Director, Accounting

What Accounting contributes to Cardinal Health
Accounting establishes and maintains accounting policies and controls, completes technical research, safeguards the organization's assets and ensures accuracy of accounting and financial records in accordance with accounting standards.

T h e Director of Accounting is a key leader in the organization responsible for managing accounting and financial reporting processes across a variety of businesses within our Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions segment (largest vertical at Cardinal Health). This role is responsible for developing and leading a team of professionals to maintain appropriate accounting and control practices to ensure accurate financial records. The Director will also serve as a key business partner to others in the organization and is instrumental in supporting a variety of business initiatives.

Location - Ideally targeting individuals based local to Central Ohio, willing and able to come in-office on a hybrid basis (generally 3 days a week at our corporate HQ in Dublin, OH, 2 days a week work from home)

Responsibilities

• Navigate, present to, and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, including communication of technical accounting matters to non-finance professionals
• Organize, lead, and motivate a team of accounting professionals
• Apply concepts of risk and materiality in making complex judgments related to accounting estimates and accounting reserves
• Build relationships both within and outside of reporting chain in furtherance of the organization’s objectives
• Support key business initiatives, including, but not limited to, M&A, tax projects, audits, system implementations.
• Research technical accounting guidance; compare and contrast alternative accounting conclusions
• Manage key BPO relationships
• Lead process improvements
• Identify, implement, and maintain key internal controls and work with internal and external auditors

Qualifications

• Ideally targeting individuals with a public accounting background (Big 4 or large firm) and industry experience at a publicly traded organization, preferred
• 8+ years of people leadership experience, and an overall proficiency in identifying technical accounting issues, highly preferred
• CPA preferred
• Experience in writing technical accounting memos
• Experience in assessing wide variety of business transactions for appropriate treatment under US GAAP, including Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) ASC-606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and ASC ASC 805 – Business Combinations
• Experience in assessing risk and designing controls in accordance with standards issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
• Experience in assessing financial statement risk arising from the interrelationships of automated and semi-automated back office computer systems
• Experience in drafting, interpreting, and applying accounting policies

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Provides leadership to managers and experienced professional staff; may also manage front line supervisors
• Manages an organizational budget
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to achieve organizational goals
• Assists in the development of functional strategy
• Decisions have an extended impact on work processes, outcomes, and customers
• Interacts with internal and/or external leaders, including senior management
• Persuades others into agreement in sensitive situations while maintaining positive relationships

Anticipated salary range: $116,500 - $197,010

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• 401k savings plan

• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Work-Life resources

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 01/25/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day.