Executive – Accounting Policy

Confidential Careers; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers seeks an accomplished accounting executive to provide accounting policy and technical leadership for a multi-billion-dollar revenue business with global footprint and significant operational complexity.

This senior role reports to executive management and leads a team of over 20 professionals, shaping policy, governance, and strategic financial reporting across the organization.

Qualifications

• Significant progressive accounting and finance leadership within a large publicly traded organization.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting.
• Experience evaluating complex transactions, contracts, and accounting conclusions.
• Exposure to M&A, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic transactions.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and cross-functional leadership.
• Strong executive communication skills translating technical accounting into business guidance.
• Experience leading and developing sizable accounting teams.
• Public accounting experience and CPA.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting policy and technical accounting activities for a global business unit.
• Provide leadership and oversight across a large accounting organization, including developing senior-level talent.
• Advise senior executives and business leaders on complex accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Partner closely with Corporate Development, Finance, Controllers, Legal, Tax, and other executive stakeholders.
• Provide accounting leadership for M&A activity, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other complex transactions.
• Evaluate complex contracts and business arrangements and determine appropriate accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP.
• Develop, interpret, and implement accounting policies across a complex operating environment.
• Ensure consistency and compliance with corporate accounting policies and external reporting requirements.
• Support significant business initiatives and provide accounting guidance as new transactions and business models develop.
• Drive process improvements and strengthen accounting governance, controls, and documentation.

Skills

Executive leadership

GAAP expertise

M&A experience

Complex contracts evaluation

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial reporting

Education

CPA certification

Job description

We are conducting a confidential search for an accomplished accounting executive to join a highly visible business unit within a Fortune 100 global organization. This individual will provide accounting policy and technical accounting leadership for a multi-billion-dollar revenue business with significant operational complexity and a global footprint.

This is a senior leadership position with exposure to executive management and responsibility for a larger accounting team- over 20 people. The role sits at the intersection of accounting policy, controllership, business operations, and strategic transactions and will serve as a key advisor on complex accounting matters impacting the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead accounting policy and technical accounting activities for a global business unit.
• Provide leadership and oversight across a large accounting organization, including developing senior-level talent.
• Advise senior executives and business leaders on complex accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Partner closely with Corporate Development, Finance, Controllers, Legal, Tax, and other executive stakeholders.
• Provide accounting leadership for M&A activity, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other complex transactions.
• Evaluate complex contracts and business arrangements and determine appropriate accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP.
• Develop, interpret, and implement accounting policies across a complex operating environment.
• Ensure consistency and compliance with corporate accounting policies and external reporting requirements.
• Support significant business initiatives and provide accounting guidance as new transactions and business models develop.
• Drive process improvements and strengthen accounting governance, controls, and documentation.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate will bring significant technical accounting expertise combined with the ability to operate as a business-oriented executive.

Ideal experience includes:

• Significant progressive accounting and finance leadership experience within a large, complex, publicly traded organization.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting.
• Experience evaluating complex transactions, contracts, and accounting conclusions.
• Exposure to M&A, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic transactions.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and cross-functional leadership.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate highly technical accounting matters into practical business guidance.
• Experience leading and developing sizable accounting teams.
• Public accounting experience and CPA

Why This Opportunity

This is not a traditional accounting policy role. It combines technical accounting expertise, business-unit leadership, strategic transaction exposure, and executive visibility within one of the largest and most sophisticated organizations in its industry.

The position offers the opportunity to influence accounting decisions across a multibillion-dollar business while working closely with senior leadership on transactions and strategic initiatives that have enterprise-wide impact.