Driven Brands is North America's largest automotive services company with a portfolio of iconic brands including Take 5 Oil Change®, Meineke Car Care Centers®, Maaco®, 1-800-Radiator & A/C®, Auto Glass Now®, and CARSTAR®. Our vision is to fuel the pursuit with the simplest, most convenient, and most reliable car care experience.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Driven Brands is more than a workplace. We're a launchpad — for careers, for dreams, and for people driven to do great things.
Every day, we fuel the pursuit — for our customers chasing life's moments, for our franchisees building lasting legacies, and for each other as we grow, lead, and succeed together.
Performance matters. We take pride in it. We own it. We show up for one another and for our communities.
Because at Driven Brands, we're not just fixing cars. We're building futures, unlocking potential, and fueling what's possible — together.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Senior Director, Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting is a senior finance leader responsible for restoring and sustaining confidence in the Company’s financial reporting and internal control environment following identified material weaknesses and a financial restatement.
This role leads complex technical accounting, and all external financial reporting workstreams for SEC reporting, external debt reporting and franchisor reporting. The Senior Director reports to the VP of Financial Reporting while partnering with the SOX controls team, Legal, Controlling, and external auditors to execute remediation plans, strengthen SOX compliance, and establish a timely and accurate, well‑controlled reporting infrastructure for a publicly traded, multi-national, multi-brand franchisor with company operated stores.
How you will Own It:
Technical Accounting & Policy Leadership
Act as a leader regarding US GAAP and SEC accounting guidance and support alignment with reporting for securitized debt, franchise disclosure documents, and local statutory reporting requirements where applicable.
Build sustainable processes for technical accounting for complex and judgmental transactions, including:
Revenue recognition (including multi‑element and cross‑border arrangements)
Business combinations, divestitures, and carve‑outs
Stock‑based compensation
Debt, equity, and derivatives
Sale-leasebacks, goodwill, restructurings, and discontinued operations
Own the development, maintenance, and rollout of formal accounting policies and procedures, ensuring consistency, clarity, and audit defensibility.
Monitor emerging accounting standards and regulatory developments and lead controlled, timely global adoption.
Financial Reporting & SEC Oversight
Lead multiple reporting teams to prepare, review, and file of SEC reports (Forms 10‑K, 10‑Q, 8‑K), securitized debt reporting, and franchisor reporting
Strengthen global close, review, and disclosure controls to support accurate, timely, and repeatable reporting.
Partner with Legal and Investor Relations to ensure clear, consistent external financial communications.
Implement best practices to generate timely financial statements that leverage systematic reporting capabilities.
SOX, Risk & Governance
Strengthen management review controls, system‑dependent controls, and technical accounting review processes.
Proactively identify emerging risks and lead continuous improvement beyond initial remediation.
Leadership & Change Management
Build and lead a high‑performing team across technical accounting and financial reporting.
Serve as a calm, credible leader while building a culture of discipline, accountability, customer service, and documentation rigor across all teams that operate as one finance team focused on sustainable process excellence.
What you’ll Bring:
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
12+ years of progressive experience in technical accounting, financial reporting, or audit
Deep expertise in US GAAP, SEC reporting, and SOX 404
Proven experience with best practices for public company reporting and technical accounting processes
Proven experience re-designing processes for sustainable time management and leadership of high-performing teams
Big Four public accounting firm experience required
Preferred
Background in complex, multinational public companies
Background with securitized debt reporting
Background in franchisor accounting and reporting
Global EPM implementation, optimization, or remediation‑driven process redesign experience for accounting monitoring processes and improved speed-to-close
Reporting Relationship
Reports to: VP of Financial Reporting
Key partners: CAO, Controlling, Tax, SOX Governance, FP&A, Internal Audit, IT, Legal, Real Estate, and auditors
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Driven Brands Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Office
440 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28202
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