What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Corporate Accounting position at Robert Half?
📢 Now Hiring: Director of Corporate Accounting
Robert Half Finance & Accounting and Kevin Sweet have partnering with a 20 year established national manufacturing organization that is seeking a Director of Corporate Accounting to lead accounting operations for their Southwest region. This is a high-impact leadership role with strong visibility across the business, ideal for a strategic, hands-on accounting leader with manufacturing expertise. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a stable, growing company with a strong leadership team and a commitment to excellence.
My client offers a hybrid work schedule, beautiful offices with fully stocked kitchen, collaborative and team environment, outstanding benefits package, competitive annual salary and yearly bonus!
For additional information or consideration, please contact Kevin Sweet at 682-499-1182 or via email at Kevin.Sweet@RobertHalf.com
🔎 Key Responsibilities
- Lead regional accounting operations including monthly close, account reconciliation, invoicing, forecasting, and annual budget preparation.
- Ensure financial activity is accurate, consistent, and completed within established deadlines.
- Analyze monthly performance trends, investigate key variances, and communicate findings to leadership.
- Prepare monthly business reviews summarizing financial results, business drivers, and actionable insights.
- Guide recurring review meetings with division leaders to support ongoing financial performance.
- Maintain a strong internal control structure that aligns with GAAP and corporate financial policies.
- Serve as the accounting lead for internal and external audits, ensuring timely resolution of any findings.
- Provide technical accounting expertise and GAAP interpretation to leadership teams.
- Support annual capital and operating budget planning processes.
- Work with operations to enhance financial and operational reporting tools; ensure timely, accurate KPIs across facilities.
- Help define key performance metrics and ensure reporting accuracy and accountability.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve automation, and enhance financial accuracy.
- Lead initiatives to strengthen policies, procedures, and tools that enhance operational efficiency and profitability.
- Mentor and develop accounting team members, promoting growth, accountability, and strong performance..
- Present monthly financial and operating results to senior management and external leadership groups, including board-level presentations several times per year.
- Maintain collaborative communication with business partners to align on financial goals and operational priorities.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
🏭 Established, nationally recognized manufacturing company
📈 Strong opportunity for career advancement
🤝 Supportive, collaborative leadership team
💼 High-impact role with visibility across the organization
✔ Qualifications Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting of Finance
- 10 years of progressive accounting experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role
- Combination of public accounting and industry experience
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred
- Manufacturing and cost accounting experience highly preferred
- SAP experience required
- Proven leadership experience with ability to coach and develop staff
- Strong analytical, communication, and technical accounting skills
- Strong expertise in financial statement preparation and consolidation.
- Proven ability to analyze financial statements and identify trends.
Salary : $150,000 - $175,000