Senior Director of Accounting

Judge Direct Placement; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD

LTD

401k match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Senior Director of Accounting, Americas, to lead end-to-end financial close for the region. This role reports to the VP, Americas CFO and requires strong cross-functional collaboration across operations, IT, HR, and executive leadership.

The ideal candidate has deep US GAAP and SOX expertise and a hands-on, strategic approach to building a scalable accounting organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration; Master’s preferred.
• CPA certification required.
• 15+ years in progressive financial accounting, including 5+ years Big 4.
• Experience with large-scale manufacturing (industrial products, automotive, etc.).
• Strong technical accounting and internal-control skill set.
• US GAAP, SEC, SOX; IFRS knowledge beneficial.
• Experience with complex transactions and new accounting standards.
• Finance transformation and process-improvement experience.
• OneStream experience preferred.
• Lead process improvements; multitask; deadline-driven.
• Excellent presentation and writing skills; link financials to strategy.
• Proven team-building and cross-functional collaboration.
• Be a role model for values and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end accounting and controllership for the Americas region.
• Oversee treasury coordination, tax, shared services, and controllership.
• Own monthly close with FP&A and regional teams; standardize close timelines.
• Ensure GAAP compliance, SOX controls, and financial reporting governance.
• Provide technical accounting leadership on policy interpretation and complex transactions.
• Drive finance transformation and ERP/system modernization initiatives.
• Establish and monitor key accounting metrics and governance across the region.
• Develop and lead a high-performing accounting team with succession planning.

Skills

Big 4 experience

US GAAP

SOX compliance

Internal controls

Finance transformation

ERP/OneStream

Leadership

Team management

Analytical thinking

Strategic partnering

Communication

Problem solving

Ethics & integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Master’s degree preferred

CPA certification required

Job description

Compensation

$220,000 - $250,000 base salary + 25% bonus + LTIP (Restricted Stock Units, $30,000 annual value).

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, 401k match (6%), Tuition reimbursement, 3 weeks PTO. Benefits start the first day of the month following hire.

Schedule

On-Site 5 days a week. 15% travel.

Overview

Reporting to the Vice President, Americas CFO, the Senior Director of Accounting, Americas is responsible for the end-to-end financial close for the Americas region, supporting nearly $2B in annual revenue. This leader will oversee accounting and controllership activities across the region, lead finance transformation and process-improvement initiatives, and drive a high-performing, scalable accounting organization.

The role will define and execute the strategy supporting accounting policies, oversee internal controls over financial reporting, and serve as a key technical accounting leader to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.

The successful candidate will bring deep expertise across accounting and finance, combined with a strong understanding of end-to-end business processes and information flows. This individual will be a trusted business partner who collaborates effectively with senior stakeholders across operations, IT, HR, commercial, product, distribution, and executive leadership.

This role requires a self-directed, entrepreneurial leader with a hands-on approach who can operate seamlessly at both strategic and operational levels. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, technically strong, strategic, and confident in navigating complexity while providing effective financial leadership.

Job Description

Lead all accounting and controllership activities across the Americas region, overseeing regional accounting teams and ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting while supporting business performance and scalable growth.

Maintain oversight of treasury coordination, tax compliance, shared-services governance, and controllership processes.

Own and lead the monthly financial close process in partnership with FP&A, plant controllers, shared services, and regional finance teams, driving accountability, standardization, and continuous improvement in close execution and timelines.

Oversee consolidated close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, reserves, balance-sheet governance, analytical reviews, inventory accounting, and identification of financial-reporting risks and opportunities.

Ensure financial reporting complies with U.S. GAAP, company accounting policies, SOX requirements, and applicable statutory and regulatory standards.

Serve as the senior accounting authority for the region, providing technical accounting leadership and guidance on accounting-policy interpretation, complex transactions, and application of accounting standards.

Drive consistency and standardization of accounting policies, close procedures, controls, reporting methodologies, and financial governance across the Americas organization.

Lead accounting assessments for revenue arrangements, procurement agreements, restructuring initiatives, acquisitions, legal-entity changes, and other complex business transactions to ensure appropriate accounting treatment.

Act as the primary liaison with internal and external auditors and partner with Corporate Accounting, Internal Audit, and Internal Controls teams to manage audits, strengthen controls, remediate deficiencies, and maintain an effective financial-control environment.

Continuously assess risk areas and implement best practices that improve governance, reporting reliability, operational efficiency, and business decision support.

Lead finance transformation initiatives and system implementations, including ERP transitions and process standardization, to reduce manual work, improve data quality, accelerate close timelines, and modernize accounting operations.

Establish and monitor key accounting performance metrics, including close-cycle time, reconciliation quality, audit outcomes, control effectiveness, and automation adoption.

Manage functional SG&A and drive operating efficiency across the accounting organization, including ownership of controllership budgets and forecasts.

Build, develop, and lead a high-performing accounting organization through talent development, coaching, succession planning, and organizational design while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Lead special projects and strategic initiatives as required, including finance transformation programs, ERP implementations, close optimization, standard-costing initiatives, M&A integration activities, and other enterprise priorities.

Qualifications Seeking

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. Master’s Preferred.

CPA certification required.

15+ years of progressive financial-accounting experience, including 5+ years in a Big 4 public accounting firm.

Experience with a large-scale manufacturing company, preferably in the industrial products, automotive, machinery manufacturing, building materials, plastics, metals, chemicals, or heavy industrial manufacturing space.

Strong technical accounting and internal-control skill set.

In-depth knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and SOX compliance; IFRS knowledge is beneficial.

Experience with accounting for complex transactions and new accounting standards.

Experience driving finance transformation and process-improvement initiatives.

Preferred experience with OneStream.

Demonstrated willingness to lead process improvements; quick learner with a strong capacity to multitask; results-oriented and able to meet deadlines under structured timelines.

Exceptional presentation and writing skills, with the ability to convey messages that are understandable and relevant while linking business issues, financial results, and strategy.

Proven experience developing and managing a team of accounting professionals, with a strong ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Be a role model for the company’s values and demonstrate the highest professional integrity and ethics.