Global Controller

GLOBAL CONTROLLER

ABOUT CFO’S DOMAIN:

CFO’s Domain is a consulting and recruiting firm serving CFOs and their stakeholders. Our search practice recruits and works with highly skilled finance, accounting, and business professionals looking to excel in their careers.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Our client, a private equity-backed, multi-product and services platform, is seeking a Global Controller to lead accounting, consolidation, financial reporting, internal controls, compliance, audit coordination, and accounting operations across a complex, multi-entity organization.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this individual will ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information while strengthening the processes, systems, controls, and team structure required to support continued growth. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise with hands-on operational leadership, process-improvement experience, and the ability to manage teams across multiple locations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation activities.
• Oversee financial reporting, account reconciliations, intercompany accounting, foreign-currency matters, and legal-entity reporting.
• Establish consistent accounting policies, close procedures, review standards, and reporting practices.
• Research, document, and resolve complex or non-routine accounting matters.
• Maintain effective internal-control environment and lead control documentation, assessment, and remediation.
• Serve as the primary accounting contact for external auditors and coordinate audit requirements across the organization.
• Oversee statutory reporting and recurring entity-level compliance requirements.
• Partner with tax professionals on intercompany arrangements, documentation, and jurisdictional matters.
• Improve accounting processes, reconciliations, reporting workflows, and close timelines.
• Partner with finance systems & technology teams on system enhancements, integrations, automation, and data governance.
• Lead, coach, and develop accounting professionals across multiple locations.
• Clarify responsibilities, review practices, and escalation procedures across corporate and regional teams.
• Partner with FP&A, treasury, tax, legal, technology, human resources, and operating leadership.
• Support acquisitions, integrations, reorganizations, entity changes, and other significant business initiatives.
• Lead or participate in finance transformation, process redesign, and systems-related projects.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Active CPA, CA, ACA, or comparable professional accounting designation.
• At least 12 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including significant leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading accounting within multinational, multi-entity, decentralized, or similarly complex organization.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, consolidated reporting, intercompany accounting, foreign-currency matters, and legal-entity reporting.
• Proven ability to lead monthly, quarterly, & annual close processes involving multiple teams.
• Strong technical accounting skills, including researching, documenting, and communicating accounting conclusions.
• Experience developing or strengthening accounting policies, internal controls, governance practices, and reporting procedures.
• Experience leading and developing geographically distributed teams.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with a major ERP platform and related financial reporting or consolidation tools.
• Prior involvement in finance transformation, systems implementation, automation, process redesign, acquisitions, integrations, or reorganizations.
• Familiarity with international statutory reporting and local compliance requirements.
• Advanced analytical, spreadsheet, project-management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, lead through ambiguity, and operate effectively in a changing environment.