Director, Accounting Systems & Consolidation (Hybrid)

Role Summary

Director, Accounting Systems & Consolidation (Hybrid) – hands-on consolidations leader to oversee global close and consolidation, drive accounting system and financial reporting excellence, and partner with IT to maintain key systems (HFM, Oracle EBS, Blackline). Leads a small team to align stakeholders and deliver innovative solutions for consolidation processes and accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive process excellence for the monthly, quarterly, and yearly close and consolidation process, ensuring timely and accurate financial results with stakeholders across global accounting, tax, treasury, finance, and shared services
• Develop and execute strategy for consolidation initiatives, including intercompany automation, cloud-based applications, and RPA bots
• Partner with IT to maintain and support key accounting systems and applications (HFM, Oracle EBS, Blackline), including change management for upgrades and enhancements
• Collaborate with global partners to formulate enhancement options addressing functional issues/requirements
• Manage and oversee completeness and accuracy of system eliminations for intercompany balance sheet and income statement activity
• Develop and monitor metrics and KPIs that drive best practices
• Assist in development of the overall Accounting Systems roadmap
• Lead a team of 4 professionals; mentor, develop, retain and recruit high-potential talent

Qualifications

• Experience with complex integrated financial reporting systems (HFM, Hyperion ESSbase, Oracle EBS)
• Knowledge of financial consolidation, intercompany and foreign currency translations, eliminations, monthly/quarterly close reporting, general ledgers, hierarchies, and data structures
• Governance and finance system compliance management in line with company policies, standards, and SOX
• Strong systems mindset and understanding of accounting system workflows
• Applied knowledge of financial and US GAAP accounting principles to systems and processes
• Ability to interact with all levels of management to drive collaborative decisions
• Interpersonal and organizational skills, high energy, and strong work ethic
• Ability to anticipate change and respond to priorities with a proactive attitude
• Excellent written and verbal communication across multiple levels of the organization
• Finance process excellence or Six-Sigma experience is a plus

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Business, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in finance or accounting within a large, complex, multinational organization
• Big 4 experience and life science industry experience preferred
• CPA or equivalent certifications desirable
• Demonstrated success in a team-based environment