Director of Accounting

Director of Accounting Department: Professional Services (HR, Finance, IT, Marketing) Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Home United States Reporting To: Quaid Anderson Compensation: $150,000 - $185,000 / year Description Our Story Imagine being part of a team that’s not just shaping the future but actively driving it. At Davies North America , we’re at the forefront of innovation and excellence, blending cutting-edge technology with top-tier professional services. As a vital part of the global Davies Group, we help businesses navigate risk, optimize operations, and spearhead transformation in the insurance and regulated sectors. The Director of Accounting reports to the Senior Vice President of Finance and serves as the senior leader overseeing the organization’s accounting function, financial reporting, and internal control environment across multiple entities and business lines. This role is responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all accounting processes, managing a team of accounting professionals with a global footprint, and driving operational excellence through strong governance, process improvement, and automation.  The ideal candidate combines deep technical accounting expertise with strong leadership and change management skills, capable of guiding a distributed team in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment. They lead with accountability, develop their team members, continually pursue efficiency within their processes, and hold themselves and their team to an uncompromising standard of data integrity.  Key Responsibilities Lead the accounting function end-to-end: oversee general ledger operations, month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, consolidations, intercompany transactions, cost allocations, accruals, and fixed assets. Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and other applicable accounting standards, client agreements, and regulatory reporting requirements. Serve as the organization’s data steward: own the integrity and consistency of financial data from point of entry to downstream reporting and analysis. Instill a data-first culture ensuring the accounting function understands how their inputs directly shape the quality of outputs consumed across the business. Lead internal and external audit responsibilities: serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, manage the audit process, coordinate accounting personnel for audit