Corporate Controller POST NUMBER: 484923

We are recruiting a Corporate Controller for a multi-entity, International organization to oversee corporate accounting, controllership, and finance operations. Reporting to executive leadership, this role will drive financial reporting, operational performance, treasury management, and finance transformation while partnering across the business to support continued growth and acquisition activity. Great opportunity to lead finance transformation, acquisition integration, and operational improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead corporate accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, and the month-end close across a complex multi-entity organization.
• Provide leadership and development for the accounting and finance team, including oversight of business unit controllers and accounting operations.
• Partner with executive leadership to deliver financial insights, evaluate business performance, and support strategic decision-making.
• Oversee internal controls, accounting policies, audits, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with operations to strengthen cost accounting, inventory controls, manufacturing reporting, and overall operational performance.
• Drive ERP optimization, reporting enhancements, automation initiatives, and finance transformation projects.
• Support mergers and acquisitions through due diligence, integration planning, purchase accounting, and post-close financial integration.
• Lead treasury operations, including cash management, liquidity forecasting, working capital optimization, debt covenant compliance, banking relationships, and capital planning.
• Partner with FP&A to align budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and enterprise financial strategy.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred.
• 15 years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience within a multi-entity organization.
• Experience in manufacturing or other asset-intensive environments with strong cost accounting and inventory expertise is highly preferred.
• Prior private equity-backed company experience, including exposure to business transformation, cash flow management, and M&A activities.is required

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.