The Director, Finance & Accounting is a critical role responsible for overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls. This role partners closely with business leaders to ensure financial integrity, support operational performance, and drive disciplined decision-making. This position is heavily accounting-focused, with strong ownership of financial accuracy, compliance, and inventory-related accounting processes.

This position is office based in our Irving, Texas location.

 

What You Will Do:

• Lead accounting operations and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP
• Maintain strong internal controls and overall financial integrity
• Support budgeting and forecasting with a focus on financial accuracy
• Provide financial insights to support business decisions
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, tax, and audit requirements
• Manage external audit and advisory relationships
• Lead and develop the accounting and finance team
• Drive process improvements across systems and workflows

 

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
• CPA, MBA, or advanced credentials (preferred)
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including 5+ years in a Controller or equivalent leadership role
• Proven experience leading accounting operations and financial reporting (not solely FP&A focused)
• Strong working knowledge of FP&A to support business partnership
• Deep hands-on SAP experience in inventory accounting and ECC (ERP Central Component) environments
• Ability to trace and reconcile inventory activity from GL postings to source transactions
• Experience in distribution, manufacturing, or inventory-intensive environments
• Travel up to 20% across the Summit Electric footprint
• Must be authorized to work for Summit Electric /Sonepar in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

 

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