Colonial Pipeline

Assistant Corporate Controller

Colonial Pipeline$120K — $145K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Proven experience leading monthly close and financial reporting processes
  • Experience in both public and corporate accounting environments
  • Strong leadership experience in managing accounting teams
  • Ability to operate in a multi-standard reporting environment

Responsibilities

  • Lead a fast-paced, 2-day monthly close and financial reporting process
  • Oversee complex accounting areas including consolidations and legal contingencies
  • Ensure compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, and FERC accounting standards
  • Support SEC reporting with accurate quarterly financial data
  • Manage quarterly and annual audits with external auditors
  • Prepare and review external filings like audited financial statements
  • Lead technical accounting research and implement new accounting standards
  • Oversee SOX compliance and internal controls
  • Partner with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives and M&A
  • Mentor and develop a team of accounting professionals
  • Serve as Controller for Bengal Pipeline and manage financial presentations

Benefits

  • Work for a company that contributes to national energy needs
  • Supportive team culture
  • Highly competitive benefits package
Full Job Description
About the Assistant Corporate Controller Position

The Assistant Corporate Controller is a critical financial leadership role responsible for overseeing Colonial Pipeline Company's most important accounting and financial reporting activities. This position plays a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial statements across multiple reporting frameworks, including IFRS, US GAAP, and FERC.

Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Controller, this role leads the monthly close process, partners closely with internal teams and external auditors, and supports compliance with evolving accounting and regulatory standards. The Assistant Corporate Controller is also a key contributor to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance efforts and serves as the Controller for Bengal Pipeline, a joint venture valued at approximately $50 million.

This role is ideal for a proven accounting leader who thrives in a dynamic, multi-standard reporting environment and enjoys developing high-performing teams while supporting strategic business initiatives.

What You Get to Do
  • Lead a fast-paced, 2-day monthly close and financial reporting process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial statements and disclosures
  • Oversee complex accounting areas including consolidations, eliminations, PP&E, leases, income taxes, benefit programs, business combinations, and legal/environmental contingencies
  • Ensure compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, and FERC accounting and reporting requirements
  • Support SEC reporting by preparing accurate quarterly financial data for the parent company
  • Manage quarterly and annual audits across multiple scopes and coordinate with external auditors
  • Prepare and review external filings, including audited financial statements and FERC Form 6
  • Lead technical accounting research and implementation of new accounting standards
  • Oversee SOX compliance, including design, documentation, and testing of internal controls over financial reporting
  • Partner with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives, M&A activity, and special projects
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement
  • Serve as Controller for Bengal Pipeline, overseeing close, forecasting, budgeting, audits, and Board-level financial presentations


What You Bring to the Table
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (required)
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Proven experience leading monthly close and financial reporting processes
  • Experience working in both public accounting and corporate accounting environments (preferred)
  • Strong leadership experience managing and developing accounting teams
  • Ability to operate effectively in a regulated, multi-entity, multi-standard reporting environment


Skills That Set You Apart
  • Deep technical knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and FERC accounting standards
  • Strong technical accounting expertise, including M&A accounting and purchase price allocations
  • Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Hands-on experience with ERP systems and financial reporting applications
  • Proficiency in Excel and data analytics tools
  • Solid understanding of legal entity structures, consolidations, and tax implications
  • Knowledge of the pipeline or energy industry
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to senior leadership and Boards


Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company
  • Getting to work for a company that helps to meet our country's energy needs and keeps us moving
  • Team members who care about each other while accomplishing remarkable things
  • Highly competitive benefits - check out Colonial's Total Rewards


Are You Up to the Challenge? What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!

About Colonial Pipeline

Colonial Pipeline is a company that operates the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the United States. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. Colonial Pipeline's pipeline system spans over 5,500 miles and transports over 100 million gallons of fuel per day. The company's pipeline system runs from Houston, Texas to Linden, New Jersey, and serves customers in the Southern and Eastern United States. Colonial Pipeline has faced several challenges in recent years, including a cyberattack in May 2021 that caused a shutdown of the pipeline system.
Learn more about Colonial Pipeline
Size
2,600 employees
Industry
Founded
1962

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