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Compensation: To $150K, plus bonus.
Job Overview
Job Overview – Senior Manager Finance Operations and Controller – 34302
The Senior Manager, NA Finance Operations & Controller will lead North America finance operations, reporting processes, and controllership activities while driving operational discipline, process improvement, and scalable finance capabilities across the organization.
This role partners closely with accounting, FP&A, operations, shared services, IT, and finance leadership teams to ensure accurate, timely, and reliable financial reporting and operational execution. The position will play a key role in strengthening finance processes, improving reporting effectiveness, enhancing operational visibility, and supporting finance transformation initiatives as the business continues to evolve.
The ideal candidate is a high-performing finance professional with a strong accounting and operational finance foundation, a process improvement mindset, leadership maturity, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
Key Responsibilities
Workplace Policy:
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level
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About Our Process
Job Overview
Job Overview – Senior Manager Finance Operations and Controller – 34302
The Senior Manager, NA Finance Operations & Controller will lead North America finance operations, reporting processes, and controllership activities while driving operational discipline, process improvement, and scalable finance capabilities across the organization.
This role partners closely with accounting, FP&A, operations, shared services, IT, and finance leadership teams to ensure accurate, timely, and reliable financial reporting and operational execution. The position will play a key role in strengthening finance processes, improving reporting effectiveness, enhancing operational visibility, and supporting finance transformation initiatives as the business continues to evolve.
The ideal candidate is a high-performing finance professional with a strong accounting and operational finance foundation, a process improvement mindset, leadership maturity, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead North America finance operations, reporting processes, and controllership activities
- Oversee monthly close coordination, reporting consistency, and operational finance execution
- Ensure timely, accurate, and reliable financial reporting and data integrity
- Improve reporting workflows, operational visibility, and finance process effectiveness
- Partner cross-functionally with accounting, FP&A, operations, shared services, and leadership teams to drive execution and operational alignment
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across finance operations and reporting processes
- Drive process standardization, documentation, and operational consistency
- Support implementation of finance process enhancements and systems improvements
- Contribute to finance transformation initiatives focused on scalability and efficiency
- Drive accountability, issue resolution, and execution follow-through across finance activities
- Optimize utilization of ERP systems, reporting tools, and operational finance processes
- Lead reporting enhancement and process automation initiatives
- Partner with finance and IT teams to improve reporting scalability, usability, and operational visibility
- Strengthen reporting accuracy, data integrity, and process effectiveness
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports while fostering accountability and operational excellence
- Build strong relationships across accounting, FP&A, operations, shared services, finance leadership, and I
- Promote a collaborative, solutions-oriented finance culture
- Support the continued evolution of finance capabilities, processes, and organizational effectiveness
- Expand leadership contribution and organizational impact over time as business needs evolve
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- CPA preferred
- 7–12 years of progressive accounting and finance experience
- 2–3 years of public accounting experience with a Top 10 accounting firm preferred
- Experience within manufacturing, consumer products, packaging, or other operationally intensive environments preferred
- Strong experience leading financial reporting, close processes, operational finance activities, and process improvement initiatives
- Experience operating effectively within fast-paced, growth-oriented, or complex organizations
- Proven ability to partner cross-functionally across finance, operations, and leadership teams
- ERP systems and financial reporting tool experience required
- Advanced Excel skills required; BI/reporting tool experience preferred
Workplace Policy:
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level
Linked In Poster:
About Our Process
- We will notify you if you are selected as a candidate for this role. If not, but you fit our specializations, we'll consider you for future openings, and encourage you to apply for other Sherpa roles you're qualified for/interested in.
- Non-Local Candidates: Please note that you are competing with local candidates who don’t require relocation expenses and can start quickly, so let us know if you have plans to move to the area soon.
- Candidates for all Sherpa opportunities must be authorized to work in the United States.
- Sherpa is an Equal Opportunity Employer.