Vice President of Accounting

CooperDouglas; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement in the greater

Competitive executive compensation

Job summary

CooperDouglas is partnering with a rapidly growing, privately held organization to identify a Vice President of Accounting. This high-impact leadership role will guide and scale a corporate accounting function across a multi-entity environment, reporting to senior finance leadership.

The VP will oversee financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and build a high-performing team capable of driving growth and strategic initiatives within a dynamic organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Active CPA license required.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including senior leadership and team management.
• Public accounting experience, ideally with a Big Four firm.
• Experience in a complex, multi-entity organization.
• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, consolidated financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience with SOX implementation or comparable financial controls environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead accounting transformation and scale processes in a growing organization.
• Executive-level visibility and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Oversee consolidated financial statements, general ledger activities, intercompany accounting, and account reconciliations.
• Provide technical accounting guidance across complex US GAAP matters.
• Manage external audit relationships and coordinate audit planning and execution.
• Strengthen internal controls and financial reporting processes in support of continued organizational growth.
• Drive process standardization, automation, and improvements across accounting operations.
• Partner with finance, FP&A, tax, and treasury teams on business initiatives and financial strategy.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing accounting organization.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CooperDouglas is partnering with a rapidly growing, privately held organization to identify a Vice President of Accounting. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced accounting executive to lead and scale a corporate accounting function within a complex, multi-entity business.

Reporting to senior finance leadership, this individual will oversee financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and the continued development of a high-performing accounting team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Oversee consolidated financial statements, general ledger activities, intercompany accounting, and account reconciliations.
• Provide technical accounting guidance across complex US GAAP matters.
• Manage external audit relationships and coordinate audit planning and execution.
• Strengthen internal controls and financial reporting processes in support of continued organizational growth.
• Drive process standardization, automation, and improvements across accounting operations.
• Partner with finance, FP&A, tax, and treasury teams on business initiatives and financial strategy.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing accounting organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Active CPA license required.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including senior leadership and team management.
• Public accounting experience, ideally with a Big Four firm.
• Experience in a complex, multi-entity organization.
• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, consolidated financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience with SOX implementation or comparable financial controls environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead accounting transformation and scale processes in a growing organization.
• Executive-level visibility and ownership.
• Opportunity to build and develop a growing accounting organization.
• Competitive executive compensation, annual incentive opportunity, and comprehensive benefits.
• Hybrid work arrangement in the greater metropolitan area