Vice President of Accounting

CooperDouglas is partnering with a fast-growing, multi-entity distribution business to hire a VP Accounting. This is a high-impact leadership role for an accounting professional who wants to run a corporate accounting function in a growth environment. You will own the monthly, quarterly and annual close, strengthen financial reporting and internal controls, and build a team that can scale with the business. The position reports to senior global accounting leadership and partners closely with finance, tax, treasury and executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close, ensuring results and supporting schedules are accurate, complete and delivered on time.
• Review and preparation of consolidated financial statements.
• Oversee general ledger, consolidations, intercompany accounting, account reconciliations across multiple entities.
• Review complex accounting areas under US GAAP, including leases, revenue recognition, equity, foreign currency and impairments.
• Manage external audit relationships, including audit planning, interim reviews and request management.
• Strengthen internal controls over financial reporting and help build a control environment ready for increased compliance requirements.
• Standardize and automate accounting processes to improve data quality, transparency and scalability.
• Partner with finance, FP&A, tax and treasury teams to support business decisions and growth initiatives.
• Coach and develop a high-performing accounting team with clear expectations and growth plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Active CPA license.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leading teams and managing complex close processes.
• Public accounting background, ideally with a Big 4 firm, combined with experience in a large, fast-growing or private equity-backed company.
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP, consolidated financial reporting and internal controls, with multi-entity experience; international exposure is a plus.
• Experience supporting SOX implementation or compliance, or a comparable controls environment, and working directly with external auditors.

This is a hybrid role in the western suburbs of Chicago, IL. Compensation up to $320,000 + annual bonus + full benefits!