Director, Accounting

About Tekion:

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Job Description

The Director of Accounting is a key leader within the Finance organization, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's accounting operations. This role will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company's financial statements, driving process improvements, and supporting the company's growth. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated and results-oriented individual with strong leadership, technical accounting, and communication skills. This role will report to the Vice President Corporate Controller.  Regional controllers will report to this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the company's accounting operations, including:
  • Consolidation: Lead the consolidation process for all subsidiaries, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations.
  • Corporate Accounting: Manage the day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, and cash management.
  • Financial Reporting: Utilizing NetSuite - prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows, along with flux analysis.
  • Technical Accounting: Ability to research and analyze, working closely with Senior Manger of technical accounting, new accounting pronouncements and their impact on the company
  • Internal Controls: Maintain and improve internal controls to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.
  • Team Management: Lead and mentor a high-performing team of 20+ accounting professionals, including providing guidance, training, and performance feedback.
  • System Implementation & Improvement: Assist in the implementation and ongoing improvement of accounting systems and processes.
  • SOX Compliance: Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
  • Audit Support: Coordinate with external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits.
  • Special Projects: Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed.
• Collaborate closely with other departments, including Sales, Finance, Legal, and Tax.
• Work closely with the India-based accounting team to ensure efficient and accurate financial reporting. This requires meeting with India team, that maybe early in the morning or late in the evening.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, cross departmental leaders and executives.
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with SOX requirements.
• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed.
• Industry knowledge of best practices 
• Drive quality into the organization through constant inspection, verification, and reconciliation. 
• Effectively lead change management across teams through documented governance 
• Be a trusted advisor across the business. 

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in accounting, with a strong preference for experience in the SaaS industry and Big 4 experience.
• Extensive experience in consolidation accounting, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations. Experience as a controller or director of accounting is a must.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and good knowledge of IFRS.
• Experience with ERP systems mainly, NetSuite, and other accounting software.
• Proven leadership and management skills, including the ability to lead and mentor a large team.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and co