Interim Director of Accounting POST NUMBER: 477198
Hybrid onsite: Greensboro, NC
Hourly pay rate: $70-80/hr. As Interim Director of Accounting, you will serve as the senior leader responsible for overseeing the organization’s accounting function, financial reporting, and close processes. This role requires deep technical accounting expertise, strong people leadership, and the ability to stabilize, scale, and improve accounting operations during a period of transition. Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee all accounting operations, including general ledger, financial reporting, and month end/quarter end close
- Ensure accurate, timely preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- Establish, strengthen, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
- Review complex accounting transactions, estimates, and judgments; provide technical accounting guidance to the team
- Partner with executive leadership, finance, and operations to deliver financial insight and support business decisions
- Analyze financial results and investigate significant trends, risks, and variances; communicate findings and recommendations to leadership
- Oversee AP, AR, payroll, tax, cost, and inventory accounting functions, ensuring consistency and compliance
- Drive process improvements, accounting cleanup, and system optimization as needed
- Support external audit activities, including coordinating with auditors and addressing audit findings
- Lead, mentor, and develop accounting managers and staff; establish clear expectations and accountability
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and preparation of budget to actual variance analyses
- Manage special projects such as ERP implementations, integration activity, or control remediation initiatives
- BS in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- 8 years of experience in accounting leadership roles
- Proficient with financial systems and ERP platforms
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.
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