Senior Director, Accounting - Medical Distribution & Services

Owens & Minor • Mechanicsville, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care™.
Global Reach with a Local Touch
140+ years serving healthcare
Over 14,000 teammates worldwide
Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries
Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland
40+ distribution centers
Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings
1,000 branded medical product suppliers
4,000 healthcare partners served
Summary
The Senior Director, Accounting – Medical Distribution & Services (MD&S) is the senior-most accounting leader within the MD&S division responsible for overseeing the division’s accounting operations, financial close and reporting, internal controls, and technical accounting matters. This role ensures the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the division’s financial statements while building scalable accounting processes to support growth, acquisitions, and private equity ownership requirements. This role partners closely with the Controller, senior accounting and finance leaders, and operational leaders to deliver high-quality financial reporting, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, and support private equity sponsor, lender, and board reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA required.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including senior leadership roles.
• Deep U.S. GAAP and technical accounting expertise.
• Experience in distribution and private equity–backed environments preferred.
• Financial systems leadership experience preferred, including hands-on exposure to enterprise ERP, consolidation, planning, close, and reconciliation tools.
• Strong leadership, communication skills, and executive presence.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Oracle Financials
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA
• Experience with Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
• Experience with Hyperion Essbase
• Experience with Hyperion Planning
• Experience with Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition (FDMEE)
• Experience with BlackLine
• Experience with LeaseQuery

Responsibilities

• Accounting Leadership: Leads all MD&S accounting functions including GL, consolidations, intercompany, inventory, fixed assets, and revenue recognition
• Builds and develop a high-performing accounting organization.
• Establishes strong accounting governance, policies, and procedures.
• Financial Close, Consolidation & Reporting: Owns monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Ensures accurate financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Partners with FP&A and Treasury for alignment across reporting and forecasts.
• Ensures effective use of financial consolidation, reconciliation, and reporting systems to support a timely, accurate, and well-controlled close process.
• Technical Accounting & Policy: Serves as the authority on technical accounting matters specific to MD&S.
• Leads accounting for complex transactions including M&A.
• Maintains accounting policies consistent with enterprise policies.
• Internal Controls, Audit and Compliance: Designs and maintain a strong internal control environment.
• Leads external audit activities specific to MD&S.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements.
• M&A, Integration & Private Equity Interface: Leads accounting due diligence and integration activities specific to MD&S.
• Supports sponsor, lender, and board reporting.
• Supports preparation of financials for exit readiness and QoE processes.
• Supports financial systems integration and data harmonization efforts for acquisitions and divestitures specific to MD&S.
• Systems, Process Improvement & Scalability: Acts as the business owner for key finance systems; experience with the following systems is preferred Oracle Financials SAP S/4HANA Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) Hyperion Essbase Hyperion Planning Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition (FDMEE) BlackLine LeaseQuery
• Ensures accurate data integration, mapping, and governance across source systems, subledgers, and consolidation platforms.
• Drives close acceleration, automation, and standardization initiatives leveraging financial systems capabilities.
• Partners with IT, FP&A, and external implementation partners on system enhancements, upgrades, and integrations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.
• Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.
• Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.
• Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave – including parental leave.
• Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees