Director of Accounting

Director of Accounting

Chicago, IL (downtown) | Hybrid, 2 days in office | $165,000 to $180,000 base + 12% bonus

Our client is a fast growing, multi-state cannabis company. It grows, makes, and sells its own products. The company is growing its Chicago accounting team and is adding a Director of Accounting.

You will be one of three directors in the accounting group, reporting to the SVP of Accounting. You will lead a team of 7 to 9 people. You own the monthly close for a segment of the business and deliver complete, accurate consolidated financials. You will also lead projects that change how the team works, with a focus on process and technology.

What you'll own

• Monthly financial statements for your segment, on time, every month
• A team of 7 to 9 staff and managers: coaching, goals, and accountability
• Policy and procedure for the department, set with the other directors
• Relationships with operations teams so upstream data arrives complete and on time
• Data and support for the audit and tax teams
• Process and technology improvements across the close
• Internal control design: see the problem, build the fix
• Clear communication up, down, and across the business

What you bring

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, several of them leading people
• Strong GAAP knowledge and a control-minded way of working
• Experience owning a monthly close and consolidated financials
• A track record of coaching managers and staff to clear goals
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Self-directed, and comfortable in a fast-paced, changing environment

Nice to have

• Active CPA (strongly preferred)
• Accounting transformation or systems change projects
• Multi-entity or multi-state consolidation
• Public accounting foundation

Details

• Downtown Chicago, 2 days a week in the office (Monday and Thursday)
• Occasional travel
• $165,000 to $180,000 base plus 12% target bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)
• Must be 21 or older and able to pass a background check