**Echostar** has an exciting opportunity for a **Vice President** **- Accounting,** for the **Hughes** business line located at our office in **Germantown, MD** . We are looking for a hands-on leader in the day-to-day support and management of the Hughes accounting team. This will include compliance activities and processes, maintaining accurate books/records, providing timely and accurate data required for business and financial analysis, and internal and external reporting. This person will partner with our business teams and leaders to support numerous initiatives. Building strong business relationships within the organization will be a significant component of this position’s responsibilities. **Responsibilities:** + Lead all aspects of the accounting function for our Hughes segment, including other areas, consolidations and equity method accounting, inventory and project cost management, and revenue recognition. + Partner with the EchoStar corporate accounting function in Denver to meet all internal and external financial reporting requirements and proactively address the Hughes business changes/needs impacting accounting/reporting. + Review the policies, processes, procedures, and internal controls of the existing Hughes businesses and adjust where necessary. + Coordinate the statutory reporting requirements and compliance for Hughes’ international subsidiaries + Create and present ad-hoc analytics and reporting to support the Hughes business teams. + Manage the overall month-end close operational processes around related party transactions, and support to the business segments and divisions + Review financial statements and support the preparation of external financial statements to be included in the periodic filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q, etc.) for EchoStar Corporation and Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation, including balance sheets, statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity statements of cash flows and footnote disclosures. + Develop solutions and systems to capture financial data for unique business transactions + Ability to research and interpret accounting principles and pronouncements and recommend applications. + Provide accurate and timely data for audits and other regulatory filings. + Coordinate work relating to both internal and external audits in the periodic review of the company financial records as well as the implementation of agreed-upon recommendations, related to areas of responsibility, resulting from audit findings + Review the monthly and quarterly results with senior financial management + Maintain financial records and ensure compliance with company policies and US GAAP + Provide input to support SEC reporting requirements. + Maintain and monitor corporate and department compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures + Drive change and envision the next steps of the team to support those changes + Domestic and international travel is required but will be less than 20% of the time. **Basic Requirements:** + Bachelor’s degree in accounting + 15+ years of progressive accounting experience with recent experience at a multi-national publicly traded company + Prior experience in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) + Prior SEC reporting experience + Previous responsibility over the consolidated close, technical accounting and financial reporting + 5+ years of progressive management experience + Active CPA **Preferred Qualifications:** + MBA + Big Four accounting firm background. + Experience in telecommunications, digital media, media, entertainment, technology or a subscription-based industry + Recent experience working with large ERP systems (Oracle or SAP) and Hyperion Financial Management (HFM/FDM). + Commercial contract experience + Government contract experience You will be eligible to participate in the Executive Incentive Program (EIP). Payments from this program are based on company and individual performance. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions. EEO is the law. At EchoStar, you have the right to request reasonable accommodations. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact careers@echostar.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; you may not use this contact information to inquire about the status of an application.