Director of Accounting Job at Optima Office Inc. in San Diego

Description

Job Description:

Our client is looking for an experienced Director of Accounting to join their team. This position requires a strategic thinker with a strong background in business-to-business environments and a proven track record in financial management and planning. The role includes overseeing all financial activities, developing and implementing comprehensive financial strategies to ensure the company's fiscal health, and supporting business growth. This individual should be able to effectively collaborate with our executive leadership, sales, and engineering teams. Their business is experiencing major growth and their leadership team will be instrumental in designing teams to double in staff, and to help manage growth of projects and customers, building systems to take double or quadruple the order volume.

Our client is an Engineering Integration Company headquartered in San Diego, California specializing in Automated Test Equipment (ATE), Embedded Control Systems, and Machine Vision Systems for over 20 years. They enjoy working with great customers both small and large, from nearly every industry, doing interesting and engaging engineering projects week after week. They combine a small business family feeling with a world-class engineering team, and customers appreciate both the personal and professional treatment we bring to their projects. They believe they make a great place to build a satisfying and long-lasting career where they get to follow their natural interests and passions every day.

Responsibilities/Skills and Experience

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
2. Experience at each level of accounting role, ideally up to Controller or Finance Director
3. Experience with Job Cost Accounting, Construction Accounting, or similar
4. Developing or overseeing financial reports, budgets, forecasts, and financial models
5. Oversight of accounting operations, including accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, and payroll
6. Selecting and managing external vendors related to financial audits, tax preparation, and financial consulting
7. Creating, updating, and presenting weekly or monthly financial KPIs, metrics, and financial statements
8. Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage a finance team and drive results
9. Strong experience with financial software and tools (e.g., Excel, QuickBooks for Manufacturing, Avatax)
10. Solid understanding of financial processes and the ability to collaborate effectively and advise executive leadership and department heads
11. Familiarity with regulatory compliance, tax laws, and financial reporting standards
12. Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
13. Experience with financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting tools
14. History of managing a finance or accounting team
15. Demonstrated experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and strategic financial decision-making
16. Must have strong analytical skills – the ability to tie detailed financial analysis to larger business strategy and make data-driven decisions is critical
17. Must have demonstrated effective collaboration in matrixed or highly cross-functional business settings
18. Other related responsibilities TBD

Optional/Ideal

Any of the following items would also be an advantage:

1. Experience working within one or more of the following businesses: small business accounting ($10M-$75M), engineering project businesses, distribution business models, and e-commerce stores
2. Experience satisfying demanding regulated technical customers such as Fortune 100 Medical Device, Automotive
3. Designing unique incentive programs, commission programs, or profit sharing for mixed types of income and sales methods
4. Mastery of the advanced capabilities of Excel including Advanced Pivot tables and Power BI
5. Natural curiosity and tenacity analyzing financial data, sales data, and budgets to make recommendations and discoveries, and to help create informed business plans and budgets
6. Experience with engineering services, custom engineering, product design, Manufacturing Capital Equipment, equipment component purchasing
7. History running EOS: developing SMART goals, running L10 meetings, creating VTO strategic plans
8. Demonstrated ability to Execute with endurance, in challenging environments and with complex goals
9. EOS Integrator role with strong accountability and ability to analyze and predict
10. Mastery of hiring, including job descriptions, resume management, interview methods, and effective onboarding
11. Experience in Industrial Business, Life Sciences, manufacturing, consumer electronics, factory automation, etc.
12. Industry standards like ISO-9000, ISO-13485, Automotive standards, FDA Standards, Six-Sigma, etc.

Physical Requirements

This position requires:

1. Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
2. Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs. 5 to 10 times per day.
3. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.