Vice President of Accounting

Element has an exciting opportunity for a Vice President of Accounting to join our growing team in our cutting-edge Global Business Solutions (GBS) center located in Blue Ash, OH. This is a great opportunity to advance your career while making an impact in a fast-growing global TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification) business.

We are looking for a positive, driven and proactive self-starter who is motivated by success and a natural passion to deliver best in class accounting for our North American business.

The successful candidate will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer of the Americas and lead a direct team of five employees, with a total of approximately 100 associates. The successful candidate will also collaborate and work closely with the finance leaders of our three business units.

This is a hybrid role located in Blue Ash, Ohio.

Lead the Americas accounting function, including general accounting, monthly financial close, accounting policy compliance, accounting operations (accounts receivable, cash application and accounts payable) and payroll.
• Develop and elevate the accounting foundation with people, processes, and systems that will build a scalable organization and effectively support the growth of the business.
• Support the implementation of the global technology stack to enhance and standardize accounting/finance activities.
• Recruit, train, and develop a high performing accounting team.
• Establish and maintain efficient internal controls over financial reporting to mitigate company risk and ensure compliance with GAAP and IFRS.
• Lead the annual financial audit and manage the relationship with Element's external audit partner.

• Accounting (or finance) undergraduate degree, Masters in Accounting or MBA desirable
• Active CPA license
• Minimum of 15 years accounting experience combined with 5+ years of team leadership
• Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring team members for career growth
• Advanced understanding of current accounting issues, and accounting systems with a solid understanding of US GAAP and IFRS
• Working knowledge of consolidation and management reporting systems including process flows of ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics D365 experience a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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