Controller, Finance & Banking, Accounting Manager

Position Overview:

The Corporate Controller will serve as the senior leader responsible for all accounting activities across the organization. This role oversees financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and compliance with U.S. GAAP. The Corporate Controller will ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial information, support executive decision-making, and provide leadership through periods of system integration, organizational scale, and operational complexity. This position also owns external audit coordination, treasury oversight, and key financial risk management activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct the preparation and review of monthly and annual financial statements, management reports, and supporting analyses in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Oversee the consolidation of domestic and international entities and ensure accurate reporting across multiple legal structures.
• Prepare and manage lender reporting requirements, including recurring debt covenant calculations and compliance packages.
• Partner with executive leadership and FP&A to support financial presentations, insights, and business performance discussions.
• Lead the end-to-end monthly close process, ensuring strong controls, timely execution, and continuous improvements in efficiency and quality.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, loan schedules, and bank activity to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Manage the accounting integration of multiple legacy entities into a single, standardized financial framework.
• Oversee cash operations, treasury activity, and daily banking transactions.
  • Lead accounts receivable processes, collections activity, and customer chargeback management.
• Direct accounts payable operations, including disbursement controls and vendor processes.
  • Oversee inventory accounting, including costing methodologies, valuation, and reserve analysis.
• Manage royalty accounting and related reporting.
  • Develop, coach, and retain accounting talent through clear expectations, performance feedback, training, and collaboration.
• Lead the accounting function through the transition from multiple ERP platforms to a single future-state system, including ownership of readiness, data integrity, and process alignment.
• Evaluate existing accounting systems and recommend enhancements to support scalability, compliance, and reporting needs.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, managing annual audits and audits related to financing and insurance requirements.
• Oversee insurance programs and renewals, working with leadership and external advisors to assess coverage, negotiate policies, and manage claims.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related discipline, with 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least five years in senior leadership roles such as Controller within a complex organization.
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP; CPA not required.
• Demonstrated success building, mentoring, and leading accounting teams through change and growth.
• Ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on execution in a player-coach capacity.
• Highly organized with a strong sense of urgency and the ability to manage deadlines in a high-volume environment.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and project management capabilities.
• Proven experience redesigning accounting functions, processes, and team structures for effectiveness and scale.
• Hands-on experience leading ERP implementations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across executive leadership, boards, and operational teams.
• High standards of integrity, professionalism, and accountability