Director of Accounting @ High Growth Consumer Services Firm

Coda Search│Staffing; Texas; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

High-Growth Commercial Consumer Services Firm in the United States is seeking a Director of Accounting - Working Capital to lead day-to-day operations across AR, AP, and T&E. The role reports to the CAO and will own cash forecasting inputs, invoicing, and working capital strategy at scale.

You will develop and manage AR and AP managers, drive global process improvements, ensure GAAP compliance, and collaborate with Finance, Sales, Operations, and IT to optimize upstream inputs affecting billing

Qualifications

• 10+ years accounting experience in manufacturing, service, or distribution industries.
• Experience leading working capital operations with strong AR and AP exposure.
• CPA is a plus and a candidate with GAAP/Revenue Recognition expertise is preferred.
• Proven people leadership experience, including managing managers or supervisors.
• Experience with Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay controls and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Drive AR performance: collections cadence, dispute resolution, aging management, and cash forecasting inputs.
• Oversee P2P execution: invoice intake, matching/approvals, payment runs, vendor issue resolution, and cycle-time improvement.
• Own/oversee T&E administration, including policy compliance and process efficiency.
• Lead working capital strategy and execution across AR and AP, ensuring scalable, controlled processes.
• Manage AR Manager and AP Manager; set priorities, expectations, and performance metrics.
• Own and improve the invoicing process; partner cross-functionally to improve upstream inputs that affect billing and payables.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, controls, and compliance for core processes.

Skills

AR management

AP management

Cash forecasting

Leadership

GAAP knowledge

Revenue recognition

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA certification (preferred)

Job description

We're working with a High-Growth Commercial Consumer Services Firm. They are seeking a Strategically driven professional within their Corporate team to be a lead within the Company. This role is a Director of Accounting - Working Capital to join the Accounting team and report to the CAO. This leader will own day-to-day working capital operations across Order-to-Cash (Accounts Receivable, invoicing, collections) and Procure-to-Pay (Accounts Payable and payment operations), with additional responsibility for Travel & Expense (T&E).

Responsibilities

• Drive AR performance: collections cadence, dispute resolution, aging management, and cash forecasting inputs.
• Oversee Procure-to-Pay execution: invoice intake, matching/approvals, payment runs, vendor issue resolution, and cycle-time improvement.
• Own/oversee T&E administration, including policy compliance and process efficiency.
• Lead working capital strategy and execution across AR and AP, ensuring scalable, controlled processes.
• Manage and develop an AR Manager and an AP Manager; set priorities, expectations, and performance metrics.
• Own and improve the invoicing process, including:
• Partner cross-functionally (Finance/FP&A, Operations, Sales, Procurement, Systems/IT) to improve upstream inputs that affect billing and payables.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, controls, and compliance for core processes.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting is a plus
• 10+ years accounting experience out of Public Accounting and Manufacturing, Service Companies, or Distributions Industry also a plus
• CPA is a plus
• Experience leading working capital operations within Accounting/Finance, with strong exposure to both AR and AP.
• Proven people leadership experience, ideally managing leaders (e.g., managers/supervisors).
• Experience with Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay best practices, controls, and metrics.
• Very Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, Technical Accounting, and Revenue Recognition is a plus