Senior Director, Accounting (BBBH474475) New York, New York

Salary: USD170000 - USD200000 per year
Client: Global Retail/Wholesale Organization
Role: Senior Director, Accounting 
Salary: $170,000 - $200,000/annually

Location: Manhattan, NY (*4 days a week onsite* - WFH on Friday*)
Job Description: 
Strategic Oversight & Financial Reporting

  • Executive Leadership: Oversee the month-end close, general ledger management, and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure the delivery of accurate and timely financial statements.

  • Complex Accounting Mastery: Own technical areas including inventory reserves, production overhead capitalization, purchase price variances (PPV), wholesale sales dilution, and deferred revenue.

  • Financial Analysis: Deliver detailed monthly analyses on accounts receivable and inventory provisions to the CFO and Chief Accounting Officer.

  • Treasury & Lending Support: Supervise the preparation of reports required for the organization’s asset-backed lending facility.

Operational Excellence & Innovation

  • Process Transformation: Act as a change agent to optimize accounting workflows, strengthen internal controls, and implement system enhancements that support global scalability.

  • Audit Management: Function as the primary point of contact for external auditors, ensuring quality, transparency, and timely responses to all requests.

  • Compliance: Develop and maintain documented policies, procedures, and workflows to ensure strict adherence to U.S. GAAP and corporate governance.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

  • Team Mentorship: Provide guidance and professional development to a diverse accounting staff, including oversight of third-party outsource service providers.

  • Internal Collaboration: Partner closely with FP&A, IT, Tax, Treasury, and Operations to align accounting practices with commercial business objectives.