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Director, Corporate Controller

Job in Schaumburg, Cook County, Illinois, 60159, USA
Listing for: Network Services Company
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
  • Accounting
    Financial Compliance
  • Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 170000 - 190000 USD Yearly USD 170000.00 190000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Description

We are seeking an accomplished Corporate Controller to serve as a strategic finance leader at a high-performing, engaging organization. The Corporate Controller will develop high-performing teams, build strong manager capability, and strengthen Network’s accounting function through clear leadership, accountability, and collaboration. This role is responsible for leading managers, modernizing processes, strengthening controls, and delivering accurate, timely financial results while advancing key finance transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting depth, disciplined execution, and leadership presence to balance day-to-day controllership with high-impact projects that improve scalability, efficiency, and business insight.

Why this role is exciting:

  • Lead a high-impact controllership function with enterprise-wide visibility.
  • Drive transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, controls, and decision support.
  • Build and develop strong teams while partnering closely with senior leaders.
  • Join an organization that values collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

What you will need to be successful in this role:

  • 10–15 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including senior controllership or equivalent leadership experience.
  • Proven success leading accounting teams through managers while developing talent, strengthening accountability, and building high-performing teams.
  • Strong technical accounting expertise, including US GAAP, regulatory requirements, industry standards, and complex accounting matters.
  • Executive-minded, high-integrity leader with strong business acumen, sound judgment, project management capability, change leadership, and a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes with accuracy, timeliness, discipline, and continuous improvement.
  • Experience overseeing internal and external financial statements, consolidated financial analysis, and executive-level reporting.
  • Strong background in internal controls, compliance, documentation, audit coordination, remediation, and continuous improvement.
  • Ability to lead annual budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and business-partner recommendations.
  • Experience driving finance transformation, process improvement, scalable workflows, and sustainable change adoption.
  • Strong ERP experience, with a minimum of five years required; SAP experience preferred.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with MOS Expert Certification preferred.
  • Experience with reporting, analytics, planning, and forecasting tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Tableau, Power BI, Adaptive Insights, or SAP Planning.
  • Strategic and operational leadership experience across A/R, credit, collections, billing, invoicing, reconciliations, aging, DSO, and write-offs.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder influence, communication, and senior leadership partnership skills.

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED:

  • CPA Required
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting preferred
  • Distribution industry experience preferred
  • 10-15 years of progressive accounting and financial experience

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Flex Hours all year round
  • Progressive Wellness Program
  • 401k matching program
  • Generous Profit-Sharing contribution
  • FUN work environment with many company sponsored events

Network is committed to providing a competitive total rewards package that supports associates’ well-being professional growth, and long-term success.

OUR CULTURE & WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

  • Our Values are the strategic principles that guide the company and our associates. Commitment to Excellence, Adaptability, Collaborative Relationships and Integrity serve as our cultural…
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