Head of Accounting and Reporting

Daimler Truck North America

Head of Accounting providing strategic leadership for TN segment accounting at Daimler Truck North America. Ensuring reliable financial information while driving improvements in processes and controls.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timePortland • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

provides operational and strategic leadership for TN segment accounting, financial reporting, and finance operations
ensures reliable, compliant, and decision useful financial information while continuously improving processes, controls, and operating models
serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and business partners across Finance, Controlling, Treasury, Tax, HR, IT, Legal, and Operations
combines strong technical accounting expertise with people first leadership, digital transformation, and cross functional collaboration to deliver scalable, business friendly, and highly automated accounting services

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/BA in Business Administration or related
10 years of directly related experience
At least 4 years or more of management experience
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is required
4 – 6 years applied accounting experience
Demonstrated leadership skills, managerial capability and staff development
Strong analytical skills and communication skills
Proven ability to operate up, down or across an organization
Ability to quickly identify issues, formulate solutions & initiate/lead action
MBA with emphasis in Accounting preferred
Public accounting experience highly desired
4 – 6 years manufacturing industry experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

annual variable pay bonus program
company paid company vehicle with insurance and fuel card
401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
non-qualified deferred compensation plan with company contribution of 7% of variable pay
starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
13+ holidays per calendar year
Paid parental leave
employee assistance program
comprehensive health care plans and wellness programs
onsite fitness (at some locations)
tuition assistance program
volunteer paid time off
short-term and long-term disability plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial reportingaccountingprocess improvementcontrolsoperating modelsdigital transformationaccounting servicesanalytical skillsmanagement experiencestaff development

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcross functional collaborationproblem solvingtrusted advisororganizational capabilitydecision makingpeople first leadership

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)MBA with emphasis in Accounting