Away
Finance / FinServ
AssistantDirector,Accounting
“Assistant Director, Accounting at Away. Skills: monthly close process, audit processes, financial reporting, US GAAP, ASC 606, ASC 842, ERP systems, consolidation. own the monthly close process. establish and evolve the account reconciliation framework”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure an accurate, efficient, and timely close across all entities; enhance quality and efficiency; improve the accuracy of customer, channel, and departmental reporting; ensuring timely, complete delivery of all required materials; driving scalable process improvements; progressing toward a sustainable 5-day close; reduce manual processes and improve control and visibility
Industry & Context.
investigate material variances to forecast; identifying opportunities to leverage AI-enabled tools to enhance quality and efficiency; driving scalable process improvements; progressing toward a sustainable 5-day close; advancing the use of automation and AI to reduce manual processes and improve control and visibility
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Corporate Accounting and/or public accounting roles, minimum of 5 years leading high-performing teams, working knowledge of ERP systems, advanced Excel skills, experience in multi-national organizations and consolidation of multi-currency financial results
Nice to Have
experience working in retail/CPG is preferred, CPA strongly preferred, Microsoft Dynamics/D365 preferred, interest in applying AI Agents to optimize manual tasks
What You'll Do.
own the monthly close process
establish and evolve the account reconciliation framework
partner with FP&A to ensure the integrity of financial statements
lead the annual audit process
partner with IT to identify and implement system and reporting enhancements
drive the accounting function’s digital transformation roadmap
own the monthly consolidation process
oversee fixed asset and lease accounting
enhance our technical accounting practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partnering closely with FP&A, Revenue Accounting, Inventory Accounting, and AP teams; partner with FP&A; managing auditor relationships; partner with IT; strategic advisor across matrixed organizations; providing high-level financial narratives and proactive insights to align performance of monthly tasks and influence company-wide decision-making
Communication Scope
strategic advisor; providing high-level financial narratives; proactive insights
Process & Methodology
lead the annual audit process, managing auditor relationships, ensuring timely, complete delivery of all required materials, driving scalable process improvements, progressing toward a sustainable 5-day close, advancing the use of automation and AI to reduce manual processes and improve control and visibility
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