United States Looking for Sr. Director Financial Reporting at permanent Full Time

Full Job Description

The Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail
healthcare business support organizations in the U. S. and has
supported over 16,000 healthcare professionals and team members at
more than 1,200 health and wellness offices across 46 states in four
distinct categories: Dental care, urgent care, medical aesthetics and
veterinary. Working in partnership with independent practice owners
and clinicians, the team is united by a single purpose: to prove that
healthcare can be better and smarter for everyone. TAG provides a
comprehensive suite of centralized business support services that
power the impact of five consumer-facing businesses: Aspen Dental,
ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, WellNow Urgent Care, Chapter
Aesthetic Studio, and AZPetVet. Each brand has access to a deep
community of experts, tools and resources to grow their practices, and
an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality consumer
healthcare experiences at scale.

Job Summary

The
Senior Director Financial Reporting is a leadership position within
the TAG Accounting Office driving the strategy and timely execution of
financial reporting and consolidation activities across TAG. This role
will work closely with the external audit firm and internal teams to
ensure the accuracy, reliability, and compliance of financial
statements and disclosures. This role requires the initial scoping and
cross functional assignment of reporting deliverables across the TAG
organization to lay out the reporting protocols. This role will report
to the Chief Accounting Officer but will be heavily integrated with
the Corporate and brand controllers, as well as FP&A teams.

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for
  internal monthly financial statement preparation and consolidation
  process in accordance with TAG’s internal basis reporting
  requirements.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, standardization
  and consistency of the balance sheets, income statements, cash flow
  statements, and other financial information.
• Support the
  generation of internal management and board packages, financial
  analysis, and investor relations including ensuring quality control of
  all financial reporting.
• Lead external GAAP and lender
  financial reporting and filing processes for quarterly, annual, and
  periodic reports, including drafting of financial statements, equity
  roll forward, footnotes, MD&A, and completion of GAAP checklists.
• Prepare bridges reconciling internal to GAAP reporting.
• Responsible for other reporting on capital structure, capital
  expenditures, cohort analysis, and other accounting office managed
  programs.
• Partner with the VP, Corporate Controller in the
  monitoring, research, and analysis of technical accounting and
  financial reporting standards (e.g. GAAP, FASB) to prepare appropriate
  documentation and memos of accounting treatment of complex and highly
  judgmental transactions.
• Responsible for the capital
  structure compliance, monitoring, and documentation.
• Partner
  with cross-functional leaders and teams to review and document current
  processes, identify risks and areas for improvement, and design
  controls to address potential gaps in controls over financial
  reporting.
• Actively participate in disclosure processes,
  reviews, and meetings.
• Oversee the maintenance of ERP data
  model that supports financial reporting and other processes.
• Coordinate activities with external auditors to support their
  audit and quarterly review procedures.
• Lead the historical
  financial data validation and load process into the ERP for recent or
  newly acquired businesses to support various reporting requirements.
• Assist in reporting deliverables needed for capital
  transactions (recaps, debt financing, due diligence, etc.).
• Strategize for the optimization of consolidation and
  reporting procedures, including reducing the time to report and
  reporting results and finding efficiencies in the reporting processes.
• Lead and/or participate in special projects and other
  critical initiatives of the Reporting function and Accounting Office.

Requirements/Qualifications

• CPA
  required and experience with a Big 4 accounting firm is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of combined accounting and reporting experience.
• SEC reporting and experience with Sarbanes-Oxley is
  preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to
  articulate complex technical accounting issues in writing and
  verbally, including in presentations to senior executives.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and
  influence senior executives cross-functionally.
• Ability to
  operate optimally in a constantly evolving, high-growth environment.
• Track record of leading diverse, impactful teams with a focus
  on coaching, collaboration, and performance.
• Experience in
  retail industries with multiple verticals is preferred.
• Financial ERP / Reporting system knowledge, with Workday and
  Workday Adaptive ERP experience is plus.

Salary Range
$225,000 – $250,000 + 25% bonus