- Department: Finance
- Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
Position Summary:The Corporate Controller is the senior accounting leader responsible for accurate and timely financial reporting, strong internal controls and disciplined accounting operations. Reporting to the CFO, the role leads the U.S. accounting team and the offshore BPO team as one integrated organization, while retaining accountability for all accounting outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:Controllership, Close & Reporting• Own the general ledger, record-to-report, accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit and collections, fixed assets, intercompany accounting, accruals and reserves.
• Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual close and deliver complete, accurate results within regional management and Groupe deadlines.
• Conduct rigorous P&L, balance-sheet, cash-flow and working-capital reviews; ensure reconciliations, estimates and material variances are well supported and resolved.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, IFRS and Groupe accounting policies, including appropriate accounting for complex or non-routine matters.
Onshore-Offshore / BPO Leadership
• Lead an integrated onshore and offshore accounting organization with clear roles, decision rights, handoffs, review standards and escalation paths.
• Own BPO governance, including scope, service levels, KPIs, quality, productivity, capacity, issue resolution and recurring operating reviews.
• Ensure the onshore team retains appropriate accounting judgment, business partnership and control ownership while standardized activities are delivered efficiently offshore.
• Drive knowledge transfer, process documentation, cross-training and business continuity; continuously identify work that can be standardized, automated, simplified or migrated.
Controls, Audit & Compliance
• Own the internal-control framework for financial reporting across onshore and BPO processes, including documentation, evidence quality and remediation.
• Lead external and internal audit coordination, ensuring strong preparedness, timely support and closure of findings.
• Identify and address accounting, process, fraud and reporting risks; maintain compliance with company policies, delegated authorities and segregation-of-duties requirements.
Finance Transformation & Process Excellence
• Standardize and simplify end-to-end accounting processes across entities, sites and service-delivery teams.
• Lead ERP, workflow, automation and reporting improvements that strengthen controls, accelerate close and improve first-time-right quality.
• Maintain practical accounting policies, process documentation, performance dashboards and a prioritized controllership improvement roadmap.
Team & Stakeholder Leadership
• Coach and develop the onshore accounting team while building strong relationships with BPO leaders and offshore team members.
• Create a culture of ownership, urgency, collaboration and continuous improvement with clear goals and performance expectations.
• Partner with the CFO, FP&A, Operations Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial, HR, IT, Legal and Groupe Finance.
• Support treasury, banking, tax coordination, insurance renewals and other CFO priorities as needed.
What Success Looks Like
• A predictable, accurate and efficient close with strong balance-sheet governance and audit readiness with continuous improvements in reducing close cycle
• A stable onshore-offshore model with clear accountability, transparent performance metrics and effective issue resolution.
• A scalable controllership function that improves service, control quality, productivity and talent capability.
Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field; active CPA required.• 10+ years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including leadership of managers and multi-process teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading a shared-services, outsourced or BPO model across onshore and offshore teams.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, IFRS, financial reporting, internal controls, audit and balance-sheet governance.
• Experience leading close and reporting in a complex, multi-site or multi-entity environment.
• Proven success in process improvement, standardization, automation and system implementation.
• Strong executive communication, business judgment and ability to influence across functions and geographies.
Preferred Experience• Manufacturing, food, consumer products, distribution or another operationally complex industry.
• U.S. subsidiary of a global public company, including parent-company consolidation and reporting.
• JD Edwards or a comparable ERP; inventory and standard-cost accounting; working-capital and customer-deduction processes.
• Finance transformation, organizational redesign or migration of work to a BPO provider.
Leadership ProfileEnterprise ownership • Technical depth • Operational discipline • Change leadership • Talent development • Clear communication • Constructive challenge • High integrity
Additional InformationOccasional travel and extended hours may be required during close, audit, transition or other critical business periods. Compensation range and final work location should be inserted before posting in accordance with applicable requirements.
