Key Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Accounting Leadership
• Partner with the Chief Accounting Officer to drive consistent, accurate, and timely accounting and financial execution across the organization.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to Accounting, Finance, Operations, Sales, HR, Legal, and executive leadership.
• Apply sound judgment to complex accounting and finance matters while balancing compliance requirements with practical business solutions.
• Identify financial, operational, and control risks and develop solutions to strengthen processes and governance.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve financial performance, operational efficiency, and scalability.
• Support strategic initiatives, acquisitions, and special projects as assigned by the CAO and CFO.

Revenue, Commissions & Operational Accounting
• Oversee operational revenue accounting processes, including project accounting, contract administration, deferred revenue, billing considerations, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure accounting implications are considered early in operational and commercial processes.
• Own commission-related accounting and process governance, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and alignment with compensation plans.
• Partner with Sales, Finance, HR, and Payroll teams to improve commission processes, controls, and reporting.
• Support evaluation and implementation of accounting requirements associated with new business initiatives, compensation programs, and operational models.

North America Lease Accounting
• Oversee North America lease accounting activities under ASC 842, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting.
• Partner with Real Estate, Legal, and Operations teams to ensure new leases, renewals, modifications, and terminations are appropriately identified and accounted for.
• Drive process standardization and improved controls across lease administration and accounting activities.
• Support external audit requirements and internal control activities related to lease accounting.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline lease accounting processes.

Process Standardization & Entity Oversight
• Establish and maintain consistent accounting and finance processes across operating companies, business units, and acquired entities.
• Provide oversight and support for entities and businesses operating outside the organization's primary ERP and financial systems.
• Develop scalable processes and controls that improve financial visibility, reporting consistency, and compliance across decentralized operations.
• Lead efforts to simplify, document, and standardize key accounting and finance processes.
• Evaluate existing processes and implement improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and support growth.

Systems, Integrations & Continuous Improvement
• Lead finance and accounting participation in ERP implementations, system enhancements, and automation initiatives.
• Support acquisition integration activities, including harmonization of financial processes, reporting structures, controls, and policies.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes through technology, standardization, and process redesign.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across accounting, finance, billing, collections, commissions, reporting, and operational workflows.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to ensure systems effectively support accounting and finance objectives.

Cross-Functional Partnership
• Work closely with Operations, Sales, HR, Legal, FP&A, and business leaders to align business processes with accounting and financial requirements.
• Serve as a practical problem solver capable of navigating both strategic initiatives and day-to-day operational challenges.
• Act as a key contact for external auditors on operational accounting, controls, and process-related matters.
• Build strong relationships across the organization to drive collaboration, accountability, and execution.

Qualifications
• CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, controllership, or financial operations leadership roles.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, revenue recognition, project accounting, commission processes, lease accounting (ASC 842), and internal controls.
• Experience managing accounting operations within a decentralized or multi-entity organization.
• Demonstrated success leading ERP implementations, process improvement initiatives, system conversions, or acquisition integrations.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and improve scalable financial and accounting processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a highly adaptable finance and accounting leader who can seamlessly move between accounting, finance, operations, systems, process improvement, and business partnership responsibilities.

This individual is equally comfortable evaluating a revenue recognition issue, redesigning a commission process, overseeing a lease portfolio, integrating an acquired business, implementing system improvements, or helping a newly acquired entity establish strong financial controls.

We are looking for a builder, problem solver, and business partner who thrives in ambiguity, drives accountability, and can connect accounting requirements with practical operational execution. This role is ideal for a well-rounded controller, finance leader, or accounting executive seeking an opportunity to make a broad impact across a complex and growing organization.