Job Description:

The Director, Corporate Accounting, manages a team that oversees the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process which includes working closely with various business and functional teams to collect, aggregate, summarize and analyze financial information for the consolidated group. In addition, the position is responsible for leading accounting oversight of the Company’s robust capital expenditure programs. The Director is a key partner to senior leaders across the organization, often asked to provide insights into the financial health of the company. Additionally, the Director will drive strategic initiatives aimed at achieving incremental and continuous improvements to our people, processes, controls, and outcomes. The Director, Corporate Accounting will be expected to:

• Lead the overall corporate accounting functions of the Company.
• Develop and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close cycle including the internal preparation of consolidated financial statements, supporting details and variance analysis, and certain Non-GAAP measures including FFO and FAD.
• Prepare executive summaries and present to executive leadership on a quarterly basis.
• Lead construction and development accounting activities including capex policy adherence, job cost subledger administration, and capex reporting.
• Manage accounting and review of unconsolidated investments.
• Collaborate with peers across business and functional teams, including Property Accounting, Operational Accounting, Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting, Investments, Asset Management, Financial Planning and Analysis, Tax, and IT to address tactical and strategic issues.
• Manage the review and certification of assigned schedules and disclosures related to SEC filings and other publicly issued materials such as the quarterly supplemental for earnings release.
• Develop and lead the team in the maintenance and testing of internal controls, accounting policies and audit requests.
• Build, lead, and coach a highly effective team, fostering growth of their skillsets and capabilities.
• Assist with other special projects as needed.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience with a large or growing public company and/or comparable experience in a public accounting firm.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field (B.A/B.S).
• CPA required.
• Change management experience and strong communication/presentation skills.
• Strong technical accounting skills with an ability to translate complex matters into plain English.
• Ability and willingness to roll up your sleeves to help team members deliver on time sensitive deadlines.
• Comfortable being a change agent and work with key partners to drive improvements.
• Experience with Yardi and Longview is a plus but not required.

Compensation:

The compensation available for the role considers a variety of factors including, but not limited to, work location, individual skill set, previous/applicable experience, and other business needs. The estimated base salary range is $150,000 to $240,000. The range represents Ventas’ good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible base salary range at the time of posting and is one part of the total rewards Ventas provides to employees.

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Ventas, Inc. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package to the successful candidate.

Ventas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Ventas, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms or any third parties.