Associate Director, Accounting

We are recruiting an Associate Director, Accounting, for an international company in the Raleigh area. In this role, you will manage accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance activities across multiple entities. This role will work closely with regional finance teams and leadership to ensure accurate reporting, internal controls, and consistency across a multi-entity structure.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly close activities and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting across international entities
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules, ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Analyze financial results and provide variance analysis against budget and forecast expectations
• Coordinate annual external audit activities, including management of audit requests, schedules, and supporting documentation
• Serve as a key liaison between corporate finance and regional accounting partners to ensure compliance with local statutory requirements
• Review intercompany and entity-level reconciliations to ensure consistency across global reporting structures
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls surrounding financial reporting processes
• Support accounting policy implementation and provide guidance on complex accounting transactions
• Partner cross-functionally with operational and corporate teams to support financial initiatives and reporting needs
• Assist with special projects, process improvements, and ad hoc reporting requests from senior leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA strongly preferred
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience to include a mix public accounting experience is highly preferred
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, consolidations, and month-end close processes within a multi-entity environment
• Experience working in a global or international business environment

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individuals skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the companys 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.