About the role

  • Vice President leading global accounting operations and financial shared services for a multinational company. Ensuring compliance and operational excellence across financial operations.

Responsibilities

  • Own global accounting operations, including: Record-to-Report (R2R), General Ledger, Intercompany accounting and reconciliations, and Statutory and regulatory reporting, in collaboration with local CFOs
  • Ensure compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("US GAAP"), local GAAP, and SEC reporting requirements
  • Serve as primary senior leader for external audit and regulatory inquiries related to the SSC
  • Operate strong internal controls, SOX compliance, and risk management frameworks
  • Partner closely with External Reporting & Consolidations, Tax, Treasury, and FP&A to ensure accurate financial reporting
  • Lead and evolve the Shared Services Center(s) covering: Accounting / R2R, Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Order-to-Cash (O2C)
  • Drive standardization of processes across regions and business units
  • Establish and monitor SLAs, KPIs, and service quality metrics
  • Lead finance transformation initiatives, including process simplification, ERP optimization, automation, and continuous improvement
  • Build strong succession pipelines and leadership capability within SSC and Accounting.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master’s preferred)
  • CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification strongly preferred
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in accounting and finance leadership
  • Proven experience leading large-scale shared services and/or global accounting operations
  • Deep knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls, and statutory reporting
  • Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and finance transformation initiatives
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-country teams
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence at C-suite level.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Group Controller

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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