Director of Finance & Accounting

Snelling Staffing Services - Sterling Heights, MI

Full-time - Senior

Sterling Heights, MI

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Director of Finance & Accounting will be responsible for overseeing the company's financial strategy and ensuring effective accounting, financial, and treasury processes. This role involves managing a team, coordinating financial operations, and providing strategic guidance to the leadership team to support the company's objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end accounting and finance functions including process design and architecture, compliance/controls, audit, payroll, financial close, and financial planning and analysis.
• Build financial forecasts, budget models, and provide guidance to the leadership team to support strategy execution.
• Coordinate and perform month-end close processes within a 2-day deadline.
• Produce, interpret, and present monthly operating results, identify issues affecting performance, and provide recommendations with action plans.
• Execute payroll functions including sales commissions.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders including team members, leadership team, external auditors, and bank representatives.
• Lead a team of 5 direct reports, including recruiting/candidate selection, hiring, performance management, coaching/development, and succession management and training.
• Create efficiencies by automating, standardizing, and refining accounting and financial tools, processes, and analytics.
• Manage tax compliance, supervise all audit and internal control, and oversee financial strategic planning for the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA and/or master's degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• 10 years+ of relevant experience in finance and accounting.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and experience overseeing close and audit processes.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning system Epicor P21 strongly preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with credit lines, asset-backed lending, and other forms of lending.
• Experience with continuous improvement, project management, and change management.
• Experience driving efficiency and improving analytics with digital technologies.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance