M5M5 — Senior Director
Finance – Controllership/Accounting Management Director+ (M5)
Chief accounting officer responsible for oversight of all day-to-day financial operations and reporting.
What this level means
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.
- Scope
- Multiple functions or a large department
- Autonomy
- Owns multi-year strategy for the area
- Complexity
- Org-level trade-offs and investment
- Impact
- Multi-function results
- Decision rights
- Owns investment and org design across functions
- Leadership
- Leads directors and managers
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Financial accounting & reporting
- Internal controls and compliance
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Financial analysis and decision support
- Manage accounting team
- Policy development and process improvement
- Regulatory reporting and tax compliance
- Oversee financial reporting processes
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations
- Develop and manage budgets
- Lead the accounting team
- Improve financial processes
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Financial reporting
- Budget management
- Compliance oversight
- Team leadership
- Strategic planning
- Decision making
- Policy development
- Process improvement
- Accounting principles
- Financial regulations
- Budgeting Techniques
- Strategic financial planning
- Internal controls
- Tax compliance
- Financial analysis
- Process improvement methodologies
- Leadership and communication
- Strategic Thinking
- Ethical integrity
- Financial Acumen
- Regulatory knowledge
- Team management
- Process optimization
- Analytical skills
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Extensive accounting and finance experience (8–10+ years)
- CPA or equivalent certification
- Experience managing an accounting team
- Strong leadership and communication skills
Common titles
Finance – Controllership/Accounting Management Director+ (M5)Senior Management
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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