Director of Finance And Accounting

PetPlace; New York (NY); Remote; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Finance to lead its finance department, ensuring best practices in accounting and financial management. This strategic role partners with the CEO, overseeing a team and driving value through effective financial reporting and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and a commitment to enhancing processes. Join a dynamic team dedicated to improving pet health services and making a positive impact in the industry. If you are ready to take on a pivotal role in a growing company, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Basic Life Insurance

Company paid short-term and long-term disability

12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Retirement savings plan

Personal Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Wellness Day off

Pet friendly office environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of corporate accounting and finance experience required.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and financial reporting.
• Experience in financial statement consolidations and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance department and manage financial statements.
• Steer annual planning and re-forecasting processes.
• Drive continuous improvement through technology enhancements.

Skills

Corporate Accounting

Financial Planning & Analysis

Leadership

Communication Skills

Analytic Skills

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

CMA, CPA or MBA

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.

PetPlace, a subsidiary of IPH, is building a digital first pet e-commerce platform with the aim of connecting key market services such as adoption, lost pet and insurance to make pet care easy.

Job Summary:

PetPlace is seeking a Director of Finance responsible for leading the finance department for our growing group of companies. This role is the strategic partner for the CEO of PetPlace, leading all finance functions including accounting operations, planning and communicating financial performance, and executing business objectives. This key leadership position is expected to drive value in the organization by ensuring all elements of finance are functioning in accordance with best practices, governance, policies, strategic vision, integrity and transparency. This role will effectively influence and implement process enhancements and ensure a well-managed cadence throughout the fiscal year.

The Director of Financereports to the CEO. This role’s responsibilities spans across leading a team of 10, steering processes & procedures, enforcing accounting policies in the U.S. and Canada, facilitating communication streams both internally and externally, while providing accurate & reliable data and reporting to senior leadership. Strong leadership skills, robust accounting knowledge, advanced analytic skills, strategic mindset, and the drive to deliver timely and effective results in a fast-paced environment are required for this role to be successful.

Location: Remote - must be able to travel to NYC monthly

Main Responsibilities:

• Steers the annual planning process and recurring re-forecasting processes.
• Provides effective financial management reporting for monthly/quarterly/annual operating results, business reviews, board presentations, as well as various ad-hoc reporting as needed.
• Manages financial statements, tax and treasury practices, and supports audit processes.
• Leads the accounting team, including tax, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
• Ensures the finance team provides timely and accurate journal entries, reconciliations, government filings and forms, cash receipts, billings, and payments.
• Develops a deep subject matter expertise of the underlying business, our technology, controls and governance supporting accounting, planning and reporting processes.
• Enforces sound documentation of various policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Strengthens tax related processes and mitigation efforts, including assurance of regulatory compliance and ongoing engagements with tax partners.
• Drives continuous improvement, by leveraging technology to design and implement solutions that will enable process re-imagination and changes the way they work.
• Provides framework to evaluate opportunities for growth, expansion, and new revenue streams.
• Designs and develops models for purposes of forecasting, allocating data, and steering decision support for partnerships and investments.
• Effectively engages in partnerships while working closely with sister portfolio companies as necessary.
• Works closely with parent company’s controllership, delivering consistent application of financials on the Income Statement and Balance Sheet.
• Is a key contributor to ERP enhancement processes.
• Emphasizes development of individuals and challenges others to grow professionally.
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years corporate accounting and/or finance experience, with exposure to financial planning & analysis
• Technical and operational accounting knowledge, and business acumen
• Experience with sales and indirect taxes
• 4+ years of progressive leadership experience, with demonstrated history of scaling teams and driving a positive culture
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders to continuously improve collaboration and alignment
• High degree of organization, individual initiative, and personal accountability

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance or Accounting
• CMA, CPA or MBA
• Strong understanding of US GAAP.
• Experience in financial reporting, financial statement consolidations, and intercompany allocation processes.
• Budget development, long-range planning, and fundamental forecasting experience over multiple cycles.
• Experience in Enterprise Planning systems (Microsoft Dynamics or equivalent).
• Proven track record of delivering on strategic missions with a business-first mindset.
• Full-strength skillset using Microsoft Office, with a high degree of competence in Excel and PowerPoint.

All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:

• Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability
• 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Retirement savings plan
• Personal Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
• Pet friendly office environment
• Group Pet Insurance
• On the job training and skills development
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing, Finance, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Pet Services

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