Vice President – Accounting
Heaven Hill Brands
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Louisville • Kentucky • United States
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About the role
- Set accounting strategy for the enterprise
- Lead, coach, train, and develop accounting department
- Ensure proper allocation of resources
- Build cross-functional collaboration
- Foster better ownership of process throughout the organization
- Identify process improvements and lead process for change – challenge the status quo
- Drive adoption of technology, including AI, to automate and streamline process
- Oversee preparation and review of monthly financial statements for all individual companies and currencies, while also reviewing the global consolidated statements
- Ensure proper presentation of stand-alone and consolidated company financial statements
- Prepare quarterly fluctuation analysis and MD&A
- Determine that all account reconciliations are performed timely and review for accuracy
- Partner with FP&A and other departments to analyze drivers of results
- Oversight and responsibility for the following functions:
- Corporate Accounting
- Payroll
- Billing/Invoicing
- Accounts Payable
- Visitor Center Accounting (for 8 sites)
- Master Data
- Financial Reporting & Consolidations
- Indirect (dotted line) reporting from multiple subsidiaries
- Oversee preparation of monthly and ad hoc reporting
- Ensure reporting systems accumulate, aggregate, and present data correctly
- Partner with IT and FP&A to document and validate allocations of expenses within ERP and reporting systems
- Confirm monthly reconciliation of data sources to drive “one source of the truth”
- Oversee annual financial statement and 401(k) audit
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
- Lead evaluation and implementation of projects for new accounting guidance
- Set clear guidelines for reporting timing for all subsidiaries and corporate reporting
- Prepare technical accounting memos on complex or unique accounting transactions
- Prepare purchase accounting allocations, as needed
- Oversee documentation of and ensure compliance with key accounting process, policy, and procedure
- Participate in business continuity and contingency planning
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
- Minimum 10 years’ experience managing accounting function for a multi-national or global entity
- Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills
- Experienced change leader, with ability to drive positive change management
- Mature interpersonal skills with the ability to instruct teams and collaborate cross-functionally
- Adaptable, with ability to work in areas of ambiguity
- Experience and understanding of GAAP and IFRS
- Strategic thinker with focus given to drive forward process improvement and positive change
- Proficient computer skills with experience using an ERP
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet competing deadlines
- Ability to work overtime as required
- Valued but not Required Skills and Experience:
- Experience with IFS (ERP system)
- Advanced computer skills
- Experience in the distilled spirits industry or other CPG/manufacturing industry
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Hard Skills & Tools
accounting strategyfinancial statementsaccount reconciliationsquarterly fluctuation analysistechnical accounting memospurchase accounting allocationsprocess improvementschange managementGAAPIFRS
Soft Skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsleadershipinterpersonal skillscollaborationadaptabilitystrategic thinkingprioritizationmulti-tasking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Accounting