If You Are A Director Of Accounting...
DLC (Los Angeles, California)

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CONSULTANTLos AngelesFinancial Planning & Analysis The Company currently serves its clients out of six offices in Chicago, Dallas, Northern California and Southern California. Our clients include Nestle, Amgen, Kraft, Tribune Company, DirecTV, Yahoo, Pepsi Americas, Honda Motor, Monsanto, ABC Television, Allergan, Avery Dennison, Black and Decker, American Airlines, Dean Foods, Exelon, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Union Bank, Discover Financial and a multitude of venture capital firms, hedge funds and private equity firms.

AS A DLC CONSULTANT, you will provide solutions across a wide variety of industries, companies, and functional disciplines.

ON A DAILY BASIS, you will work directly with finance and operating executives at the Clients we serve.

The daily activities of a Consultant include:

Financial Planning & Analysis-- Preparation of annual operating plans; Quarterly re-forecasting; Development of multi-year strategic plans ; Analysis of product line, channel and customer profitability; Evaluation of marketing and advertising ROI; Benchmarking; Refinement of cost allocation methodologies; R&D budgeting; Cost-to-serve analysis; Development of complex forecasting tools; Pricing analysis; Acquisition and divestiture analysis; Capital expense planning and analysis.

Financial Systems Implementation-- Define software requirements; Manage software selection process; Act as functional lead in implementation of financial systems or product upgrades; Serve as liaison between IT and Finance/Accounting functions; Design and map chart of accounts; Develop and execute test scripts; Design financial reports using system or bolt-on reporting tools; Identify and implement "quick hit" process improvements; Perform post-implementation troubleshooting.

Interim or “Gap” Financial Management-- Provide interim financial management when positions are impacted by growth, re-organization, merger, acquisition, or relocation; Evaluate job description and job content; Document desk-level processes; Identify and implement productivity opportunities; Assess efficiency of workflow; Develop current and accurate position descriptions; Train newly hired staff.

REQUIREMENTS:
DLC welcomes candidates with distinguished academic and professional careers. Candidates must be a Big 4/6/8 CPA and/or an MBA from a top 25 program. Additionally, candidates must have experience working inside the Fortune 1000.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates must have a strong knowledge of finance and accounting, strong analytical capabilities and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Candidates should also have approximately 7 to 20 years of overall experience.