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Corporate Accountant roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field. Many mid-size and large employers file H-1B petitions for these positions, making them a reliable target for professionals navigating the annual cap and lottery.
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Get Access To All JobsHunter Douglas is the world's leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we've defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What's yours?
Position Overview
The Director, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting is a senior leadership role reporting to the CAO, responsible for owning complex corporate accounting matters, overseeing financial reporting processes, and driving strategic initiatives across the finance organization. This role operates at the center of technical accounting, M&A, systems, and reporting, combining strong execution with the ability to solve novel challenges as the business scales.
The position will play a critical role in supporting IPO readiness and addressing complex, non-routine transactions and business initiatives, translating them into practical accounting and reporting outcomes. It will partner closely with cross-functional teams to align financial data, improve decision-useful reporting, and navigate a complex, multi-ERP environment.
This is a high-impact role with exposure to both recurring operations and complex, non-routine initiatives, requiring a candidate who can move seamlessly between detailed execution and strategic problem solving.
This role is based in New York City and requires in-office presence four days per week.
- Own and manage corporate accounting areas including debt, derivatives, stock-based compensation, and intercompany structures, ensuring accurate and consistent reporting across entities
- Lead technical accounting for complex and non-routine transactions, including preparing position papers, driving alignment, and ensuring consistent implementation with strong documentation and controls
- Drive purchase accounting and integration of acquisitions, including valuation alignment, opening balance sheet setup, and ongoing reporting consistency under U.S. GAAP and SOX frameworks
- Oversee preparation and review of quarterly U.S. GAAP and annual IFRS financial statements, ensuring high-quality disclosures and compliance with evolving standards
- Partner with external auditors to lead a timely and efficient audit process, including audit readiness, issue resolution, and delivery of supporting documentation
- Own and enhance SOX control frameworks, ensuring controls are designed, documented, and operating effectively across processes and systems
- Support IPO readiness and public company preparedness, including establishing scalable reporting processes, governance, and compliance structures
- Drive finance transformation initiatives, including process optimization, standardization, and data alignment across a complex multi-ERP environment
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, legal, tax, and business leaders to translate complex accounting outcomes into clear, decision-useful insights
- Lead adoption and implementation of new accounting standards, ensuring timely interpretation and execution across the organization
- Identify and resolve high-impact, ambiguous accounting and operational issues, bringing structure, clarity, and execution discipline
- Improve close and reporting timelines (record-to-report cycle) while maintaining strong governance, accuracy, and auditability
- All other duties as assigned
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – required
- Minimum 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience
- Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP; IFRS experience preferred
- Experience with complex accounting areas such as M&A, financial instruments, and stock-based compensation
- Proven ability in accounting research and application of technical guidance
- Hands-on experience with SOX controls and compliance environments
- Experience working in or supporting multi-entity / global organizations
- Strong communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-finance stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to operate in high-growth, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments
What's in it for you?
- Annual base salary range: $168,000 - $200,000
- Bonus target range: 35% - 45%
- Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
- Opportunity to participate in the company's Bonus Swap program, including potential matching restricted stock units (RSUs)
- A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
- Time off with pay
- 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs and product discounts
Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate's education, experience, skills and potential.
Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
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Hunter Douglas is the world's leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we've defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What's yours?
Position Overview
The Director, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting is a senior leadership role reporting to the CAO, responsible for owning complex corporate accounting matters, overseeing financial reporting processes, and driving strategic initiatives across the finance organization. This role operates at the center of technical accounting, M&A, systems, and reporting, combining strong execution with the ability to solve novel challenges as the business scales.
The position will play a critical role in supporting IPO readiness and addressing complex, non-routine transactions and business initiatives, translating them into practical accounting and reporting outcomes. It will partner closely with cross-functional teams to align financial data, improve decision-useful reporting, and navigate a complex, multi-ERP environment.
This is a high-impact role with exposure to both recurring operations and complex, non-routine initiatives, requiring a candidate who can move seamlessly between detailed execution and strategic problem solving.
This role is based in New York City and requires in-office presence four days per week.
- Own and manage corporate accounting areas including debt, derivatives, stock-based compensation, and intercompany structures, ensuring accurate and consistent reporting across entities
- Lead technical accounting for complex and non-routine transactions, including preparing position papers, driving alignment, and ensuring consistent implementation with strong documentation and controls
- Drive purchase accounting and integration of acquisitions, including valuation alignment, opening balance sheet setup, and ongoing reporting consistency under U.S. GAAP and SOX frameworks
- Oversee preparation and review of quarterly U.S. GAAP and annual IFRS financial statements, ensuring high-quality disclosures and compliance with evolving standards
- Partner with external auditors to lead a timely and efficient audit process, including audit readiness, issue resolution, and delivery of supporting documentation
- Own and enhance SOX control frameworks, ensuring controls are designed, documented, and operating effectively across processes and systems
- Support IPO readiness and public company preparedness, including establishing scalable reporting processes, governance, and compliance structures
- Drive finance transformation initiatives, including process optimization, standardization, and data alignment across a complex multi-ERP environment
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, legal, tax, and business leaders to translate complex accounting outcomes into clear, decision-useful insights
- Lead adoption and implementation of new accounting standards, ensuring timely interpretation and execution across the organization
- Identify and resolve high-impact, ambiguous accounting and operational issues, bringing structure, clarity, and execution discipline
- Improve close and reporting timelines (record-to-report cycle) while maintaining strong governance, accuracy, and auditability
- All other duties as assigned
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – required
- Minimum 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience
- Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP; IFRS experience preferred
- Experience with complex accounting areas such as M&A, financial instruments, and stock-based compensation
- Proven ability in accounting research and application of technical guidance
- Hands-on experience with SOX controls and compliance environments
- Experience working in or supporting multi-entity / global organizations
- Strong communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-finance stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to operate in high-growth, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments
What's in it for you?
- Annual base salary range: $168,000 - $200,000
- Bonus target range: 35% - 45%
- Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
- Opportunity to participate in the company's Bonus Swap program, including potential matching restricted stock units (RSUs)
- A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
- Time off with pay
- 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs and product discounts
Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate's education, experience, skills and potential.
Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Corporate Accountant
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to corporate accounting work. A finance or business degree often qualifies, but a general management degree may trigger an RFE. Confirm the match before applying.
Use OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations
Look up the prevailing wage for your SOC code and target metro area before you receive an offer. Employers must pay at least the DOL wage level, so knowing it prevents undershooting during negotiations.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter corporate accountant roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for accounting positions, so you're focusing on companies with real H-1B sponsorship experience in your field.
Ask employers about cap-exempt entity eligibility
Universities, nonprofits, and certain research organizations are cap-exempt, letting your employer file outside the lottery window. If you're open to higher-education or hospital-system finance roles, these positions skip the April registration entirely.
File your I-129 with premium processing if your start date is tight
Standard H-1B processing runs several months. If your offer start date falls close to October 1, USCIS premium processing guarantees a decision within 15 business days and avoids gaps in your work authorization.
Document CPA licensure and work history precisely
USCIS scrutinizes accounting petitions when your degree is in a broad field. A current CPA license, detailed job descriptions showing specialized accounting duties, and organized employment records strengthen the specialty occupation argument significantly.
H-1B Visa Corporate Accountant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Corporate Accountant role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS consistently approves corporate accountant positions as specialty occupations because the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field. The O*NET profile for accountants and auditors confirms this educational standard. If your job description includes duties outside core accounting, your employer should ensure the petition clearly ties all duties to that degree requirement.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Corporate Accountant positions?
Large public companies, Big Four and regional accounting firms, financial institutions, and healthcare systems are consistent H-1B sponsors for corporate accountant roles. Smaller private companies sponsor less frequently but do file when they can't find qualified local candidates. Migrate Mate lets you search corporate accountant openings filtered by employers with verified H-1B filing history, so you're not guessing about sponsorship intent.
How does the DOL prevailing wage requirement affect Corporate Accountant offers?
Before your employer files the Labor Condition Application, they must certify that your offered wage meets the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code, job level, and work location. You can verify this independently using the OFLC Wage Search tool. Wages are tiered from Level I through Level IV, and most corporate accountant roles at established companies fall at Level II or III, which sets a meaningful floor.
Can my employer file an H-1B for a remote Corporate Accountant role?
Yes, but the LCA must cover every location where you'll perform work, including your home address if you're fully remote. If you move states after your H-1B is approved, your employer needs to file an amended LCA and potentially an amended I-129 petition with USCIS. This requirement catches many remote workers off guard, so confirm your employer's process for location changes before accepting a remote offer.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Corporate Accountant role is eliminated?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new sponsor, transfer your H-1B to a new employer, or change to another valid status. Your new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition, and you can begin work with them once USCIS receives the petition, not when it's approved. Acting quickly matters because the 60-day window doesn't pause during adjudication.