Director of Accounting

Bell & Associates, Inc.; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); In loco; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Bell & Associates, Inc. is seeking a senior accounting leader to own the close and deliver accurate financial reporting across multiple sites. You will ensure GAAP compliance, manage balance sheet integrity, and oversee internal controls while partnering with operations, FP&A, and executive leadership.

The role requires strategic influence, coaching of the accounting team, and collaboration on acquisitions from diligence through integration to strengthen financial governance and performance.

Competenze

• Strong command of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting.
• Leadership of accounting professionals and teams.
• Ability to partner with operations, FP&A, and senior leaders.

Mansioni

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and financial reporting.
• Ensure GL activity, reconciliations, inventories, and cost accounting follow GAAP.
• Review complex accounting matters and drive timely resolution of issues.
• Govern working capital, cash flow, and inventory management.
• Lead inventory accounting, absorption, manufacturing variances, and gross-margin reporting.
• Support due diligence, purchase accounting, and post-close integration for acquisitions.

Conoscenze

GAAP knowledge

Internal controls

Financial reporting

Leadership

Descrizione del lavoro

The role owns accurate and timely reporting, accounting operations, U.S. GAAP and the internal controls environment; provides disciplined oversight of manufacturing and commercial accounting and partners closely with the Director of Finance, Director of Manufacturing Operations, FP&A leader, and business leadership; develops organizational capability through coaching, talent development, and succession planning within the accounting team; and supports acquisitions from diligence through integration.

What you can expect in this role (Job Responsibilities)

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and deliver complete, accurate, and ensuring complete, accurate, and timely financial reporting.
• Ensure financial statements, general ledger activity, account reconciliations, reserves, accruals, fixed assets, inventory, and other accounting records comply with U.S. GAAP, reporting calendars, and internal controls.
• Review complex and highly judgmental accounting matters, maintain strong balance-sheet discipline, and drive timely root cause resolution of discrepancies and control issues.
• Maintain financial governance over working capital and cash conversion, including receivables, inventory, payables, credit, excess and obsolete reserves, physical inventories, and cycle counts.
• Manufacturing & Commercial Accounting
• Own the inventory accounting, absorption, and manufacturing variances, including material, labor, overhead, purchase price, productivity, and capacity variances.
• Ensure accurate gross-margin reporting by business unit, product, and site, and support operational, commercial, and strategic business decisions with fact-based accounting and cost insights.

3. Controls, Compliance & Systems

• Maintain a robust internal control environment that supports compliance with U.S. GAAP and financial reporting standards.
• Support inorganic growth through financial due diligence, accounting assessments, purchase-accounting support, opening-balance-sheet validation, control design, systems and process integration, and post-close stabilization.
• Identify risks early, establish clear ownership and action plans, and ensure issues are resolved promptly and sustainably.

4. Business Partnership & FP&A Interface

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Director of Finance and business leadership on accounting implications, financial risk, working capital, investments, and operational decisions.
• Partner with FP&A by providing high-integrity actuals, accounting judgments, operating drivers, and risk and opportunity insights that enable planning, forecasting, and performance management.
• Support pricing, sourcing, make-or-buy, capital, and other strategic decisions; validate the financial integrity of business cases, accounting treatment, and realized benefits.
• translate complex accounting and operational matters into clear, actionable recommendations and maintain ownership through resolution.
• Working Capital, Credit & Cash Management
• Maintain oversight of working capital performance, including accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and cash flow.
• Partner with business leaders to establish and execute actions that improve receivables performance, inventory turns, payment practices, and cash conversion.
• Oversee credit and collections policies and practices, including assessment of customer credit risk and resolution of past-due balances.
• Monitor inventory levels, excess and obsolete reserves, physical inventory activities, cycle-count results, and inventory adjustments.
• Review working capital trends and communicate risks, opportunities, and corrective actions to leadership.
• Ensure appropriate financial governance and controls are maintained throughout order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and inventory-management processes.
• Leadership & Organizational Capability
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team; establish clear accountability, cross-training, succession plans, and high standards of execution.
• Build strong partnerships across accounting, operations, FP&A, commercial teams, shared services, IT, tax, and corporate finance.
• Foster a culture of integrity, constructive challenge, continuous improvement, collaboration, and disciplined follow-through.
• Maintain an appropriately staffed organization supported by scalable processes as the business portfolio grows and evolves.
• Establish clear performance expectations, conduct regular performance evaluations, and support ongoing professional development for members of the accounting team.

What we are looking for (Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education)

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience

• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including at least five years leading accounting professionals, including prior experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or in a comparable accounting leadership role.
• Demonstrated success in a multi-business-unit, multi-site manufacturing environment, with deep knowledge of inventory accounting
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, close processes, and internal and external audits
• Proven ability to partner with operations and FP&A, influence senior leaders, translate complex issues into practical actions, and move effectively between strategic priorities and hands‑on execution.
• High integrity, sound judgment, strong communication, and a record of building capable, accountable teams and improving processes and systems.