Director, Technical Accounting (Remote)

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Our culture is rooted in two core values:
• Everyone is an asset
• Every event is an improvement opportunity

These values guide how we work together and continuously improve. We expect every team member to bring these principles to life in their daily work.

The Director of Technical Accounting is responsible for leading the organization's technical accounting function and ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This role oversees the development, implementation, and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls designed to safeguard company assets, mitigate risk, and support compliance with regulatory and reporting requirements.

The Director will ensure consistent application of accounting standards across the organization and provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions and emerging accounting issues. This position leads a team of supervisors and accounting professionals, fostering a high-performance culture focused on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and professional development.

Success in this role requires strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively partner with senior executives and stakeholders across all levels of the organization. The Director of Technical Accounting reports directly to the Controller and serves as a key advisor on accounting policy, financial reporting, and internal control matters.

Location: Remote (United States)

Key Responsibilities:
• Oversees the generation and review of reconciliations across all areas of the balance sheet and income statement.
• Ensures that company financial records are maintained in compliance with company policies and US GAAP. Responsible for reviewing monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure within compliance.
• Accountable for ensuring that policies and procedures are in place to provide reasonable assurance that the company assets are protected.
• Ensures the organization has the systems, policies, processes, procedures, and internal controls in place to protect the assets of the programs.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Helps to plan, organize and coordinate the year-end close process with external auditors, including the state auditor general audit.
• Hires, trains and retains competent accounting staff while leveraging strengths.
• Clarifies roles and responsibilities to develop and implement training programs in order to maximize and reach optimal individual and organizational goals.
• Maintains job results of the accounting staff by coaching, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results while providing mentoring and counseling to staff.
• Supports the CFO, VP of Finance and Controller with special projects.
• In concert with the Controller, this position will support the Vice President, Finance and CFO in major endeavors related to the strategic projects assigned to the Finance Department.
• Collaborates with Controller, Director of Corporate Accounting and Program Accounting to interpret goals and vision of Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and VP of Finance to position the Finance Department to effectively support the goals of the company.
• Collaborates effectively with other departments which includes Financial Planning & Analysis and Financial Systems & Data.
• The above is not an all-inclusive list of all duties performed by this job title, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent may be required to perform other additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:
• Demonstrated success and a proven track record in professional/life experience in specific job functions, projects, or industries. Military service can substitute for professional experience and/or formal education requirements.
• 10 years or more of experience and a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. Experience with ERP systems to include implementations.

You’ll Stand Out If You Have:
• CPA or other professional certification is a plus.