls.
Lead transfer-pricing compliance through accurate intercompany accounting, reconciliations, cost allocations, related-party balance support, and timely documentation of cross-border transactions.
Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and standardize accounting processes.
Implement best practices across close, reconciliations, reporting, and transaction processing.
Partner with Finance Transformation and Systems teams on ERP, automation, and digitalization initiatives.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cycle times and improve quality.
Coordinate annual audit activities across international locations.
Lead internal-control compliance and management testing across international entities, and ensure timely resolution of audit findings and recommendations.
Coordinate with tax, legal, and external advisors on audit support for OECD Pillar II, statutory tax accounting, transfer-pricing documentation, and cross-border intercompany matters.
Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Payroll, and Operations leaders.
Support acquisitions, integrations, restructuring activities, and strategic initiatives.
Assist executive leadership with financial analysis and decision support.
Provide accounting data governance and decision support for transfer-pricing policies, intercompany profit allocations, and global minimum tax compliance requirements in partnership with Tax.
Develop future accounting leaders through coaching and mentoring.
Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the global accounting organization.