Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Controller serves as a strategic finance leader responsible for overseeing the company’s global accounting and financial reporting functions. Partners with leadership to support and drive financial performance, operational efficiency, and long-term business strategy. This role ensures integrity in financial reporting, strengthens internal controls, and provides forward-looking insights to support decision-making across our global footprint. A Controller plays a critical role in scaling and leveraging finance operations, supporting growth initiatives, and aligning financial practices with company goals and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership

•Partner with senior leadership to provide financial insights, modeling, and recommendations that support strategic decision-making

•Lead the development and continuous improvement of financial processes to support scalability and operational efficiency

•Provide visibility into business performance, risks, and opportunities across global operations

Financial Reporting & Governance

•Responsible for timely preparation and consolidation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting with full data integrity and variance analysis

•Ensure compliance with GAAP, IFRS, and applicable regulatory requirements

•Establish and maintain strong internal controls, policies, and governance frameworks

•Monitor and adapt accounting practices in response to regulatory, tax, and business changes

•Responsible for indirect and direct tax compliance globally and locally

Global Accounting Operations

•Lead all accounting functions, including general ledger, billing, close processes, and financial reporting

•Manage international accounting activities, including multi-currency transactions and cross-border considerations

•Oversee coordination of audits and regulatory reporting requirements

•Identify and implement process improvements in billing, receivables and payable processes

Financial Planning & Performance Management

•Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes

•Analyze financial results and provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and efficiency

•Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy and timeliness

Team Leadership & Accountabilities

•Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of all financial data and reporting

•Perform relevant analysis on financial results – identifying trends, costs, and budgets

•Create procedures to ensure the close and reporting process is efficient, timely, and accurate

•Develop and Implement policies and procedures to identify, resolve, and document accounting facets or issues

•Drive accountability, collaboration, and high performance across the accounting function

•Influence cross-functional stakeholders with clear, data-driven insights

•Maintain a strong control environment and uphold governance standards, always respecting company ethics and confidentiality

•Lead by example, mentor and develop Accounting team

•Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and development plans

•Operate effectively in a fast-paced, global business environment

Qualifications

Education, Technical Skills, Knowledge, & Experience

•Requires Degree - Bachelor of Accounting or related field of study

•CPA preferred; Master’s a plus

•10 + years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with 5 years of experience at a demonstrated managerial capacity

•Experience within international financial and operational environment

•Knowledge & expertise in GAAP and working knowledge of IFRS

•Global experience - managing multi-entity, multi-currency environments

•Strong systems proficiency (e.g., Dynamics GP, NetSuite or similar ERP) & advanced Excel skills. Experience with BI tools

•Experience with staged ERP system implementation

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

•Strategic thinker with strong business acumen

•Ability to translate complex financial data and convey with clarity and clear insights

•Excellent communication and presentation skills

•Strong leadership and team development capabilities

•High level of integrity, accountability, and attention to detail Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, changing, dynamic environment

•Demonstrated ability leading teams, influencing stakeholders, working cross-functionally

•Focus on talent management and optimal team structure: coach, mentor, and appropriately grow team members

•Deliver and drive key business initiatives in support of sound business practices and process improvement

•Align with senior leadership on key performance indicators that positively impact and company performance