Strategic Business Analyst
About the role
Position Summary
The Director, Accounting serves as a strategic finance leader responsible for strengthening accounting operations, financial integrity, compliance governance, and scalable reporting capabilities across Empower’s hyper-growth 503A and 503B manufacturing environment. This role owns enterprise accounting processes, close optimization, audit readiness, financial controls, and operational accounting transformation while integrating financial, operational, and regulatory data into accurate reporting frameworks supporting executive decision-making. Leveraging AI as a force multiplier, the Director improves reporting speed, analytical quality, risk visibility, and operational scalability through automation, advanced analytics, and modern accounting technologies. The position partners closely with Finance, Operations, Compliance, Quality, and Executive Leadership to protect financial accuracy, strengthen regulatory resilience, and support sustainable growth. Success requires P80–P90 talent demonstrating strategic thinking, execution rigor, learning agility, enterprise ownership, and transformational leadership capabilities.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Accounting Leadership
- Accounting Governance: Lead enterprise accounting operations across multiple business functions while strengthening financial governance, reporting accuracy, operational controls, and regulatory compliance within a rapidly scaling manufacturing environment. Develop scalable accounting frameworks, AI-supported reconciliation processes, and standardized financial procedures that improve close efficiency, strengthen financial integrity, reduce operational risk, and support executive decision-making across complex enterprise operations.
- Close Optimization: Oversee enterprise close processes, financial consolidations, account reconciliations, and reporting timelines while implementing automation strategies and AI-enabled workflows that improve accuracy, visibility, and operational scalability. Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, and Compliance leadership to streamline accounting activities, strengthen reporting discipline, and ensure timely.