Executive Director, Technical Accounting COE

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Position Title:                Executive Director, Technical Accounting

Department:                 Global Finance

Reports To:                    VP Financial Reporting & Chief Accountant

Position Description:

The Executive Director, Technical Accounting COE, will play a pivotal role in leading the enterprise’s technical accounting function, ensuring global compliance with accounting standards, and driving excellence in financial reporting and governance. This leader will oversee the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of technical accounting policies and procedures, serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, and lead strategic projects that advance the organization’s accounting capabilities and transformation agenda.  Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Technical Accounting COE, setting the vision and strategy for technical accounting governance, policy, and compliance across all regions.
• Ensure consistent application of US GAAP and other relevant accounting standards globally, implementing best practices and standardized procedures.
• Oversee technical accounting research, issue identification, resolution, and documentation for complex transactions and emerging topics.
• Lead accounting treatment for acquisitions, divestitures, licensing, and partnership deals. Collaborate closely with Finance, Business Development, Legal, Tax and other relevant functions
• Maintain effective internal controls and technical accounting policies to ensure the integrity of financial transactions and reporting.
• Contribute to technical analysis of SEC filing disclosures (including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements; collaborate with cross-functional teams to address complex disclosure issues and support transparent financial reporting.
• Coordinate and manage relationships with external auditors and regulatory bodies regarding technical accounting matters.
• Support the VP & Chief Accountant in preparing materials for the Audit Committee and Board of Directors, including technical accounting updates and risk assessments.
• Lead, manage, and mentor technical accounting professionals, fostering a collaborative, high-performance, and learning-focused culture.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in technical accounting processes, systems, and reporting to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and transparency.
• Align with key stakeholders across Finance (Controllership, FP&A, Tax, etc.) and non-Finance functions to ensure technical accounting processes support business performance.
• Oversee the integration and optimization of accounting systems and technologies to enhance data accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility.
• Attract, retain, and develop a high-performing technical accounting team globally.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and streamlining to drive efficiency and manage risk.

Required Skill and Experience Set – Technical, Business, and Strategy:

• At least 15+ years of demonstrated and highly successful experience in auditing and accounting roles of progressively increasing responsibility
• Significant experience at a Big Four public accounting firm with a proven track record in technical accounting, complex transactions, and advisory services for large, multinational organizations.
• Strong and decisive transformational leadership skills and equipped to lead a glob