Assistant Controller -spin off

Job Overview

This is a hands‑on operational accounting leadership role with global responsibility, heavy consolidation/close ownership, and substantial transformation work. It is critical to establishing the firm's standalone financial infrastructure before its planned spin‑off.

• Lead the monthly close across multiple countries to ensure timely, accurate, and well‑controlled financial results.
• Own the close calendar and all key deliverables, driving consistency and accountability across the global accounting organization.
• Oversee the Chart of Accounts and maintain a scalable, well‑structured GL environment.
• Partner with Tax to manage transfer pricing impacts and ensure smooth, compliant intercompany activity.
• Manage the consolidation process, including review of entity results, eliminations, and consolidated financial reporting.
• Ensure strong accounting policies and internal controls are applied consistently across all regions.
• Prepare and review consolidated U.S. GAAP financial reporting packages that feed internal and external reporting.
• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors, coordinating requests, walkthroughs, and documentation.
• Collaborate with global business units and corporate functions to resolve issues and support accurate reporting.
• Support global and U.S. accounting projects, including new processes, acquisitions, or system enhancements.
• Provide leadership for the Record‑to‑Report function, ensuring quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and mentor a global accounting team, including regional or country controllers.
• Partner with Finance Technology teams to enhance systems, streamline workflows, and introduce automation.
• Drive process improvement across close, consolidation, intercompany, and reporting to build a more efficient and scalable finance function.

• 15 years experience at a Fortune 500 firm as a controller with global scope.
• Global consolidations experience.
• Transformation experience.
• System implementation experience.
• CPA.
• Strong operational accounting experience as a controller.

Attractive base and bonus. Base Salary ranges from $240‑$270k plus bonus and LTI compensation. Exciting opportunity to join a firm in build mode, with the backing of a fortune 500 firm.

• Oversee the monthly financial close process ensuring ledgers are closed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Owner of month‑end close calendar and deliverables inventory.
• Responsible for the Chart of Accounts.
• Liaise with Tax team to understand transfer pricing and lead intercompany accounting.
• Manage the consolidation process. Review, analysis, and record elimination journal entries.
• Ensure consistent application of corporate accounting policies and internal controls.
• Preparation and distribution of financial reports will be based for the consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP.
• Act as primary point of contact for external auditors.
• Liaise with all business units and global locations and partner with various corporate functions.
• Support global and U.S. ad‑hoc projects that require involvement of corporate and global accounting support.
• Provide oversight for the Record to Report function, ensuring accuracy and compliance in financial reporting.
• Lead and mentor a global team, fostering professional development and collaboration among country controllers and accounting staff.
• Partner with Technology Finance teams to automate and transform reporting, when possible.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, improve efficiency, and enhance the quality of financial reporting. Implement best practices and technological solutions and automation to drive process improvements.

• CPA designation, master's degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years' accounting experience in a fortune 500 company as an operational finance leader.
• Prior experience with preparation of financial statements and consolidation.
• Deep technical expertise in U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, and consolidation.
• Exceptional communication skills including experience presenting to senior executives and the Audit Committee.
• Knowledge of Oracle and Alteryx is a plus.