Director Transaction Accounting

Solstice Advanced Materials•Morris Plains, NJ

6d•$199,887 - $249,270•Hybrid

About The Position

As Director of Transaction Accounting – Solstice Advanced Materials, you will lead and oversee a global team supporting our high-volume transactional services, including Accounts Payable, Travel and Entertainment (T&E) expense, and Cash Application operations. As a member of the Controller’s Leadership team, you will play a key role in delivering a high-quality, timely, compliant service delivery to our internal stakeholders, vendors, and customers. In this role, you will partner closely with Procurement, Customer Service, IT, other Finance functions and our third party partners to deliver, streamline and improve processes, implement best practices, and enhance efficiency and accuracy across the global teams executing these functions. Your agility and attention to detail will be essential in identifying and resolving service delivery issues and maintaining compliance with internal policies and external regulations. This role requires deep knowledge of high-volume transaction processing operations, primarily in the Accounts Payable and T&E spaces, the ability to manage a multi-site team, and familiarity with the requirements of global operations across multiple countries. Success in this position depends on cultural and emotional intelligence, flexibility to support multiple time zones, and a strong problem-solving, service-oriented mindset. As the Director of Transaction Services, you will operate with a high sense of urgency and accountability to ensure reliable and responsive execution and delivery from our internal team and our third party partners. This role reports directly to the Chief Accounting Officer and is based in Morris Plains, NJ, operating on a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

10+ years of experience delivering these types of services in a global organization, with 5+ years of experience leading teams for these functions
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
Proven experience leading and empowering teams, driving performance through coaching and strategic prioritization while ensuring timely, accurate, service delivery
Hands-on experience with Accounts Payable operations
Strong knowledge of invoice and payment processing, and experience working with related regulations and tax laws in multiple countries
Attention to detail and strong analytical skills
Excellent problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP General Ledger, AP, and Vendor Management functionality, as well as the Concur Travel and Entertainment system
Ability to work in a fast-paced, global environment
Ability to travel (up to 10%)

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee global Accounts Payable, T&E, and Cash Application operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing for entities across 20+ countries in multiple regions
Manage a team of over 20 individuals across multiple locations and time zones
Monitor and/or implement Key Performance Indicators to measure and monitor performance and identify areas for process improvement focus
Partner with cross functional teams (Procurement, Customer Service, IT and Finance) to streamline processes, and implement best practices
Ensure compliance with country specific regulatory requirements, in all operating countries
Implement or improve procedures for review and response to AP and T&E related inquiries, delivering responsive, high quality support to employees and vendors
When issues occur, review to determine root cause, propose corrective actions, and drive timely resolution of critical issues
Manage relationships with our global service providers and system and banking partners, ensuring accountability for timely, accurate service delivery
Escalate significant vendor or customer risks or issues as needed and lead corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Document and maintain processes and procedures to support our internal control environment and knowledge transfer as needed
Collaborate with cross functional and cross cultural teams to provide required data for general ledger activities, journal entries, and business reporting
Identify and lead initiatives to drive process efficiency and improvement, including evaluation and implementation of AI tools to drive transformation.