Director, Assistant Controller

Who We Are:

As a privately held, U.S.

-owned and operated company, Crowley provides services to 36 nations and island territories. Our purpose is to bravely advance what's possible to elevate people and planet, with our core values of Integrity, Sustainability and Drive guiding everything we do.

By expanding and innovating our services, we have expanded our footprint in services within the Logistics, Land Transportation, Shipping, Wind and Fuel industries. Crowley and its affiliated companies have generated more than $3.5 billion in annual revenue through our people's focus on excellence and a culture that values everyone's voices and collaboration.

To continue laying the groundwork and challenge what's possible for our business, we seek to partner with individuals ready to elevate their careers with us.

Hybrid

The Director, Assistant Controller oversees assigned accounting operations and financial reporting activities, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial information. This role leads accounting teams, maintains effective internal controls, drives process improvements, supports compliance requirements, and partners with business and finance leaders to support organizational objectives. The position provides leadership across accounting processes, financial governance, risk management, and operational excellence while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Lead assigned accounting functions and related financial reporting activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Oversee accounting processes, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Support preparation and review of financial analyses, reporting packages, and management information.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Human Resources, Operations, and other stakeholders to support business objectives.
• Coordinate internal and external audit activities and support timely resolution of audit findings.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and operational efficiencies.
• Support acquisitions, integrations, system implementations, and organizational changes as required.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, training, succession planning, and performance management.

10+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience in a large, complex, multi-entity organization. Controllership leadership spanning both record-to-report and transactional accounting operations (accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit, payroll accounting). Demonstrated ownership of internal control design, control evidence standards and external audit support. Experience with reserve methodology, including bad debt/CECL, and risk or loss accrual estimation. Track record of process standardization, automation and shared-service or outsourced-provider governance.

Experience leading managers of teams through growth, integration and transformation CPA required.

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required; MBA or advanced degree preferred; CPA required.

• ERP platforms, including Oracle Cloud (preferred) or SAP, covering general ledger, payables, receivables, fixed assets, intercompany and project modules.
• Account reconciliation and close-management tools (Black Line or equivalent), including task management, certification workflow and matching automation.
• Procure-to-pay and order-to-cash platforms, including invoice automation, corporate card, credit and collections…