Director Global Accounting Operations

Job Description

The right job isn't about location or benefits or responsibilities. The right job is about personality, character, motivation, and fulfillment. It's about what inspires us, what we're passionate about.

At Fluidigm, we're passionate about life. Exploring it, studying it, sustaining it, living it. We make biotech tools that enable our customers and ourselves to seek truth in applied life sciences. To push limits and envision ever more creative answers to "what if...?"

Naturally, we're also passionate about people, especially the ones we work with. We know that the right people in the right positions can do amazing things, and we love helping that happen. Now we're looking for a Director, Global Accounting to join our team.

Reporting to the VP, Finance and Corporate Controller, the Director, Global Accounting is responsible for the company's accounting functions along and leading systems and process improvement initiatives for accounting and financial reporting. The Director, Global Accounting is responsible for leading compliance, accounting policy & control, and governance across the organization. Additionally, the Director is responsible for maintaining the unique company culture, mentoring staff, and driving best in class processes across the accounting function.

You will:

• Mentor and lead a high performing and culturally diverse global team
• Lead the periodic close and consolidations process, including close coordination with FP&A and other business leaders to prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages to the CFO, Executive Team, external auditors, and other periodic reporting as needed
• Work closely with FP&A to deliver operational insight to the business
• Serve as a key business partner throughout the company, working closely with Executives, Internal Finance, Operations, IT, and external partners
• Coordinate, communicate and enforce financial reporting policies, procedures and controls
• Evaluate financial and operational process changes to improve efficiency
• Responsible for oversight of current reporting systems and working with vendors and internal infrastructure support for new systems initiatives
• Support M&A / Corporate Development on acquisition entries
• Lead acquisition accounting activities and integration
• Facilitate training, including finance/accounting teams of recently acquired entities, on effective internal control procedures, US GAAP accounting standards and relevant company accounting policies
• Review monthly financial statements and trend analysis to ensure completeness and accuracy of results
• Maintain strong global internal controls to ensure ongoing compliance with SOX 404
• Partner with Director, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting as primary interfaces with the company's external auditors, and coordinate execution of quarterly reviews and annual audit;
• Be responsible for the consolidation process, intercompany transactions, and elimination process
• Partner with the Tax Team to ensure that all income-based and VAT, Sales, Use and Other Tax compliance are appropriately set up in the general ledger system
• Work with local agencies and independent auditors in all countries in the preparation of required statutory reporting and audits
• Coordinate SOX audits with external SOX service providers and auditors
• Lead in the ongoing maintenance of global internal control procedures (SOX) and identification of inefficiencies and implementation of process improvements for our shared services

We will:

• Deliver superior compensation, benefits and opportunities for career growth
• Engage you in a dynamic and rewarding company culture
• Support you in your ongoing development and contribution both as an employee and a person
• Value your contribution and enlist your feedback
• Offer randomly free and good food, onsite gym with yoga and exercise classes, massages, and, seriously, a lot more

You must have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required (inactive status is OK)
• 10+ years experience in accounting, preferably in a position with Director of Accounting or Assistant Controller responsibilities
• 3 - 5 years experience managing global teams
• 3+ years with a Big4 CPA firmpreferred
• International manufacturing public company experience
• Demonstrated success in process improvement
• Flexibility to meet growing company needs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and timelines
• Superior technical accounting skills
• Strong work ethic

If this sounds like you, we want to know. Apply online now.

Internal Job Info

The right job isn't about location or benefits or responsibilities. The right job is about personality, character, motivation, and fulfillment. It's about what inspires us, what we're passionate about.

At Fluidigm, we're passionate about life. Exploring it, studying it, sustaining it, living it. We make biotech tools that enable our customers and ourselves to seek truth in applied life sciences. To push limits and envision ever more creative answers to "what if...?"

Naturally, we're also passionate about people, especially the ones we work with. We know that the right people in the right positions can do amazing things, and we love helping that happen. Now we're looking for a Director, Global Accounting to join our team.

Reporting to the VP, Finance and Corporate Controller, the Director, Global Accounting is responsible for the company's accounting functions along and leading systems and process improvement initiatives for accounting and financial reporting. The Director, Global Accounting is responsible for leading compliance, accounting policy & control, and governance across the organization. Additionally, the Director is responsible for maintaining the unique company culture, mentoring staff, and driving best in class processes across the accounting function.

You will:

- Mentor and lead a high performing and culturally diverse global team
- Lead the periodic close and consolidations process, including close coordination with FP&A and other business leaders to prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages to the CFO, Executive Team, external auditors, and other periodic reporting as needed
- Work closely with FP&A to deliver operational insight to the business
- Serve as a key business partner throughout the company, working closely with Executives, Internal Finance, Operations, IT, and external partners
- Coordinate, communicate and enforce financial reporting policies, procedures and controls
- Evaluate financial and operational process changes to improve efficiency
- Responsible for oversight of current reporting systems and working with vendors and internal infrastructure support for new systems initiatives
- Support M&A / Corporate Development on acquisition entries
- Lead acquisition accounting activities and integration
- Facilitate training, including finance/accounting teams of recently acquired entities, on effective internal control procedures, US GAAP accounting standards and relevant company accounting policies
- Review monthly financial statements and trend analysis to ensure completeness and accuracy of results
- Maintain strong global internal controls to ensure ongoing compliance with SOX 404
- Partner with Director, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting as primary interfaces with the company's external auditors, and coordinate execution of quarterly reviews and annual audit;
- Be responsible for the consolidation process, intercompany transactions, and elimination process
- Partner with the Tax Team to ensure that all income-based and VAT, Sales, Use and Other Tax compliance are appropriately set up in the general ledger system
- Work with local agencies and independent auditors in all countries in the preparation of required statutory reporting and audits
- Coordinate SOX audits with external SOX service providers and auditors
- Lead in the ongoing maintenance of global internal control procedures (SOX) and identification of inefficiencies and implementation of process improvements for our shared services

We will:

- Deliver superior compensation, benefits and opportunities for career growth
- Engage you in a dynamic and rewarding company culture
- Support you in your ongoing development and contribution both as an employee and a person
- Value your contribution and enlist your feedback
- Offer randomly free and good food, onsite gym with yoga and exercise classes, massages, and, seriously, a lot more

You must have:

- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required (inactive status is OK)
- 10+ years experience in accounting, preferably in a position with Director of Accounting or Assistant Controller responsibilities
- 3 - 5 years experience managing global teams
- 3+ years with a Big4 CPA firmpreferred
- International manufacturing public company experience
- Demonstrated success in process improvement
- Flexibility to meet growing company needs
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and timelines
- Superior technical accounting skills
- Strong work ethic

If this sounds like you, we want to know. Apply online now.