Senior Director, North America & Consolidations

The Senior Director, North America & Consolidations is a senior Controllership leader responsible for governing North America accounting operations and leading enterprise-wide consolidation activities within BD’s centralized accounting operating model. Responsibilities Provide leadership over North America Record-to-Report (RTR) activities, ensuring adherence to U.S. GAAP and BD accounting policies Oversee regional close execution, including general ledger, reconciliations, journal entries, and issue resolution Ensure timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes Provide active oversight to insourced/outsourced GPO functions to ensure execution aligns with expectations Drive high-quality financial data and insights to support regional leadership and enterprise decision-making Serve as a key regional leader in statutory reporting compliance (e.g., sales & use tax, escheatment filings), audit coordination, and issue resolution Lead enterprise consolidation activities, including intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation, and consolidated reporting Support governance of the global close calendar, submission standards, and review protocols Ensure integrity and accuracy of the consolidated balance sheet and financial statements Partner with regional and corporate teams to align U.S. GAAP and local GAAP reporting requirements Lead initiatives to standardize and optimize accounting processes across North America and consolidation activities Identify and implement automation and analytics opportunities across close and reporting processes Champion a culture of continuous improvement, including root-cause analysis and process redesign Support enterprise transformation programs, including system enhancements and operating model evolution Serve as a key North American liaison with the Business and Corporate functions to establish two-way communication that is fluid and timely to create a collaborative environment to ensure transactions are captured completely and accurately within the financial statements Partner with the business to provide meaningful insights into actual financial performance and advise on impacts of nonstandard business activities Represent North America and consolidation priorities in global governance forums Drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders to ensure end-to-end finance coordination Lead and develop a high-performing team of accounting professionals across North America and corporate consolidation teams Foster a strong controllership culture emphasizing accountability, integrity, and technical rigor Support talent strategy, succession planning, and capability development across the accounting function Lead through change with strong communication, engagement, and talent retention strategies Qualifications B.S. in Accounting required; Master's degree preferred CPA or significant technical accounting experience required Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience including public accounting and leadership roles within a Controllership organization Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, consolidations, and global close operations Proven ability to lead large, global teams and drive consistency across decentralized environments Demonstrated change leadership and transformation experience Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels Experience governing shared services and/or BPO delivered accounting operations (service management, SLAs/KPIs, and escalation models) a plus Strong executive presence, judgment, and communication skills Salary Range $220,700.00 - $353,100.00 USD Annual Equal Employment Opportunity Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics. #J-18808-Ljbffr BD