Global Controller

Robert Half

Greater Chicago Area

Description

HYBRID ROLE – Global Controller

These beautiful summer days won’t last and neither will this exciting new opportunity!

The salary range for this position is $280,000-$340,000 plus bonus and equity, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this role please send your resume to [email protected]

Job Description:

  • Lead, mentor, and develop large, multi-tiered accounting teams across multiple sites, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth
  • Establish clear organizational structures, workflows, and performance expectations across all accounting functions
  • Partner with HR to attract, retain, and develop top accounting talent at all levels
  • Own the integrity and completeness of the general ledger across all entities and geographies, providing the reliable foundation from which financial reporting is produced
  • Direct month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across all shared services and divisional accounting teams
  • Maintain and continuously improve close quality, including account substantiation, balance sheet review, and flux analysis across all entities
  • Partner with the technical accounting team on the application of complex accounting standards to Controllership operations, including revenue recognition, business combinations, and lease accounting
  • Serve as the primary Controllership partner to the SOX team in the design, documentation, testing, and remediation of business process controls across the enterprise
  • Partner with the SOX team to drive ongoing control builds as the company scales through acquisition activity and prepares for the PCAOB audit environment
  • Partner with Internal Audit and external auditors (PwC) on control assessments, deficiency evaluation, and management response protocols
  • Establish and enforce the control environment across shared services platforms and newly integrated acquired entities
  • Partner with Internal Audit and the CAO as a key Controllership contact for PwC across audit workstreams, supporting planning, fieldwork, and completion activities
  • Coordinate Controllership audit deliverables, respond to auditor inquiries on accounting operations and controls, and support escalation of complex or scope-related issues
  • Oversee audit readiness activities including PBC preparation, evidence management, and cross-functional coordination
  • Lead the accounting integration, including purchase price allocations, opening balance sheet reviews, and post-close adjustments
  • Build and mature the Controllership’s centralized M&A accounting integration capability
  • Ensure acquired entities are onboarded to accounting systems, policies, and control environment on a defined timeline

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 12+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Deep expertise in accounting operations across multiple entities or locations
  • M&A accounting experience — purchase price allocations, integration
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SOX compliance, and internal controls
  • Proven ability to lead teams across geographically dispersed locations

To apply to this role please send your resume to [email protected]

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