US & Canada Controller

Overview

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Job Title:
Financial Controller – US & Canada

Location:
Reston, Virginia (hybrid – 2/3 days in office)

Type:
Permanent, full-time

About

The Role
We are seeking a Financial Controller to lead finance and controlling activities across our US and Canada region. You will play a key part in ensuring strong financial governance, accurate reporting, and effective collaboration with stakeholders across BSI’s North American operations.

This opportunity is suited to a qualified finance professional with strong IFRS expertise, regional experience, and the ability to lead and develop teams while partnering effectively in a matrix organisation.

As a senior leadership role, you will have end-to-end responsibility for financial oversight, reporting, and compliance, acting as a trusted partner to regional leadership while ensuring robust financial controls across the business. This is a high-visibility role with significant impact across BSI’s North American operations.

• Lead all financial accounting and reporting activities for BSI’s US & Canada entities.
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of internal and external financial reports in line with Group and statutory requirements.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner to the local leadership team and wider stakeholders.
• Maintain and strengthen the financial control environment; support internal audit and controls testing.
• Liaise with shared services (FBS) to ensure optimal execution of transactional activities.
• Lead, coach, and manage a high-performing finance team; oversee workload delegation and team development.
• Coordinate year-end group audit activities and local statutory filings with external advisors.
• Deliver monthly working capital cash flow forecasts and contribute to broader finance change initiatives.

• Professionally qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• In-depth knowledge of IFRS and regional finance requirements in the US & Canada.
• Proven experience managing finance teams in a matrix environment.
• Strong background in financial control, audit, tax, and professional services.
• Exceptional organisational skills, stakeholder management, and business partnering capability.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); SAP experience is highly desirable.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented team player with excellent communication skills.

Grow your career and expand your skills and knowledge. We offer opportunities to work across industries and across the globe. You’ll benefit from the different perspectives and experiences of your international colleagues, as well as ongoing training and development. We offer flexible working, as well as 20 days’ annual leave, bank holidays, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(K) with company contribution, short-term and long-term disability, maternal leave, paid parental leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Please note:

BSI are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this vacancy.

The salary for this position can range from $126,750 to $185,900 annually; actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s competencies, level of experience, education, location, divisional budget and internal peer compensation comparisons.

BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives. Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments. Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society’s critical issues – from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world.

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.