What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Controller position at Osmose?
Location: Atlanta, GA (Headquarters)
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Position Summary
The Corporate Controller is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of corporate accounting, financial reporting, technical accounting, internal controls, and accounting operations across the enterprise. This position ensures accuracy, compliance, and scalability of financial processes while driving operational excellence and supporting strategic growth initiatives, including acquisitions and integrations. The role partners closely with the other Finance leaders, and executive leadership team to deliver best-in-class financial discipline and enable informed decision-making.
Core Responsibilities
Financial Accounting & Reporting
Osmose is the market-leading provider of critical resiliency, assessment, and restoration services for electric transmission, distribution, and telecommunications companies.
Benefits
Come grow with us! Full-time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Position Summary
The Corporate Controller is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of corporate accounting, financial reporting, technical accounting, internal controls, and accounting operations across the enterprise. This position ensures accuracy, compliance, and scalability of financial processes while driving operational excellence and supporting strategic growth initiatives, including acquisitions and integrations. The role partners closely with the other Finance leaders, and executive leadership team to deliver best-in-class financial discipline and enable informed decision-making.
Core Responsibilities
Financial Accounting & Reporting
- Oversee the accounting operations, including general ledger, revenue recognition, cost accounting, fixed assets, accounts payable, and payroll accounting.
- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with U.S. GAAP.
- Prepare and review consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules.
- Maintain governance of the general ledger and chart of accounts, including accounting policies, documentation, and consistent application across the organization.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team across corporate accounting and shared services.
- Foster a culture of accuracy, continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration.
- Structure the team for scale as the company grows organically and through acquisition.
- Support financial due diligence and accounting assessments for potential acquisitions.
- Lead post-acquisition accounting integration, including system alignment, policy harmonization, and opening balance sheet procedures.
- Ensure timely and accurate purchase accounting, including valuation and fair-value assessments.
- Strengthen and maintain internal control frameworks, including policies, processes, and documentation.
- Oversee internal and external audits, ensuring high-quality responses and timely completion.
- Manage tax, compliance, and statutory reporting in partnership with internal and external advisors.
- Serve as the controllership owner for the ERP environment (NetSuite), including close workflows, reporting enhancements, and disciplined change control.
- Assess current processes and systems to identify opportunities for simplification, automation, and standardization.
- Lead initiatives to modernize accounting workflows, improve data integrity, and enhance transparency.
- Partner with IT and Operations to ensure financial systems support business needs as the company scales.
- Partner with the CFO, FP&A, Treasury, and operational leaders to provide clear reporting and insights while maintaining controllership rigor.
- Provide key accounting & shared services process guidance to Operations, HR, IT, other Corporate functions.
- Provide financial insights and decision support to the CFO and broader leadership team.
- Communicate complex financial information to executives in a clear and actionable manner.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA strongly preferred.
- 10 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Required Global consolidation experience
- Experience in industrial services, construction, utilities, or related multi-location service businesses strongly preferred.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (U.S. GAAP).
- Hands-on experience supporting acquisitions and leading integrations.
- Proven success improving processes, implementing systems, or transforming accounting teams.
- Experience with NetSuite highly preferable
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage complex problems under pressure.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Osmose is the market-leading provider of critical resiliency, assessment, and restoration services for electric transmission, distribution, and telecommunications companies.
Benefits
Come grow with us! Full-time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes: