Director Technical Accounting
About The Position
The Director, Technical Accounting provides strategic leadership across technical accounting, financial compliance, audit, tax compliance, external reporting, and internal controls. The role integrates and oversees most of the accounting function, ensuring consistent application of GAAP, OMB guidance, regulatory requirements, financial contract compliance, and internal control practices. The Director ensures strong accounting governance, accurate and timely financial reporting, and integrity across accounting policies, financial statements, mission-program accounting, and audits. The position develops and implements long- and short-term (3–5 year) business strategies, helps develop departmental standard operating procedures, plans and forecasts annual operating and capital budgets, manages expenses, communicates budget performance, and implements cost-saving measures. It typically oversees projects and initiatives spanning 2–5 years and is responsible for integrating accounting-related systems, metrics, and analysis. The Director leads technical accounting and compliance as well as external reporting and controls. The role serves as a senior subject matter expert on GAAP, OMB, and financial reporting regulations; oversees accounting policies and technical accounting positions; leads close and external reporting processes; and oversees financial audits, tax-return preparation, and complex technical accounting analyses. The position also directs organizational design, talent planning and development, and high-complexity projects and change initiatives, and engages with community partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of progressive accounting, financial compliance, or audit experience.
- At least 5 years of leadership experience.
- CPA or equivalent certification required.
- Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP, OMB regulations, audit standards, and corporate accounting functions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with a large public accounting firm.
- Experience in nonprofit or social enterprise environments.
- Familiarity with Dynamics365.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior subject matter expert for GAAP, OMB, and financial reporting regulations, ensuring consistent application across the organization.
- Oversee the development and monitoring of accounting policies, technical accounting positions, and long-term contract compliance strategies.
- Lead monthly and year-end close and external financial reporting processes.
- Ensure timely and accurate production of income statements, balance sheets, cash flows, and ad hoc external reports.
- Lead the design, implementation, and enhancement of internal controls and reporting frameworks, ensuring they are robust, efficient, compliant, and aligned with regulatory expectations.
- Prepare financial data and reports for timely and accurate reporting in compliance with GAAP and corporate policies; maintain thorough knowledge of the general ledger across business units and the flow of information recorded in it.
- Coordinate annual and other financial audits, reports, and tax-return preparations, and oversee internal and external audit processes.
- Own technical accounting analysis, including revenue recognition, fair value assessments, impairments, business combinations, and other complex transactions.
- Ensure strong financial compliance programs and internal control environments.
- Manage organizational design for the area of responsibility and direct staff talent planning, hiring, development, and training; may participate in succession planning and source candidates for positions throughout the organization.
- Own high-complexity departmental, cross-functional, or multi-location projects and improvement initiatives; set scope, timelines, and resources, make decisions, and manage project success and organizational change.
- Engage with community partners and link activities to business performance.
- Complete other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Develop and implement long- and short-term business strategies and departmental standard operating procedures.
- Forecast and plan annual operating and capital budgets, manage expenses, communicate budget performance, and implement cost-saving measures.
- Integrate accounting-related systems and oversee system metrics and analysis.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Some roles may participate in an incentive plan; participation does not guarantee payment and is subject to plan terms and conditions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
