Vice President, Accounting & Financial Reporting

Affiliated Distributors, Inc.; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Affiliated Distributors, Inc. seeks a VP of Accounting & Financial Reporting to lead the accounting and reporting function. You will supervise the close, consolidations, and monthly reporting, while partnering with executives and auditors. This hands-on role demands technical accounting excellence and team development.

You will drive planning, budgets, and tax reporting, coordinate cross-ERP activities, and implement improvements in controls and automation. Wayne, PA hybrid work schedule applies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in accounting and financial reporting roles.
• Strong US GAAP knowledge with audited statements experience.
• CPA license required; MBA preferred but not required.
• Leadership in a multi-person team and cross-functional partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly close, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements.
• Lead and develop the accounting and financial reporting team for timely deliverables.
• Prepare internal and external reporting, including US GAAP statements and footnotes.
• Oversee consolidation across ERP systems and tax reporting coordination.
• Drive planning process for expenses, budgets, forecasts, and commentary.

Skills

US GAAP

Financial reporting

Leadership

ERP systems

BlackLine

Tax reporting

Financial modeling

Automation

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting

MBA

CPA license

Tools

BlackLine

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

Position Summary:

The VP, Accounting & Financial Reporting leads the accounting and financial reporting team and is accountable for an accurate and timely close, consolidation, and monthly reporting process. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring the ability to prepare financial statements, supporting schedules, tax deliverables, budgets, forecasts, and executive reporting, while directing and developing the team. The role serves as a key partner to business leaders, leads technical accounting matters and external audit relationships, and oversees legal entity tax reporting and non-GAAP reconciliations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the monthly close process, ensuring the preparation, review, and accuracy of reconciliations, journal entries, investment accounting, foreign currency translations and financial statements.
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting and financial reporting team, establishing clear expectations and accountability for timely, high-quality deliverables.
• Prepare internal reporting schedules for use by business leaders (results of operations, balance sheets, statements of cash flow, key performance indicators, other analysis as needed).
• Prepare external reporting deliverables including US GAAP financial statements, supporting schedules and footnotes, quarterly Board and executive reporting, financial bridges, and specialized financial statement packages for banks, insurers, PwC, the 401(k) plan and other stakeholders.
• Perform consolidation of results from multiple ERP systems, including reviewing and validating reported data.
• Lead the coordination and execution of the Company's planning process for all operating expenses, fee income and revenue from other sources including member programs and services. Create annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and relevant supporting schedules. Coordinate inputs from departmental leaders, provide insight and commentary on major variances, and effectively collaborate with executive leadership and stakeholders throughout the process.
• Develop and analyze financial models, pro forma views, acquisition opening balance sheets, and related purchase accounting journal entries; coordinate valuations with third-party firm.
• Maintain legal entity ledgers and prepare US GAAP tax trial balances, tax supporting schedules, K-1 review information, and Canadian tax return information; coordinate all tax return deliverables with external tax advisors.
• Own the monthly balance sheet and non-GAAP reconciliation process, including review and timely resolution of reconciling items; oversee BlackLine system administration and manage the vendor relationship.
• Manage the general ledger system and assist with general ledger system upgrade and integration projects, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruptions to Accounting team.
• Identify and implement improvements to accounting processes, internal controls, and reporting practices, leveraging technology and automation to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Serve as the primary relationship owner for audit, tax and consulting firms.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Demonstrated high level of technical expertise in US GAAP, including independent preparation of audited financial statements and footnotes and resolution of technical accounting matters (such as leases and revenue recognition).
• Ability to lead and develop a team while remaining hands-on with detailed deliverables and communicating effectively with executives and divisional leaders.
• Strong creative thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with demonstrated ability to personally build budget, forecast, and tax schedules; proficiency in ERP and financial close systems.
• Ability to leverage AI and automation tools to improve efficiency and reporting processes.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify, analyze and communicate variances between actual results, budget and forecast.

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• MBA preferred, but not required.
• Current CPA license is required.
• At least 10 years of experience working in a combination of a national public accounting firm, large company corporate accounting, and/or financial reporting/consolidations role.

Additional Comments:

• Position is based out of our corporate office in Wayne, PA, where we work on a hybrid schedule (Monday & Friday remote; Tuesday - Thursday in office).

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