Finance Controller

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for US legal entities
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting and balance sheet integrity
• Review and approve key journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and reporting adjustments
• Partner with Business Controllers and FP&A to support financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, internal policies, and statutory requirements
• Own balance sheet governance and reconciliation quality across key accounts
• Oversee operational accounting activities including payroll, treasury, fixed assets, intercompany; for P2P, and O2C processes - to the extent it impacts the Balance Sheet
• Ensure subledgers reconcile accurately to the General Ledger
• Identify and resolve accounting discrepancies, process gaps, and reporting risks
• Drive a strong "zero-surprise" controllership environment
• Lead external and internal audit activities for US entities
• Maintain strong internal controls across financial reporting and accounting operations
• Ensure audit readiness, compliance, and appropriate supporting documentation
• Partner with Shared Services and global finance teams to ensure high-quality execution of accounting and reporting activities
• Drive automation, standardization, and process improvement initiatives across finance operations
• Support finance transformation and systems enhancement initiatives
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team
• Partner with Treasury and business leaders to support liquidity management and cash flow optimization
• Oversee cash-related accounting activities, bank reconciliations, and treasury-related balance sheet accounts
• Support working capital governance including oversight of AR aging, AP balances, unapplied cash, and intercompany settlements
• Ensure financial impacts of foreign exchange and hedge accounting activities are appropriately reflected where applicable
• Oversee all payroll accounting activities across salary, field, and hourly payroll environments
• Ensure accurate accounting and reporting for wages, incentives, commissions, bonus accruals, stock compensation, benefits, and related employee costs
• Ensure payroll-related balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled and supported
• Partner closely with Payroll, HR, Treasury, Tax, and Shared Services teams to resolve accounting issues and improve payroll accounting processes
• Support payroll-related audits, compliance requirements, and reporting obligations
• Drive process automation and operational improvements across payroll accounting activities

• 10+ years of progressive accounting, controllership, audit, or finance operations experience
• Experience leading teams within a multinational or large corporate environment
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or equivalent professional designation preferred
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting principles
• General Ledger and financial close processes
• Balance sheet reconciliations and controls
• Financial statement analysis and reporting
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems required
• Experience with financial reporting and reconciliation tools (e.g., SAP BPC, Blackline) preferred
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills required
• Experience with Power BI, Alteryx, or Power Automate is a plus