VP Corporate Controller (Manufacturing)

This is a transformational leadership opportunity for a seasoned Controller ready to take the reins of a large, complex accounting organization and fundamentally reshape how it operates. As the VP Corporate Controller at a PE-backed organization, you will oversee a large accounting team across corporate, shared services, and operational finance — leading not just the day-to-day function but the long-term vision for what world-class controllership looks like at scale. You will report directly to the CFO and serve as a trusted strategic advisor, bringing both the hands-on technical credibility to get into the details and the executive presence to influence the organization at the highest levels.

The mandate here is clear: modernize processes, consolidate functions, preserve institutional knowledge, and build a data-driven, technology-forward accounting culture that can support an ambitious growth agenda. This is not a caretaker role — it is a builder's role, with the scope, resources, and leadership support to drive meaningful and lasting change. For a proven controllership leader with strong SOX and internal controls credentials, multi-entity experience, and a genuine bias toward process transformation, the opportunity to make your mark here is substantial. If you are ready to lead at this level and thrive in a high-accountability, high-reward environment, this role deserves your attention

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Key Responsibiliti

• esOversee accurate and compliant financial reporting across the full record-to-report cycle, including intercompany accounting, fixed assets, accruals, joint ventures, subsidiaries, payroll, and inventor
• y.Lead the month and quarter-end close process, financial consolidation, and production of financial statements across multiple entities and reporting standard
• s.Manage quarterly and annual external reporting obligations and serve as the primary point of contact for the external audit process — including auditor relationships, financial statement preparation, and fee negotiatio
• n.Research and document technical accounting matters; educate executive leadership and the accounting team on policy application and evolving standard
• s.Design, implement, monitor, and test internal controls across the organization; identify, assess, and proactively mitigate risk
• s.Define clear approval matrices and decision guidelines for accounting matters including write-offs, bad debt, and tax provision
• s.Own the processes by which financial data is created, transformed, governed, and transferred — maintaining rigorous data extraction and transfer controls throughou
• t.Partner with Internal Audit, Tax, and Treasury to align on controls, analytics, and shared processe
• s.Champion automation, technology adoption, and process improvement initiatives to reduce manual effort, increase reporting speed, and elevate accuracy across the functio
• n.Establish higher-frequency financial validation processes that move the organization toward near-real-time reporting capabilit
• y.Determine the right operating model for the controllership function — evaluating centralized, decentralized, shared services, and outsourced models — and drive implementatio
• n.Manage the chart of accounts and GL dimensionality to enable granular, flexible reporting; maintain data governance standards in partnership with upstream function
• s.Lead and develop large team across corporate, shared services, and operational finance, with approximately five direct report
• s.Redefine the vision of the controllership function, fostering a culture of accountability, data discipline, and continuous improvemen
• t.Oversee talent management and development plans that build high-performing accounting and finance capability for the long ter
• m.Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO on financial health, strategy, and organizational effectivenes

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Requireme

• ntsProven VP or Corporate Controller-level leadership experience in a PE-backed environment — you understand what private equity expects and how to deliver
• it.Experience at a larger, complex organization with multi-site and multi-entity operations; operational finance exposure a strong pl
• us.Experience within the manufacturing industry is requir
• ed.Foundation in Big 4 public accounting highly preferr
• ed.Strong US GAAP technical accounting knowledge with the ability to research, document, and communicate complex accounting matte
• rs.Experience managing large accounting teams across multiple functions and locatio
• ns.Strong SOX and internal controls experience; demonstrated ability to build and sustain a rigorous controls environme
• nt.Experience leading meaningful process improvement and automation initiatives with measurable outcom
• es.Financial consolidation and multi-entity reporting experti
• se.Hands-on doer and strategic thinker in equal measure — this role requires bo
• th.Fully onsite availability five days per w
• eekFamiliarity with large-scale ERP systems in a complex operational environme
• nt.Experience with shared services or outsourced accounting operating mode

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Why you'll love working

• hereA direct reporting relationship to a CFO who is collaborative, decisive, and actively invested in building a best-in-class finance organizat
• ion.The scope and resources to modernize an entire accounting function — automation, operating model design, talent development, and technology — with leadership support behind
• you.A PE-backed environment with the financial discipline, growth ambition, and strategic urgency that keeps high performers engaged and rewar
• ded.Significant compensation upside — market-rate base salary plus a bonus target of approximately 30%, with relocation support availa
• ble.A high-visibility platform where your decisions and your leadership will shape the trajectory of the accounting organization for years to c