Senior Director, Corporate Accounting; Hybrid

Carolina PRG has partnered with a $2B+ Corporate HQ as they build out a Best In Class Corporate Accounting team. This team is led by an EXCEPTIONAL CAO that believes a positive culture breeds success. This is an opportunity to join a company that champions process improvement initiatives and efficiencies. The ideal candidate will be a forward thinking professional that is eager to grow their career and mentor their staff to lead across other areas of the organization.

The Senior Director of Corporate Accounting will lead the corporate accounting function for a publicly traded organization with over $2 billion in annual revenue. This role is responsible for overseeing the general ledger, financial close, external reporting, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. The position manages three Directors and provides indirect leadership to approximately twelve additional corporate accounting professionals.

This role partners closely with Finance, FP&A, Internal Audit, Tax, Treasury, and external auditors to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting while driving continuous improvement, scalability, and strong governance across accounting operations.

• Lead, mentor, and develop three Directors and an indirect team of approximately twelve corporate accounting professionals.
• Establish clear performance expectations, succession planning, and talent development strategies.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Oversee the corporate general ledger, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Review and approve complex accounting transactions, estimates, and judgments.

• Oversee preparation and review of internal and external financial reporting, including SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and related disclosures.
• Partner with external auditors to support audits and reviews, ensuring timely resolution of issues.
• Ensure consistent application of accounting policies across the organization.

• Lead Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts for corporate accounting, including documentation, testing support, and remediation of control deficiencies.
• Design, implement, and enhance internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
• Partner with Internal Audit to strengthen risk management and control effectiveness.

• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, scalability, and accuracy within corporate accounting.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and best practices.
• Partner with Finance Systems and IT on ERP enhancements, implementations, and system controls.

• Collaborate with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and business leaders to support business initiatives and transactions.
• Provide accounting leadership for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other complex transactions as needed.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior finance leadership on accounting and reporting matters.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• CPA required.
• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership roles in large, complex organizations.
• Experience in a publicly traded company environment required.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Proven success leading and developing senior-level accounting leaders.

• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise.
• Deep understanding of internal controls and SOX frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead large, multi-layered teams.
• Process improvement mindset with experience driving operational efficiencies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and attention to detail.

This is a highly visible leadership role within a growing, publicly traded organization. The Senior Director of Corporate Accounting will play a critical role in strengthening financial governance, scaling accounting operations, and supporting strategic initiatives at corporate headquarters.