Senior Director of Accounting

SeaSpine is uniquely transforming Spinal Surgery with safe, fast, real-time solutions that give surgeons and hospital partners the confidence to deliver better outcomes to improve patient lives-NOW. If you are interested in being a part of our amazing journey as part of the Accounting Team, let's connect!

The Sr. Director of Accounting position serves as a critical accounting role who manages and supervises core general ledger and spinal implant cost accounting through the monthly and quarterly close process. Additionally, this individual will lead the team through internal reporting, financial planning and managerial analysis while ensuring compliance with US GAAP, SEC standards and Sarbanes Oxley. Managerial analysis shall consist of budget to actual variance analysis, period over period, sequential period analysis and preparation of necessary fluctuation explanations. This role will work closely with cross functional teams consisting of the Director of Accounting Operations, Director or External Reporting, Tax and Equity, Director of Internal Audit and Sr. Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Your key responsibilities:

• Ensures that the company financials are prepared in compliance with policies and directives, US GAAP and SEC requirements.
• Oversees the GL and spinal implant cost accounting functions which include oversight into inter-company, financial reporting, balance sheet management, inventory analytics.
• Planning, organizing and coordinating the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes with accounting managers as well as collaborate with cross-functional leaders to ensure a timely and accurate close.
• Prepare and submit all necessary monthly reports including financial packages, KPIs and be able explain fluctuations in balances between different periods or to budget/forecasts
• Coordinate the preparation of all bank loan deliverables (i.e. Borrowing Base Certificate and Compliance Certificate)
• Work with internal audit function to properly identify controls, process flows and narratives for the transactional and financial statement close processes that are overseen. Ensure the regular performance of all key and non-key controls for those processes
• Coordinate financial compliance efforts related to the general ledger and cost accounting portion of any internal or external audits (i.e. annual financial statement and controls audit, bank and government audits).
• Lead efforts in identifying process improvements and opportunities for automation. Initiate and recommend changes that will reduce closing cycle time and enhance effectiveness of financial reporting. Partner with cross-functional peers to seek areas of upstream improvement that will drive benefit to the accounting function.
• Act as a key leader for corporate accounting in various business initiatives and implementations and be able to provide insightful direction to ensure compliance with internal processes and policies and US GAAP.
• Responsible for the continued development and engagement of the general ledger and cost accounting functions and that these functions are structured with qualified personnel capable of meeting the organizational and business goals and objectives.
• With the Director of External Reporting, Tax and Equity, organizes the external audit including related activities such as interim testing and coordination of cross-functional requests.
• General ledger close activities including the review and approval of complex journal entries and reconciliations.
• Calculates financial projections and forecasts such as cash in/outflow and departmental OPEX spend. Collaborates with FP&A team to provide insight into variances and strategic initiatives.
• Compliance, SOX and audit support.
• Other tasks and projects, as assigned.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting is required
• MBA a plus
• CPA is preferred
• Ability to multi-task and lead an important function in a fast-paced environment, performing accounting tasks and providing financial information on a timely basis.
• Must be highly detail oriented with strong computer skills.
• 10+ years of corporate and/or public accounting experience, including 5+ years leading an accounting function.
• Competence in time management and the ability to promote cooperation among co-workers.
• Effective planning, communication and writing skills also required.
• Experience with Oracle EBS and Hyperion systems a plus

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)