Accounting Director

Job Description:

- Supports organization financial objectives by providing financial analyses and recommendations and directing staff.

- Develops accounting organizational strategies by contributing accounting and financial information, analysis, and recommendations for strategic thinking and direction, and establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.

- Establishes accounting operational strategies by evaluating trends, establishing critical measurements, determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies, designing systems, accumulating resources, resolving problems, and implementing change.

- Provides financial projections by coordinating budget/forecast preparation, collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial information, and advising departments on the collection and analysis of data.

- Maintains sufficient funds by forecasting cash requirements and obligations.

- Minimizes legally required taxes by studying regulations, presenting tax strategies to management, and filing returns.

- Maximizes sales margins by recommending product and service pricing policies.

- Minimizes inventory investment by analyzing returns and recommending inventory levels and reorder points.

Accounting Director Qualifications/Skills:

Communication skills

LeadershipTeamwork

Interpersonal skills

Business to business selling skills

State and federal tax laws

Property and sales tax laws

Computer accounting software skills

Project management skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Focused on results

Mindful of deadlines