Head of Finance and Accounting

What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work? Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations. We are seeking a Manager to join our Accounting/Finance team. We are a fast-paced, internationally growing company and it’s a great time to join our dynamic, collaborative, and cohesive team and further your professional development. This is a hybrid role with the expectation to travel as necessary for meaningful team meetings (approximately 5% of time).

Lead all local accounting activities, including month-end close, account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting. GAAP, company accounting policies, and internal control requirements. Coordinate with corporate accounting teams to support consolidated reporting and audit requests. Oversee end-to-end billing operations to ensure accurate and timely invoice generation, compliance with contractual billing requirements, effective management of work-in-process (WIP), and continuous improvement of billing cycle efficiency and revenue realization.

Manage accounts receivable, collections, and cash application activities, including monitoring DSO, aging receivables, collection performance, dispute resolution, and working capital metrics, while driving accountability, process improvements, and cash flow optimization. Lead and supervise the accounts payable function, including vendor onboarding, invoice processing, payment approvals, cash disbursements, and vendor relationship management, while ensuring compliance with company policies, internal controls, and payment terms.

Serve as the primary liaison with corporate FP&A, coordinating KPI and other monthly reporting
Ensure Company remains in compliance with all tax related matters
Serving as a liaison to external professional service firms
Strong project management skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
~8-10 years of experience in accounting
~ Strong knowledge of MS Excel
~ CPA/MBA
Billing, Treasury, Data Analytics experience highly preferred
Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience
Big 4 or other public accounting experience
Must be able to be on call or work weekends or nights
Minimal travel requirements
Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
~ Flexible Time Off policy
~ Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
~Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

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