Director of Accounting

Description We are looking for an experienced Director of Accounting to join a Contract assignment supporting a corporate controller environment in Saint Louis, Missouri. This role is designed to provide immediate leadership and hands-on accounting coverage while the team manages a high-volume workload and critical reporting timelines. The position will play a key part in keeping day-to-day accounting operations steady, strengthening accuracy across financial activities, and partnering closely with internal stakeholders to maintain momentum in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day accounting leadership across accounts payable, general ledger activity, and monthly close processes to keep operations running smoothly.
• Partner with the controller team to preserve continuity of work, address capacity gaps, and help the department stay on track with deliverables.
• Contribute to the active budgeting effort by coordinating with external consulting partners and supporting related financial analysis.
• Oversee timely completion of reconciliations, reporting packages, and operational accounting tasks to support accuracy and deadline compliance.
• Work within Sage and Bill.com to review transactions, manage accounting workflows, and improve consistency in daily processing.
• Offer hands-on support in an onsite setting as needed to stay aligned with leadership and respond quickly to business needs.
• Monitor competing priorities across the accounting function and help establish structure that reduces risk during a period of limited staffing.
• Support process continuity by documenting key activities and maintaining reliable execution of core accounting responsibilities. Requirements
• Demonstrated experience leading accounting operations in a controller or senior accounting capacity.
• Strong background managing month-end close and monthly financial reporting activities.
• Proficiency with Sage software and Bill.com in a business accounting environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for analysis, reconciliation, and reporting support.
• Ability to work effectively in a deadline-driven environment with shifting priorities.
• Hands-on approach to problem solving with the ability to step into daily accounting operations quickly.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with internal leaders, accounting staff, and external partners.

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