Finance Director

 

An established multi-media company headquartered in Westchester County seeks an energetic, self-motivated Director of Finance

Position Description

 Reports to the VP Corporate Controller Supervises three key functions – external reporting, consolidations and analysis Ensuring and maintaining compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley with respect to disclosure and reporting controls Performing special projects for the Controller/CFO on an as needed basis (e.g., acquisitions/divestitures, researching potential accounting and auditing issues). Ensuring the complete and accurate implementation of all new accounting requirements Oversee worldwide reporting for benefit plans and coordinate relationships with outside actuary Act as liaison with external auditors regarding reporting and accounting issues Maintain and ensure timely resolution of internal control matters raised by external and internal auditors Work closely with Tax, Treasury, Finance Systems, Accounting Resource Centers, International CFOs to ensure the integrity of financial information, resolve accounting issues and provide financial/accounting advice

External Reporting DutiesMaintain and improve the quality of external reporting, as well as stay current on the technical issues that impact the company Overseeing the drafting and filing of all external reporting documents including annual reports, 10K’s and 10Q’s. Interpreting technical accounting literature, preparing summaries, and working with the operations people to assess the impact on the company Oversight of the Finance Intranet site Working directly with other departments to gather data to support external reporting initiatives (e.g., investor relations, global communications, operations finance, business planning and analysis, legal). Orchestrate various initiatives including enhancing our financial policies, establishing a center for interpreting accounting guidance with our operating units

 

Consolidation DutiesMaintain and improve the quality of the monthly, quarterly and annual close processes Overseeing the completion of the consolidation of all  global entities (second level reviewing of consolidated  results and journal entries) Oversight and understanding of the company-wide closing process and balance sheet Review and justify to external auditors the company’s position with respect to restructuring reserve usage and additional requirements Participate in directing efforts to maintain the integrity and accuracy of reporting systems.

Financial Analysis DutiesSupervise the quarterly and annual analysis of financial results including key analyticals – income statement, balance sheet and cash flow (i.e., timely publication of the “Analyst Book”) Review and publish the key external/internal statements – income statement, balance sheet, cash flow external and internal, and equity rollforward Prepare executive summary of results to senior management Oversee the MD&A collection and analysis process to ensure the integrity of local business reasons for variances Liaison with Business, Planning & Analysis to maintain overall knowledge of actuals, latest forecast and budget information

QualificationsMinimum of 8-10 years experience – public (Big 4) and/or private accounting mix Bachelor’s degree and CPA required MBA a plus Experience with SEC reporting matters with publicly held multinational company Superior technical, analytical and interpersonal skills required Systems, a plus but not required – Hyperion Enterprise (consolidation) and Essbase (reporting