Senior Director / Controller

Kforce's client in Northborough, MA is seeking an experienced Senior Director to provide executive-level accounting leadership and oversight of financial reporting, close, audit readiness, and accounting operations. This role will provide immediate leadership during year-end and audit activities while ensuring financial statements, journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation meet high standards of accuracy and integrity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide senior leadership over monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities
• Review material and high-risk journal entries and account reconciliations
• Review financial statements, reporting packages, and cash flow statements
• Evaluate accounting work for accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness
• Provide oversight and review of work prepared by accounting team members
• Identify material accounting risks and drive timely resolution
• Lead year-end and external audit support activities
• Ensure accounting documentation can withstand external audit review
• Maintain strong financial reporting processes and internal controls
• Provide leadership and stability during organizational transitions
• Partner with senior Finance leadership to ensure deadlines and reporting requirements are met
• Support public-company readiness and other strategic accounting initiatives as neede
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a closely related field
• Extensive progressive accounting and financial reporting experience
• Experience managing or overseeing the monthly close process
• Strong financial statement and financial reporting expertise
• Experience reviewing material journal entries and complex reconciliations
• Strong understanding of balance sheet, P&L, and cash flow reporting
• Experience reviewing and approving accounting work prepared by others
• Ability to identify and prioritize material and high-risk accounting areas
• Strong audit readiness and external audit support experience
• Proven ability to operate at a senior accounting leadership level
• Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Ability to step into a complex environment and contribute immediately

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA certification
• Combination of public accounting and corporate/private accounting experience
• Prior external audit experience
• Oracle Fusion experience
• Retail industry experience
• IPO or public-company readiness experience
• Experience leading high-performing accounting organizations
• Experience providing leadership during organizational change or transition

Key Skills:

• Accounting Leadership
• Financial Reporting
• Monthly & Year-End Close
• Financial Statement Review
• Cash Flow Statements
• Journal Entry Review
• Account Reconciliations
• Audit Readiness
• External Audit
• GAAP
• Internal Controls
• Risk-Based Accounting Review
• Oracle Fusion
• IPO Readiness
• Team Leadership
• Process Improvement

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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