Finance Director — Hybrid Work & GAAP Leadership

ICM; Little Rock (AR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ICM in Little Rock, AR seeks an experienced accounting leader to plan and execute month-end and year-end close processes, oversee all accounting transactions, and prepare financial packages for leadership. This role ensures GAAP compliance, mentors staff, and collaborates with the CFO and external auditors in a hybrid work setting.

You will monitor billing, assist with budgeting, and provide analytical financial guidance to drive organizational results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of five (5) years progressive experience.
• Experience supervising employees.
• Excellent written, verbal, and social communication skills.
• CPA License, preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the month and year end close processes.
• Oversee all accounting transactions, ensuring accuracy, appropriateness, and timeliness.
• Prepares monthly and ad hoc financial packages for leadership as requested.
• Updates, maintains, and helps enforce ICM’s accounting policies/procedures in accordance with GAAP and internal controls.
• Completes payroll audits as assigned to ensure accurate reporting in all aspects of payroll.
• Oversees finance activities.
• Monitor, analyze and evaluate billing on a weekly basis.
• Help compile the annual budget, and track and report on results during the year.
• Provide analytical, actionable, and valuable advice on finance related matters to the CFO.
• Work cross functionally to support ICM’s work from an accounting/finance perspective.
• Liaise with 3rd party partners/vendors.
• Monitor, evaluate, and analyze ICM expenses with annual budget in mind.
• Carry out special tasks assigned by the CFO and/or CEO.
• Collaborate with external auditors to support the annual financial statement audit and retirement plan audit, including preparing schedules/support.
• Enthusiastically embrace, support, and model ICM’s values and missions.
• Assist in documenting new and revised policies, procedures, programs, and metrics that support the achievement of the organization’s business goals.
• Recruit, train, and mentor accounting/finance team.
• Perform other job-related responsibilities as assigned.
• Strong ethical standards
• Detail oriented and analytical
• Ability to plan, execute, and meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills to effectively interact with team members, management, and outside parties
• Ability to communicate financial topics in satisfactory manner
• Technical knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), ability to determine proper accounting treatment for transactions, and ability to conduct accounting research
• Experience in performing month-end closing procedures and preparing financial statements
• Knowledge of administrative systems and internal controls
• Skill at applying accounting theory and principles to practical problems
• Experience with computerized accounting software
• Proficient with Microsoft office, especially Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work with sensitive information and to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to foster and maintain a spirit of unity, teamwork, and cooperation among all personnel.
• Demonstrates the capacity to adapt and modify financial processes to align with organizational requirements.
• Outstanding leadership, supervisory, and training skills
• Dependable in all aspects of the job.

Skills

Communication

Supervising employees

Detail oriented

GAAP knowledge

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA license preferred

Tools

Accounting software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

ICM in Little Rock, AR seeks an experienced accounting leader to plan and execute month-end and year-end close processes, oversee all accounting transactions, and prepare financial packages for leadership. This role ensures GAAP compliance, mentors staff, and collaborates with the CFO and external auditors in a hybrid work setting.

You will monitor billing, assist with budgeting, and provide analytical financial guidance to drive organizational results.