Vice President, Accounting & Reporting

Korn Ferry has been exclusively retained to lead the search for a Vice President, Accounting & Reporting on behalf of a leading publicly traded organization in Minneapolis. Our client is operating at meaningful scale with a complex, multi-entity footprint and an active growth agenda. The company continues to expand through organic growth and transactions, driving increased complexity across accounting judgment, external reporting, and governance.

This role offers a clear and path to a Chief Accounting Officer position. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President, Accounting & Reporting will bring immediate ownership of enterprise accounting judgment, SEC reporting, and accounting governance, while also defining the long-term vision, operating model, and leadership structure for a best-in-class public-company accounting function.

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Serve as the company’s senior authority on U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and complex accounting matters
• Provide direct leadership and oversight to senior accounting leaders across technical accounting, international reporting, consolidation, and accounting operations
• Lead accounting conclusions for significant and non-routine transactions, including M&A, equity and debt arrangements, revenue recognition, and other judgment-intensive areas
• Own the preparation, review, and quality of external financial reporting, including Forms 10-Q and 10-K and related disclosures
• Develop, maintain, and enforce accounting policies, frameworks, and formal position memos
• Act as the primary accounting advisor to the CFO on enterprise-level accounting risk and judgment
• Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors, valuation firms, and accounting advisors
• Lead resolution of audit findings, SEC comments, and complex accounting matters
• Own SOX design and accounting governance, ensuring controls are appropriately designed for new transactions, systems implementations, and acquisitions
• Partner with FP&A, Legal, and IT to strengthen disclosure controls, reporting consistency, and data integrity
• Define the long-term vision and operating model for the accounting and reporting organization
• Establish and track KPIs focused on reporting quality, timeliness, scalability, and risk reduction

Qualifications:

• CPA certification required; Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 12 years of progressive accounting and reporting experience
• Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and SOX
• Public company experience required
• People/Team leadership experience required
• Big 4 public accounting and/or senior SEC reporting leadership

SE#510778299