Director, Global Accounting & Process Transformation

Nordson Corporation; Westlake (OH); On-site; USD 190,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson Corporation seeks a Director, Accounting Global Process Owner to shape global accounting strategy and governance across the enterprise. This role partners with CAO and senior finance leaders to drive scalable, technology-enabled processes that strengthen internal controls and regulatory readiness.

The position requires 12+ years of accounting and finance leadership, with a track record of leading cross-functional initiatives across geographies and delivering measurable value through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field.
• Minimum 12 years progressive experience in accounting, controllership, finance transformation, shared services, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience shaping and leading complex, enterprise-wide accounting or finance strategies in a global organization.
• Deep expertise in accounting operations, financial reporting processes, internal controls, process governance, and end-to-end process design.
• Experience leading highly visible, multidisciplinary initiatives across organizational, functional, and geographic boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic advisor to the Chief Accounting Officer and senior finance leaders regarding global accounting processes, governance, technology capabilities, and controls.
• Develop and maintain a multiyear global accounting strategy aligned with enterprise priorities, business needs, regulatory requirements, and emerging capabilities.
• Establish enterprise-wide process standards, policies, decision rights, documentation requirements, and exception protocols.
• Lead governance forums that address strategic priorities, process decisions, risks, performance, and competing stakeholder requirements.
• Translate the global accounting strategy into a prioritized portfolio of initiatives with clear outcomes, ownership, milestones, resource requirements, and success measures.
• Partner with Internal Audit, SOX, Finance Technology, and accounting leaders to ensure process and technology strategies support control and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/business

Job description

Nordson Corporation seeks a Director, Accounting Global Process Owner to shape global accounting strategy and governance across the enterprise. This role partners with CAO and senior finance leaders to drive scalable, technology-enabled processes that strengthen internal controls and regulatory readiness.

The position requires 12+ years of accounting and finance leadership, with a track record of leading cross-functional initiatives across geographies and delivering measurable value through