Director of Accounting and Finance

Title: Director of Accounting and FinanceReports To: Chief Financial Officer – Thomas MoriartyLocation: Lawrence, MA (Boston Area), with some remote flexibility
Are You Ready to Make an Immediate Impact?
At Little Sprouts, we are key players in a fast-growing industry. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the ultimate goal of this role is to be responsible driving the financial planning of the company by analyzing its performance and risk, retaining constant awareness of the company’s financial position and acting to prevent problems, and overseeing the company’s finance IT system for Little Sprouts and all subsidiaries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Set targets and supervise all Accounts Receivable/Billing, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Accounting personnel
• Guide the company towards profitability and long-term success
• Planning, organizing and coordinating year-end close process with auditors
• Develop and manage relationships with partners and investors
• Establish and maintain strong finance vendor relations
• Advise staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions
• Review and reporting of monthly cash flow statements
• Developing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures
• Coordinate and prepare timely and detailed reports on financial performance on a quarterly and annual basis
• Develop financial accounting objectives
• Budgeting and cost control projects
• Oversee procurement and new vendor documentation
• Visual lease CAM and Rent reconciliation review and updates to the system
• Oversee the annual food program, monthly food program filings, quarterly audit
• Ensuring successful completion of the company’s tax filings
• Planning, budgeting and authorizing expenditures
• Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy in all finance departments
• Ensure adherence to financial laws and guidelines
• Managing cross-functional projects between finance and other departments
• Oversight of American Express Credit Card and Staples Business Advantage program
• Proactively review internal processes and implement improvements
• Hiring, training and retaining competent finance staff

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 5-6 years or more of public or public/private accounting experience
• Multi-Site retail experience a plus in a private equity backed model
• Ability to direct and supervise
• In-depth knowledge of GAAP required and IFRS a plus
• Purchase accounting, M&A and integration experience a plus
• Experience with technical accounting research, evaluation and documentation
• Solid system skills – preferred experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX 365, Paylocity or ADP, Microsoft Power BI, advanced excel, Procare AR and billing systems
• Ability to roll up sleeves and be proactive to obtain needed information
• Excellent verbal communication skills required for communicating issues and providing concise, thoughtful updates to senior management
• Excellent people, team building and leadership skills
• Solid technical, analytical and problem solving skills

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

How It Gets Done:

• Is able to work at least a full-time, 40-hour a week schedule, sometimes off-hours as the business requires (i.e., deadlines, networking events, conferences, business dinners, etc.).
• Is able to sit for long periods of time at a computer in a primarily sedentary position; manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• Limited travel may be required (less than 10% of time), valid passport required.

We’re Growing!Little Sprouts LLC is a subsidiary of Babilou Family, the largest childcare and early education group in Europe. The company provides award-winning early education and child care in the Northeast US through Little Sprouts (MA & NH), Building Blocks and Child’s World Academy (CT), and Heartworks, Loveworks & STEAMworks (VT). Our employees are passionate about serving children with joy and confidence every day so we are able to create a family and employee experience that is so much more than just daycare. Together, we are on a meaningful journey to elevate those who dedicate their careers to helping children learn, thrive, and grow.
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