Director of Accounting (reporting directly to the CFO) Job in St. Louis, Missouri US

Why is This a Great Opportunity?

The job will get involved in oversight of internal audit/Sox, accounting policy/technical accounting as well as a variety of other accounting projects. The new owner has aggressive plans to invest in this business for long term growth. Competitive compensation and excellent benefits including a 9% company paid retirement match/contribution and 100% tuition reimbursement. High level of exposure reporting directly to CFO.  

Job Description:

They are looking for somebody to report to the CFO to manage the corporate accounting function. This individual will be a technical accounting resource for US GAAP, IFRS FASB. Maintain internal controls, internal audit and SOX compliance. Develop accounting policies and procedures. Supervise internal audit function.

Mandatory Minimum Qualifications:

6-9+ years Big 4 with significant technical accounting exposure or a mix of Big 4 and a technical accounting or internal audit role in industry.

Accounting Career Consultants has been providing direct-hire, consulting, and temporary placement services since 1985.  We are locally owned but have a national reach.  We offer the flexibility of a local staffing company combined with the resources of a larger firm.  We are committed to developing long-term relationships with our candidates.  We take the time to learn what is important to our candidates to help ensure a good fit.

 

Why Accounting Career Consultants?

 

·         We have been in business for over 25 years

 

·         We are speaking with several hundred potential hiring managers per week

 

·         We have a free candidate newsletter that offers career management/personal development articles. (Click here to sign up http://careeradvancers.haleymail.com/index.smpl?arg=manage_subscription ) (Also check out www.careeradvancersresource.com for more free career resources)

·         We are reference checked, can send you a few letters of recommendation or show you a whole book in our office

 

·         Certifications (CPA, CPC, CSP, CTS)

 

·          Our experience (25 years of financial experience and 40 years of staffing, recruiting and HR experience)

 

·         Over 95% of candidates surveyed have been happy with our services

 

·         We are members of several industry networking associations (IIA, ISACA, MSCPA, etc.)

 

·         We are members of several staffing industry organizations (NAPS, MKSSA, ASA), which provide codes of ethics to operate within, training and potential staffing partners around the country for candidates interested in relocation

 

·         Our 15 step search selection process we use helps insure a high percentage of successful placements

 

·         We have worked with over 70% of the largest 25 publicly traded companies in St. Louis

 

·         Nearly 90% of candidates we place are on the first or second interviews that we sent them on.  Over  2/3rds are on the first interview.  We do a good job of screening to help save you time during your search. 

 

·         As an industry, the staffing industry places about 5% of all candidates that are interviewed.  We have typically placed about 20% of the candidates we interviewed or four times the industry average.   

 

·         For our temporary/project employees, we offer holiday and vacation pay after 1000 hours and weekly paychecks.