Global Controller

We are looking for a seasoned Global Controller to establish and oversee a sophisticated accounting organization spanning multiple countries and legal entities. This leader will be responsible for building a scalable global accounting framework, aligning accounting policies and reporting practices, and introducing rigorous standards for financial close, documentation, controls, and governance.

The successful candidate will create a durable accounting operating model that combines strong technical discipline with scalable processes and can support rapid organizational growth while meeting the expectations of demanding external auditors and stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain the company’s global accounting operating model, creating standardized policies, procedures, reporting requirements, and accountability across entities.
• Establish rigorous standards for accounting documentation, technical accounting analyses, and internal control design.
• Build a structured month-end and quarter-end close framework with defined ownership, review protocols, timelines, and escalation procedures.
• Direct worldwide financial close activities, including consolidation, foreign-exchange accounting, and reconciliation of intercompany balances and transactions.
• Oversee preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.
• Act as the organization’s senior technical accounting resource, providing authoritative guidance on complex, unusual, and judgment-intensive transactions.
• Assess emerging accounting and financial reporting risks and develop sustainable solutions to address them.
• Drive consistency in accounting practices across international operations, partnering with regional finance leaders and influencing teams outside the direct reporting structure.
• Manage the accounting integration of acquired businesses, including alignment of policies, systems, processes, controls, and reporting requirements.
• Review and improve the broader finance technology environment, including ERP systems, subledger applications, consolidation infrastructure, and management reporting solutions.
• Lead the selection and deployment of modern financial close and reporting technologies such as Black Line, Workiva, or comparable platforms, to improve workflow management, transparency, documentation, and reporting consistency.
• Establish stronger governance over financial data, user access, system controls, reconciliations, and management review processes.
• Serve as the primary accounting leader for PCAOB-regulated audits and maintain an effective working relationship with external audit firms.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-caliber international accounting team capable of operating effectively at scale.
• Balance long-term organizational strategy with hands‑on execution, continuously raising the function’s capabilities, consistency, and level of operational maturity.