Global Director, General Ledger

The Global Director, General Ledger leads the global Record-to-Report process and oversees the monthly and year-end close, journal entry governance, balance sheet reconciliations, consolidation support, intercompany accounting, fixed asset accounting, account structure governance, close controls, and GL integration for acquired companies. This role ensures the company’s books are complete, accurate, timely, and consistently maintained across all legal entities and countries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the global Record-to-Report process, including close calendar management, journal entry standards, account reconciliations, accruals, allocations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets, and consolidation support.
• Establish global GL policies, procedures, account ownership standards, reconciliation templates, close checklists, certification requirements, and quality review routines.
• Provide technical accounting expertise on the interpretation and application of accounting standards, monitor changes in accounting standards and reporting requirements, and ensure relevant changes are appropriately implemented across the organization.
• Lead monthly and annual close execution across countries, shared services, and local finance teams, ensuring deadlines, review standards, issue escalation, and reporting dependencies are met.
• Maintain governance over the chart of accounts, legal entity structure, department and practice coding, cost centers, intercompany accounts, and reporting attributes.
• Partner with FP&A to ensure actual results are reported in ways that support management reporting, KPI analysis, profitability views, and decision support.
• Partner with the Tax & Audit to support compliance requirements and audit activities by ensuring accurate and timely financial information, reconciliations, and supporting schedules are available.
• Support acquisition integration by mapping acquired company ledgers, converting chart of accounts, opening balance sheet support, standardizing close processes, and aligning accounting policies.
• Strengthen controls over manual journals, reconciliations, account ownership, recurring entries, intercompany settlements, fixed assets, accruals, and close certifications.