Director/Senior Director - Accounting Advisory, Office of the CFO

About Ankura Ankura Consulting Group, LLC (“Ankura”) is a leading global consulting and expert advisory firm that partners with organizations at critical inflection points. Driven by its mission — Driving Excellence, Delivered with Humanity™ — Ankura delivers end‑to‑end solutions across conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation by combining the judgment of seasoned, multidisciplinary experts with advanced technology and analytics. With more than 2,000 professionals serving 3,000+ clients around the world, Ankura brings deep industry insight, collaborative problem‑solving, and innovative tools to help clients protect, create, and recover value. For more information, please visit ankura.com.

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ankura.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Business Consulting and Services

New York, NY

2014

Privately Held

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• Ankura Office of the CFO® (Ankura OCFO®) was established to support the
• strategic vision and evolving challenges and demands of the finance
• organization.  Our focus is on enabling the CFO’s success by delivering
• holistic, tailored solutions to drive business performance, enable operational
• efficiency and effectiveness, and transform data into insights, and position the
• finance function as a strategic partner to the business. Ankura OCFO® team
• members have a strong collaborative spirit and an entrepreneurial mindset as we
• work together to continue our rapid growth and constant innovation.
• Technical Accounting: Provide complex accounting and financial reporting
• support to clients in various industries. This can include understanding
• complex issues involving accounting and finance processes and technical
• accounting matters. Perform accounting research related to complex
• transactions and create written outputs summarizing the application of
• accounting standards and any appropriate SEC guidance to specified
• transactions, with recommendation of the appropriate accounting treatment.
• Senior Director candidates should be comfortable serving as a subject matter
• expert, leading clients through complex accounting issues, and driving
• consensus around appropriate conclusions.
• reporting processes, operations and service delivery model while driving
• improvements and managing overall cost of financial reporting. Design
• external financial reporting focused reporting packages when appropriate.
• Contribute to client annual external financial statement audits by
• proactively anticipating and resolving technical accounting concerns. Ensure
• accuracy and timeliness of financial statements, in accordance with Generally
• Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and, when applicable, SEC regulations.
• Interim Management: Fill an interim or surge resource need specifically in a
• leadership or executive role, including positions such as Chief Accounting
• Officer, Controller, Financial Reporting Director; provide solutions to
• leverage human capital and experience when appropriate. Perform and/or lead
• corporate financial reporting functions by overseeing the periodic financial
• close process, guiding team operations, and collaborating with key
• stakeholders.

• Graduate of accredited 4-year college / university, ideally with a major or
• concentration in accounting.
• equivalent technical/ GAAP accounting expertise is required.
• 6+ years of experience related to financial reporting, financial statement
• auditing, and/or technical accounting. Proficient in periodic reporting
• processes, accurate and timely accounting trial balance conversion into
• financial statements, and financial statement analysis for anomalies.
• Ability to identify and implement improved processes and internal controls
• around financial close, and related accounting processes that can impact
• financial reporting.
• Experience leading strategies to drive financial reporting improvements
• goals.
• reporting, and client-facing accounting advisory consulting experience is
• preferred.
• Financial Systems ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics,
• Workday Financials) and general ledger experience is preferred.
• necessary for client engagements.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for
• employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
• For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Colorado, or New
• York, Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation
• range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the said markets and
• considers a broad range of factors including but not limited to skill sets,
• experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and
• organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the
• applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the
• position may be filled.  The range does not include additional benefits outside
• of salary. At Ankura, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near
• the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on
• the facts and circumstances of each role. A reasonable estimate of the current
• base pay range is between $85,000 to $200,000; this range is not a promise of a
• particular wage.