A large global organization with $B+ revenue is seeking a Controller to oversee both the strategic and day to day operations of the accounting function. This is a high impact leadership role responsible for ensuring a timely and accurate close, maintaining a clean and defensible balance sheet, and overseeing intercompany, consolidation, and international accounting activities across a complex multi entity structure. If this role is of interest email your resume to Jim Meade at Robert Half right away as I am actively setting up interviews.
Why This Role
- Leadership role within a large global multi entity environment
- High visibility exposure to senior finance leadership
- Opportunity to work in a complex international accounting structure
- Involvement in a major ERP implementation
- Strong focus on team development and growth
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Leadership and Close
- Oversee daily accounting operations with focus on balance sheet integrity reconciliations and financial reporting
- Ensure a timely accurate and predictable monthly close with no material surprises
- Review account and bank reconciliations and ensure issues are identified and resolved
Intercompany and Consolidations
- Lead intercompany accounting eliminations and allocations across domestic and international entities
- Ensure transactions comply with GAAP internal controls and tax requirements
- Oversee consolidations and parent company reporting
International and Technical Accounting
- Apply multi currency accounting including revaluation translation and foreign exchange considerations
- Ensure accurate reporting across global entities
- Advise on non routine and complex accounting matters
Audit Compliance and Reporting
- Lead the external audit process and support interim and year end reviews
- Ensure compliance with company policies and reporting requirements
- Partner with teams including tax payroll AP and finance
Systems and Process Improvement
- Support and help drive the ERP implementation
- Improve accounting processes and transition from legacy systems
- Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency
Leadership and Team Development
- Manage and develop an accounting team including managers
- Provide coaching and technical development
- Build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA or MBA preferred
- Eight plus years of accounting and financial reporting experience
- Four plus years of leadership experience including managing managers
- Strong expertise in intercompany accounting consolidations and multi entity structures
- Deep knowledge of GAAP
- Advanced Excel skills
Preferred Experience
- Experience with Large ERP systems
- Experience supporting ERP implementations or transformations
- Multi currency experience including foreign exchange and translation
- Background in midsized or large complex organizations