Exciting Director of Accounting opportunity with California's largest grocery chain that believes in delivering fresh, high-quality products to their community while fostering an environment where innovation, collaboration, and growth thrive. The ideal Director of Accounting will possess a CPA certification and be a key leader managing all accounting operations, maintaining the integrity of the company's accounting records and operations in accordance with GAAP. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and an exceptional benefits package.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the month, quarter and year-end close activities to ensure timely and accurate reporting of the cost of goods, inventory, and supply chain costs.
- Attend senior management meetings to provide support and financial insight for key decisions.
- Actively partner with the Merchandising and Finance team to identify and drive opportunities to optimize store performance.
- Actively manage all balance sheet reconciliations, including inventory and distribution center accounts.
- Drive all external audit activities related to the areas of responsibilities.
- Research, analyze and conclude on technical accounting issues, including the preparation of memorandums regarding the company's position in a clear, logical, and comprehensive manner.
- Assist with budgeting and forecasting and ongoing variance analysis.
- Building an effective and efficient team by evaluating, staffing, and developing the team's capabilities and competencies.
Requirements:
- CPA certification
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- Must have minimum of 10 years of experience to include experience from a Big 4 public accounting firm with demonstrated success at increasing levels of responsibility in analytical roles.
- 7 Years management, Supervisory, and/or leadership experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and advanced Excel, pivot table and VLOOKUP skills
- Multi-functional responsibility inside companies with heavy process orientation
- Operates with high integrity, builds trust, quickly wins and sustains credibility in relationships with others; personally approachable
- Excellent financial and problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on innovative and creative solutions that result in higher profitability
- Possess strong leadership skills and business acumen