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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.
Opportunity: 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

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Level

Manager

Location

Mundelein, IL

Occupation

Accountants and Auditors

Industry

Other Accounting Services

Posted

8 days ago

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