Director of Accounting

At EBI we’re committed to providing deep technical, industry and commercial real estate and built environment expertise to help our clients navigate complexity and realize maximum value for their assets. For 35 years we’ve been helping investors, lenders, owners, developers, contractors, property managers, and wireless network operators mitigate risk and optimize their built facilities and infrastructure for maximum economic, safety, and environmental value. We’re unique in our ability to deliver high quality, responsive services across the entire asset lifecycle, from rapid assessments, to advisory, to implementation and verification services, nationwide. Unlike other environmental consulting firms, we provide the full suite of commercial real estate and asset management services through to improvement and verification. Our experts leverage our proprietary assessment methodologies, benchmarking, regulation, and analytics tools across six core domains.

EBI is your environmental, sustainability, engineering and health and safety partner, nationwide.

Assess. Advise. Improve. Verify.

Position Summary

EBI Consulting is seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated accounting professional to lead our accounting team as a Director of Accounting. The Director of Accounting will lead internal adoption of our new ERP, work in collaboration with finance, accounting, IT, sales, & service delivery functions of the business. The successful candidate will interact closely with all departments and the senior management team to drive performance improvements throughout the organization. You will need leadership skills, a strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, including month & year-end closes, journal entry preparation, variance analyses and reconciliations to support financial statement preparation, management reporting, financial reporting, and other special projects.

This position reports directly to the VP Finance and is a full time office position, in our Burlington, MA corporate headquarters. As such, candidates need to be located within commutable distance to Burlington, MA and comfortable working in an in-office environment to be considered.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage and develop accounting team
• Collaborate with Director, Financial Planning & Analysis and VP of Finance to analyze results and forecasts
• Coordinate and oversee external audit firm (Waldron) for annual financial statement audit
• Manage business and financial compliance
• Ensure state & local corporate and professional registrations and certificates are in good standing
• Federal, state & local taxes in conjunction with external tax firm
• Cash flow analysis and management
• Manage AP processes to recommend improvement opportunities and reduce costs
• Maintain appropriate controls to ensure accuracy, retain proper documentation
• Manage the AR/Collections team to reduce DSO/WIP and improve processes
• Manage expense reporting process, including oversight of corporate credit card program
• Manage payroll process
• Manage banking relationships, cash processing controls, and payment systems
• Support HR compliance and reporting functions, including workers compensation and benefits
• Review and update policies, processes, procedures, and controls on a continuous basis
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities and apply segregated controls
  
  

Qualifications And Capabilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA required
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as Senior Accountant and/or Director of Accounting with at least two years in a leadership capacity, supporting & mentoring the accounting team
• Practical experience with ASC 606 and 842
• Experience with Netsuite is required
• Experience with UKG is a plus
• Experience working in professional services firm a plus
• Public accounting experience a plus
  
  

Application Disclaimer

At EBI, we cultivate a welcoming and collaborative culture. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and encourage diverse candidates to apply. We do not discriminate against qualified individuals based on their status as a protected veteran or individuals with disabilities, nor do we discriminate based on sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. All vendors are expected to maintain a working environment free from discrimination or harassment.

The reasonable estimate of the salary range for this position is $165,000 - $180,000. The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. This position may also be eligible for a bonus whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual performance. The actual compensation offered will be based on a range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to; geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements, knowledge, skills/level, qualifications and budget. For an overview of our benefits, please refer to our website.