Director, Record to Report

Versant•Orlando, FL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

VERSANT is seeking a Director, Central Accounting - Record to Report (R2R) to lead the company's centralized enterprise-wide R2R accounting operations. This role is responsible for delivering efficient, timely, accurate, and compliant close, reporting, reconciliation, and central accounting services. The Director will manage central accounting operations, support the evolution of Versant's future-state R2R operating model, and partner with various finance and accounting teams, as well as outsourced service providers. The position aims to drive standardization, strengthen controls, improve service levels, and operationalize process and technology improvements across R2R activities. Key responsibilities include overseeing journal entries, intercompany transactions, fixed assets, benefits and payroll accounting, cash account reconciliations, close coordination, reporting support, R2R master data governance, and control execution. The role also involves managing relationships with offshore BPO resources to ensure service commitments and quality expectations are met. This role is based in Orlando and will lead two manager-level direct reports, with oversight of offshore BPO-led resources.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive experience in controllership, corporate accounting, accounting operations, shared services, or Record to Report functions, including experience supporting global operations.
5+ years of leadership experience, including experience leading managers, process owners, or accounting operations teams.
3+ years of audit experience and strong working knowledge of audit readiness, internal controls, and SOX-compliant process execution.
4+ years of experience working with offshore R2R teams in an outsourced, BPO, global shared services, or regionally distributed environment.
Demonstrated experience overseeing month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany activity, fixed assets, compensation and benefits accounting, cash reconciliations, consolidation support, and reporting packages.
Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SOX controls, internal control frameworks, close governance, audit support, and documentation requirements.
Experience managing close calendars, journal entry workflows, reconciliation quality, operational metrics, SLAs, dashboards, and issue resolution.
Experience leading process improvement, standardization, automation, centralization, or operating model transformation initiatives.
Deep working knowledge of ERP, close, reconciliation, and workflow tools, including SAP ECC, BlackLine, Promenta, or similar platforms.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication, and decision-making capabilities.
Ability to work effectively with remote teams, international teams, outsourced providers, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

CPA, MBA, or equivalent advanced accounting or business credential.
Experience in media, entertainment, digital, advertising, news networks, streaming, technology, or similarly complex industries.
Experience in a spin-off, carve-out, IPO-readiness, post-merger integration, acquisition, transformation, or newly public company environment.
Experience standing up, scaling, or optimizing centralized accounting operations capabilities.
SAP S/4HANA or finance ERP transformation experience.
Experience with BlackLine transaction matching, reconciliation automation, journal entry workflow, AI-enabled finance operations tools, or real-case AI applications in accounting operations.
International accounting operations experience, including managing global teams and regionally distributed service providers.
Strong customer service mindset and ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and internal customers.

Responsibilities

Lead centralized R2R operations for Versant, ensuring accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and strong controls.
Support the development of the R2R operating model, including standardized roles, responsibilities, handoffs, governance routines, and service delivery expectations.
Partner to expand and mature centralized accounting operations in alignment with Versant's evolving business needs.
Drive adoption of scalable processes, tools, documentation, and governance practices across central accounting and outsourced delivery teams.
Serve as a key escalation point for central accounting matters.
Lead end-to-end central accounting R2R activities, including journal entries, intercompany, fixed assets, benefits and payroll accounting, cash account reconciliations, close coordination, and reporting support.
Ensure timely, accurate, and complete period-end close and reporting processes.
Manage close calendars, journal entry workflows, reconciliation quality, reporting deliverables, issue tracking, and follow-up.
Drive adoption and effective use of enabling technologies, including BlackLine, Promenta, SAP ECC, and future ERP or close-management platforms.
Own R2R master data quality governance for central accounting activities.
Ensure central accounting operations support current business needs and are scalable for future growth.
Maintain a robust SOX-compliant, audit-ready, and transparent control environment.
Ensure accounting policies, internal controls, reconciliation standards, journal entry requirements, supporting documentation, and review procedures are consistently executed.
Collaborate with various teams to align process execution with policies and evolving standards.
Govern and regularly update standard operating procedures, playbooks, desk-level procedures, escalation protocols, and control documentation.
Strengthen accountability for control performance, audit readiness, issue resolution, and documentation quality.
Define, monitor, and improve central accounting R2R performance through KPIs, SLAs, dashboards, scorecards, and governance routines.
Drive operational improvements that enhance close timeliness, reconciliation quality, journal entry accuracy, productivity, transparency, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Lead standardization and process improvement initiatives, including opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve controls.
Identify and execute automation opportunities across reconciliations, journal entries, workflow management, reporting, exception resolution, and master data governance.
Perform root cause analysis for recurring issues and partner with stakeholders to implement sustainable process and control improvements.
Support transformation initiatives, including ERP modernization, process redesign, accounting operations centralization, and transition to scalable capabilities.
Manage day-to-day governance of outsourced R2R delivery, including service performance, issue escalation, workload planning, and accountability for service commitments.
Ensure outsourced teams meet agreed SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, control requirements, documentation expectations, and service delivery timelines.
Establish governance routines that provide transparency into performance, backlog, issues, capacity, controls, and continuous improvement opportunities.
Drive clear ownership, efficient handoffs, strong communication, and effective partnership between internal retained teams and offshore BPO resources.
Evaluate provider performance and recommend changes to improve outcomes.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing central accounting R2R team, including direct reports and offshore BPO-led resources.
Attract, retain, empower, and develop talent.
Continually assess the central accounting R2R structure, resource allocation, and staffing capabilities.
Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, ownership, continuous improvement, and strong controls.
Partner effectively with leaders across various departments and third-party providers.