Controller, Accounting, Accounting Manager

The Controller will be responsible for strengthening the company’s accounting foundation, financial reporting discipline, close process, internal controls, and general ledger governance. This role will own core controllership activities, improve financial statement accuracy, reduce reliance on manual reconciliation, and create scalable accounting processes as the business grows.

The Controller will work closely with the finance leadership team, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, operations, and external auditors. This role is expected to be hands‑on, process‑oriented, and capable of both executing technical accounting work and leading the accounting team.

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process with clear ownership, timelines, review standards, and accountability across accounting work streams.
• Prepare, review, and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Own key balance sheet accounts and ensure timely resolution of reconciling items, aging balances, and unexplained variances.
• Improve financial statement accuracy by reducing manual processes, strengthening reconciliations, and implementing more rigorous review procedures.
• Support preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and related management reporting.
• Support consolidation of financial results, including intercompany accounting and eliminations.
• Ensure accounting records are accurate, complete, and maintained in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

• Review, clean up, and maintain the general ledger structure to improve consistency, accuracy, and usability of financial data.
• Establish and enforce Chart of Accounts governance, including account usage rules, expense classifications, department allocations, and approval protocols.
• Standardize accounting policies and procedures across expense classification, allocations, accruals, reconciliations, and close activities.
• Partner with FP&A and business leaders to ensure accounting structure supports budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and profitability analysis.

• Assist with accounting analysis for complex transactions, including acquisitions, intercompany arrangements, lease accounting, revenue considerations, and other non‑routine matters.
• Prepare technical accounting documentation and memos as needed.
• Support accounting treatment under IFRS and/or GAAP, as applicable.
• Coordinate with external advisors and auditors on technical accounting matters.

• Develop, maintain, and improve internal controls over financial reporting.
• Support ICFR compliance, including control execution, testing, documentation, remediation, and ongoing monitoring.
• Coordinate external audit requests and ensure audit schedules are complete, accurate, and timely.
• Identify control gaps and implement practical remediation plans.
• Ensure accounting processes comply with company policies, regulatory requirements, and audit standards.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline the close process, reduce manual work, improve data integrity, and enhance scalability.
• Support implementation, optimization, and governance of ERP systems and accounting tools, including Workday or similar platforms.
• Develop process documentation, desktop procedures, and training materials for accounting processes.
• Partner with systems, FP&A, and operations teams to improve reporting structure, data flows, and finance process efficiency.
• Oversee daily operations of accounting team members, including review of work product, issue resolution, and prioritization of deadlines.
• Provide leadership, coaching, development, and performance management to accounting staff.
• Build accountability within the accounting function through clear expectations, ownership of deliverables, and consistent review processes.
• Support succession planning and team capability development.

• Partner closely with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Operations, and other…