Director of Accounting

Our client, a professional services company, is seeking a Director of Accounting to join their team in Hollywood, FL. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in every task.


Responsibilities: ‍

• Manages Accounting operations covering the areas of general ledger, inter-company, all bank and balance sheet reconciliations, real estate lease accounting, asset accounting, month-end processes and all required support of the Audit, Tax and Treasury departments along with related work in all international offices.
• Manages accounting use of Aderant financial system, chart of accounts and ledger mapping.
• Provides technical assistance in the following areas: accounting systems, systems of internal controls, general accounting and finance matters.
• Responsible for developing and enforcing accounting guidelines.
• Ensures that Firm’s financial affairs are conducted in compliance with generally accepted U.S. and foreign accounting principles, tax requirements and management reporting requirements.
• Provides coaching, training, and develops team; assigns work, sets completion dates, reviews work, and manages results.
• Collaborates closely with managers and provides them with adequate data they need to perform their functions.
• Coordinates auditing of financials with internal and external auditors.
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Qualifications:

• Strong business acumen with exceptional people skills.
• Ability to articulate the story behind the numbers; as well as identify errors, trends, gaps.
• Advanced technical and analytical skills with the ability to think creatively and develop new solutions.
• Position also requires the ability to multi-task in a high pressure, rapidly changing environment to meet strict deadlines.
• Recognize confidential, sensitive, and proprietary information and maintain such information as confidential.
• Master’s in accounting; CPA preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of accounting experience (U.S. and international transactions); law firm or professional services experience preferred but not required.
• 5+ years of leadership experience, including leading cross-functional departments.
• Familiarity with Inter-company accounting and Foreign Exchange Transactions.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and preferred working knowledge of IFRS.
• Familiarity with tax requirements related to duties and taxes into foreign countries.
• System knowledge of Aderant, Blackline, Concur, banking platforms, and the ability to navigate, manage, and learn new systems quickly.
• Experience with special applications (Aderant Expert and/or Concur) preferred.
• Computer proficiency in Windows-based software and Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Exceptional computer skills with the ability to learn new software applications quickly (as applicable).
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If this sounds like a fit, please submit your resume for consideration!