Senior Director, Accounting Systems

Job Description Role Overview The Senior Director, Accounting Systems will lead Novolex’s Finance‑owned accounting systems capabilities, including consolidation, close enablement, financial data governance, and reporting integrity across a complex, multi‑ERP environment. Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, this leader will connect accounting, consolidation, systems, and data to ensure financial information is complete, controlled, traceable, and ready for enterprise reporting and analytics. The role owns Finance requirements for system design, data definitions, mappings, hierarchies, reconciliations, financial controls, and reporting outputs. The Senior Director will partner closely with IT leaders to translate Finance requirements into scalable, controlled, and supportable technology solutions. Key Responsibilities Finance Ownership of Accounting Systems Lead Finance‑side administration, governance, and continuous improvement of core accounting systems, including consolidation and close tools such as OneStream and BlackLine, across multiple ERP environments. Deliver consistent, reliable financial outputs in a fragmented systems landscape. Define and maintain the Finance‑owned systems framework, including accounting requirements, consolidation design, close dependencies, reporting structures, financial hierarchies, and governance routines. Consolidation & Close Ownership Own the end‑to‑end consolidation process, including OneStream Finance outcomes, consolidation design, close calendar dependencies, and reporting integrity. Ensure close and reporting processes are accurate, timely, controlled, repeatable, and sustainable. Improve transparency and control over consolidated results and serve as the Finance escalation point for complex accounting, close, consolidation, and reporting issues. Financial Data, Mapping & Reporting Integrity Define data mappings, chart of accounts alignment, hierarchies, metadata, transformation logic, reconciliation expectations, and financial reporting requirements. Partner with IT to embed Finance requirements into enterprise data and reporting solutions. Ensure financial data is complete, consistent, traceable, and reliable across accounting systems, consolidation platforms, and reporting outputs. Partnership with IT Applications Partner with IT to translate Finance requirements into system configuration, integrations, releases, enhancements, support processes, and vendor actions. Provide Finance prioritization and acceptance criteria for technology changes that affect accounting systems, consolidation, close, reporting, and financial data flows. Ensure Finance requirements are clearly defined before technology teams execute extraction, integration, automation, or platform changes. Reporting & Analytics Enablement Enable consistent, reliable financial data for reporting and analytics. Support the transition to scalable, decision‑grade financial reporting. Align accounting outputs, enterprise reporting structures, and Finance‑approved definitions. Transformation Leadership Represent accounting systems in broader finance, ERP, data, and reporting transformation initiatives. Translate accounting, close, consolidation, and reporting needs into practical system and data improvements. Drive Finance readiness, process adoption, data validation, and business acceptance for system and reporting changes. Controls & Governance Establish and maintain Finance‑owned controls over metadata, hierarchy updates, mapping changes, consolidation rules, reporting logic, and close‑related processes. Partner with IT to ensure SOX, ITGC, access, release, integration, and cybersecurity controls are appropriately designed and executed. Support internal and external audit requirements with clear documentation of Finance‑owned system and data governance decisions. Team Leadership Lead and develop the Accounting Systems team. Assess and realign team structure to support future‑state systems, data integration, consolidation, and reporting needs. Build scalable Finance capabilities in systems governance, data validation, close support, and reporting enablement. Required Qualifications 12+ years of experience in accounting, finance systems, consolidation, financial reporting, or related roles. Direct experience owning financial consolidation across multiple ERP systems into a centralized platform such as OneStream, Hyperion, or a similar tool. Hands‑on experience defining and managing data mappings, chart of accounts alignment, hierarchies, metadata, and cross‑system reconciliations. Proven ability to deliver consistent, accurate consolidated results in fragmented systems environments. Strong understanding of financial close, consolidation, reporting, controls, and US GAAP requirements. Demonstrated ability to partner with IT, Data & Analytics, and business teams on system, reporting, and integration initiatives. Experience leading teams and driving cross‑functional Finance transformation efforts. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in environments with multiple ERP systems and complex integration challenges. Experience supporting or contributing to enterprise data and analytics transformations. Strong understanding of financial data structures, hierarchies, consolidation logic, and governance frameworks. Experience improving close, consolidation, or reporting processes in complex environments. What Sets You Apart You can bridge accounting, systems, and data from a Finance ownership perspective. You are comfortable improving imperfect, evolving systems landscapes rather than waiting for ideal‑state environments. You bring an ownership mindset and can translate accounting and reporting complexity into practical, scalable requirements. You can influence across Finance, IT, Data & Analytics, and business teams. Why This Role Matters This role is central to building a single, trusted view of financial data across Novolex’s complex systems landscape. It gives Finance clear ownership of accounting, consolidation, reporting, and data integrity requirements while partnering with IT to deliver scalable, controlled, and sustainable technology solutions. Company Benefits Benefits With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well‑being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well‑being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on where you work. Community Engagement At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work. Training and Development We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non‑Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization. Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Novolex