Director Accounting

Job description

This is a compelling opportunity to join the Corporate Finance team at the company’s global headquarters in Milwaukee, WI. The Director of Accounting is a senior controllership leader responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company’s global accounting operations and financial reporting, ensuring compliant internal and external reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP, SEC, and SOX requirements. The role owns critical enterprise controllership processes including global month-end close, consolidations, technical accounting and accounting policy governance, statutory financial statement support, and the adoption of new accounting standards. As a primary liaison to external auditors and key governance forums, the Director supports quarterly and annual reporting cycles, earnings processes to ensure consistency, transparency, and discipline in financial reporting worldwide. A core focus of this position is Finance Transformation—driving close acceleration, global process standardization, control optimization, and automation to improve quality, speed, and scalability. Partnering closely with the VP, Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer, the Director pr...