Senior Manager, Controllership Transformation

OmniOn Power is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager, Controllership Transformation to help build a scalable, public-company-ready controllership organization. This senior individual contributor will lead complex controllership transformation initiatives from design through implementation, including SOX and internal controls readiness, accounting policy and governance, digital finance transformation, and SAP Finance modernization; coordinate cross-border processes and controls with the ultimate parent company's Finance and Accounting teams and other global stakeholders; and support selected strategic finance-related projects. The role will help shape and influence the broader transformation roadmap while partnering with Finance leadership, which retains overall strategic accountability for the controllership organization. The role will establish sustainable internal ownership of processes, controls, policies, systems, and governance so the Company can operate effectively in a public-company environment. **Key Responsibilities** - Lead complex controllership transformation workstreams and future-state operating model initiatives that improve scalability, close efficiency, governance, data quality, and public-company readiness. - Implement future-state controllership processes and operating models that support IPO readiness and ongoing public-company requirements. - Standardize and harmonize accounting processes across regions and legal entities, including record-to-report, intercompany, consolidation, reconciliations, master data, and financial reporting. - Design and implement internal control over financial reporting for SOX readiness, including process narratives, flowcharts, control descriptions, management review controls, segregation of duties, and audit-ready documentation. - Draft, implement, and maintain global accounting policies, manuals, SOPs, desktop procedures, policy templates, and governance covering ownership, approval, training, compliance monitoring, and periodic refresh. - Help shape and execute the digital finance transformation roadmap, identifying and delivering opportunities to simplify, automate, and strengthen accounting and reporting processes through SAP, workflow tools, data analytics, and other technology-enabled solutions, while maintaining appropriate governance, data integrity, and SOX-compliant controls. - Support the assessment and implementation of new or amended IFRS, U.S. GAAP, SEC, and other regulatory accounting requirements applicable to the Company, with primary emphasis on related policies, processes, systems, controls, governance, and operational readiness. - Assess accounting, reporting, disclosure, process, data, system, training, and internal control impacts and develop implementation roadmaps. - Coordinate with the ultimate parent company finance and accounting teams, external auditors, to assess and implement new or amended IFRS, U.S. GAAP, SEC, and other regulatory requirements. - Serve as one of the finance leads for SAP S/4HANA implementation and optimization, including finance process governance, configurations, workflows, approvals, audit trails, data integrity, controls, procedures, and training. - Partner with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to establish digital finance governance, define requirements, oversee testing and deployment, manage dependencies and risks, and monitor adoption and benefits realization using measurable performance indicators. - Support controllership workstreams for selected strategic projects, including IPO readiness, restructurings, acquisitions, divestitures, integrations, and organizational change. - Develop internal subject-matter expertise, digital capabilities, and succession depth so transformation outcomes are embedded in day-to-day operations **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. - Active CPA license required, with experience serving public company clients. - Big 4 experience required. - 8+ years of progressive experience in controllership transformation, internal controls, accounting policy, governance, or related accounting advisory work. - Demonstrated experience designing and implementing internal controls over financial reporting and supporting SOX readiness or compliance programs. - Experience drafting global accounting policies, procedures, SOPs, desktop procedures, and governance documentation. - Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives from design through implementation, influence senior stakeholders, challenge existing processes, and drive adoption and measurable outcomes, supported by strong project management, documentation, cross-border coordination, and technical accounting capabilities. - Ability to translate complex accounting and control requirements into practical, sustainable business processes. **Preferred Qualifications** - Pre-IPO, IPO, carve-out, separation, spin-off, or newly public company experience. - Hands-on experience supporting ERP implementations or significant digital finance transformations, preferably involving SAP S/4HANA and complementary finance technologies such as consolidation, close, or other automation platforms. - Demonstrated ability to develop business cases, transformation roadmaps, requirements, testing strategies, adoption plans, and measurable success criteria for finance technology initiatives. - Experience in a multinational manufacturing, industrial, or technology organization.