Financial Controller

About this role

The Financial Controller for our Corporate Shared Services is a hands-on leadership role responsible for end-of-the-end controllership, including the monthly close, financial reporting, technical accounting, internal controls, and statutory/tax compliance of supported group companies. You will serve as the finance owner for P&L and balance sheet of supported/assigned group companies, partnering closely with Operations, Sales, Product, and Corporate FP&A to drive accuracy, speed, and insight into financial results—and to build scalable processes for growth.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Close & Reporting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing for supported group companies; deliver timely, accurate financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.

• Prepare reporting packages, flux analyses, variance bridges, and management commentary for the CFO and executive team.

• Consolidate results into corporate reporting; ensure alignment with corporate accounting policies.

Accounting & Controls

• Maintain a robust control environment: account reconciliations, journal entries, revenue recognition, accruals, reserves, and key controls documentation.

• Lead technical accounting assessments (e.g., ASC 606 revenue arrangements, software capitalization, leases under ASC 842, impairment reviews) in partnership with Corporate Accounting.

• Manage audits (external and internal) and coordinate PBCs; resolve findings and implement remediation plans.

Revenue, Costing & Working Capital

• Oversee revenue recognition and billing accuracy; partner with Sales Ops and Legal on contract terms to ensure compliance.

• Monitor COGS, gross margin drivers, and inventory valuation; implement standard costing and variance analysis where applicable.

• Optimize working capital: A/R collections, credit risk, DSO/aging management, A/P terms, and cash forecasting.

Operational Excellence & Systems

• Streamline processes and automate close activities to cut cycle time and reduce manual work.

• Serve as accounting owner for the NetSuite ERP and sub-ledgers (e.g., order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, project accounting).

• Implement and maintain policies, accounting manuals, and desktop procedures.

Business Partnership

• Partner with FP&A on forecasts, budgets, and outlooks; provide financial insights that drive profitable growth.

• Support pricing, SKU/product profitability, portfolio rationalization, and investment cases with data-backed analyses.

• Advise leadership of assigned group companies with clear, actionable financial narratives and KPIs.

Tax & Compliance

• Coordinate with Tax on federal, state, local, and sales/use tax filings; ensure compliance with NYC/NY state requirements.

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, contractual, and customer reporting obligations.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• 8–12+ years of progressive accounting/controllership experience, including team leadership.

• Strong US GAAP knowledge; proven monthly close ownership and audit experience.

• ERP proficiency (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).

• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; strong written and verbal communication.

Preferred

• CPA (or equivalent) highly preferred.

• Industry experience in software/technology, SaaS, or product/wholesale.

• Experience with revenue recognition (ASC 606), capitalization policies, and multi-entity/multi-currency consolidations.

• Process automation and BI/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) exposure.

Success Metrics (First 12 Months)

• Close timeline: Reduce monthly close of books to ≤ X business days with >99% accuracy.

• Control quality: Zero material weaknesses/significant deficiencies; on-time reconciliations.

• Working capital: Improve DSO by X days; reduce aged A/R >90 days by Y%.

• Gross margin insight: Monthly bridge of price/volume/mix/cost; actionable variance drivers.

• Process automation: Eliminate X manual JEs, implement Y system workflows, and publish an accounting playbook for assigned group companies.

• Partnership: Positive feedback from leadership of assigned group companies on financial clarity and…