Director of Accounting

Lead Accounting Ops for a highly acquisitive, well capitalized, and high-end executive team focused to 4x revenue over the next 3 years. This role is a key resume experience toward future attainment of any high-end CFO seat, either internally within the sponsor portfolio or external.

Why We Like This

• Top-tier Career Accelerator: Work alongside one of the most successful PE firms in an acquisitive growth play... a pre-requisite experience & launching pad for future high-end CFO opportunities.
• Own Accounting Ops: Month-end close, financial reporting, KPI management, acquired integrations... the role presents an opportunity for true ownership & impact.
• Proven Growth Model & Leadership: The executive team brings a proven track-record of build & exits. The playbook to 4x revenue over the next 3 years is tested, talent-backed and well capitalized.
  
  

Requirements

• Mid-Market / LMM M&A Exposure: Hands-on contributor experience in 4-5 acquisitions annually, requiring a doer mentality to support active M&A projects without needing prior leadership of integrations.
• Private Equity Savvy: Finance leader who understands PE expectations on reporting, communication, and value creation, to drive growth and pace.
• Accounting Operations Leadership: Proven leadership in accounting ops with a focus on month-end close and process build, ideally from a high-growth environment with strong NetSuite familiarity.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Own Accounting Ops: Professionalize accounting operations and financial reporting processes to ensure accurate, timely reporting paired with executive-level insights. Build trust and consistency into the month-end close cycle by rigorously managing all journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Acquisition Integrations: Lead the finance and accounting function in project-managing the full transition of back-office accounting into the platform company during acquisitions.
• Manage & Build: Oversee outsourced services for AP, AR, etc., with the goal of hiring internally as needed and transitioning the full function in-house.
• Manage Audit / Tax Process: Position the company for competitive financing by preparing and leading external finance exercises, collaborating closely with third-party advisors to ensure compliance, accuracy, and maintain business flexibility for credit financing.
• Budgeting / KPI's: Partner with cross-functional teams to drive the budgeting process and work alongside the executive team to manage KPIs and performance against plan.
• Support M&A Valuation, Diligence & Integration: Contribute across M&A projects by driving valuation, deal structuring, purchase price accounting, and post-acquisition integration efforts.
  
  

$160,000 - $170,000 a year

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