Osmose is seeking a new Director of Accounting for a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of the accounting function, including the integrity of financial reporting, the effectiveness of internal controls, and the efficiency of the month-end close process. This position partners closely with Finance, FP&A, and executive leadership to ensure accurate financial insights, regulatory compliance, and scalable processes across both domestic and international operations.
This is an in-office position.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and continuously improve the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Partner closely with FP&A to review general ledger activity, provide variance explanations, and ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and strategic plans.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and development to accounting staff across U.S. and international entities, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
- Serve as the lead accounting subject matter expert for complex transactions, including intercompany eliminations, lease accounting (ASC 842), and other technical accounting matters.
- Oversee the preparation and review of general ledger account reconciliations, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely resolution of reconciling items.
- Review and approve journal entries across multiple entities, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and local statutory requirements.
- Act as the primary liaison with external auditors, coordinating audit deliverables, responding to inquiries, and driving timely completion of audits.
- Strengthen and maintain internal controls over financial reporting, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and standardization across the accounting function to enhance scalability and efficiency.
- Support global accounting operations including oversight of intercompany processes, foreign currency considerations, and multi-entity consolidations.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation REQUIRED.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant leadership responsibilities.
- Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP; experience with international accounting standards and multi-entity environments strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex accounting operations and managing high-performing teams.
- Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools; strong Excel skills required.
- Proven ability to lead through change, drive process improvements, and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Osmose is the market-leading provider of critical resiliency, assessment, and restoration services for electric transmission, distribution, and telecommunications companies. Our field technicians, professional engineers, scientists, and corrosion experts utilize their expertise to identify and solve issues to make utility infrastructure safer, longer lasting, and more resilient.
Benefits:
Come grow with us! Full-time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical Insurance and Health Savings Account with company contribution
- Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD, LTD, Critical Illness Plan and more!
- 401(k) with excellent company match
- Paid time off (vacation, sick, floating holidays)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP
- Demonstrated experience leading complex accounting operations
- Experience with ERP systems
- Strong Excel skills
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
What We Do
We are field technicians, professional engineers, wood scientists, and steel corrosion experts, leveraging more than 80 years of expertise to identify and solve structural issues that impact your asset health, structural resiliency, and help you meet your commitment to provide safe, reliable, affordable service. We make utility structures safer, longer-lasting, and more resilient. We help structure owners mitigate risk and manage challenges through innovation and execution. We show up. We do the work. All of it – whether it’s up a mountain or in a swamp. We do it safely, on time, and on budget. We believe there’s an optimal approach to minimize risk and maintain the strength and resiliency of your system, and, with our expertise and proprietary analytical tools, we can help you find it. We are Osmose – a partner in protecting your asset health and system performance
