Who: Leading public company seeking a Controller to oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance functions.
What: Lead month-end close, SEC reporting, AP/AR, payroll, internal controls, and accounting policy in a public-company environment.
When: Full-time opportunity.
Where: Location flexible or onsite (specific location TBD).
Why: To ensure financial integrity, strengthen processes, and support executive leadership and board-level decision-making.
Office Environment: High-performance, collaborative finance team in a sophisticated public-company environment.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Job Description:The Controller leads accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, SEC compliance, and ERP optimization while managing a team of 20 accounting professionals.Key Responsibilities:
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
- Oversee financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP.
- Own SEC reporting (10-Q, 10-K, earnings materials) and related disclosures.
- Provide technical accounting guidance and policy oversight.
- Present financial results and key accounting judgments to executives and board.
- Oversee AP, AR, payroll, fixed assets, CAPEX, revenue recognition, and depreciation.
- Elevate policies, procedures, and documentation for consistency and scalability.
- Design and strengthen internal controls, ensuring SOX and regulatory compliance.
- Serve as primary liaison for external auditors and lead audit coordination.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance analysis with FP&A.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Treasury, Tax, Operations, Legal, and executive leadership.
- Lead automation, continuous improvement, and ERP system optimization initiatives.
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required.
- CPA required.
- 10-15+ years of progressive accounting experience; Big 4 or national public accounting experience preferred.
- Senior Manager-level experience in public accounting or corporate accounting leadership.
- Significant SEC reporting experience.
- Strong executive presence; comfortable presenting to senior leadership and boards.
- Experience with accounting transformation, multi-entity organizations, large-scale ERP systems, and SOX leadership preferred.
