Controller

Overview

Addison Group has partnered on the search for a Corporate Controller. The Corporate Controller will lead the accounting organization for a multi-billion-dollar revenue company, combining hands-on technical leadership with strategic financial stewardship. The Corporate Controller will ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting while modernizing processes, strengthening controls, developing talent, and serving as a catalyst for enterprise-wide change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all corporate accounting, consolidation, close, external reporting, technical accounting, internal controls, and accounting policy activities.
• Own the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting under US GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a hands-on leader, able to dive into complex accounting matters, key estimates, transactions, system issues, and close-process challenges when needed.
• Partner closely with the CFO, FP&A, treasury, tax, internal audit, legal, investor relations, business-unit finance leaders, and external auditors.
• Lead the annual audit, manage external auditor relationships, and ensure a high-quality, efficient audit process.
• Oversee internal controls over financial reporting, risk assessment, remediation, and control optimization.
• Drive finance transformation initiatives, including close acceleration, automation, ERP and system enhancements, standardized reporting, and improved data governance.
• Act as a change agent by challenging legacy processes, simplifying workflows, increasing accountability, and introducing scalable best practices across the accounting organization.
• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing accounting team with strong technical capability, operational discipline, and business partnership skills.
• Provide clear, practical guidance to senior leadership on complex accounting, reporting, control, and business-transformation matters.
• Support M&A, integrations, restructurings, financing activities, and other strategic initiatives, including purchase accounting and integration of acquired businesses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required, with an advanced degree preferred.
• CPA designation is required
• 15+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including meaningful leadership experience within a large, complex, multi-entity organization.
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and technical accounting.
• Proven experience leading accounting transformation, ERP implementations, process improvement, automation, shared-services optimization, or other large-scale change initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic leadership with a willingness to remain close to the details.
• Strong executive communication, judgment, influence, and team-development skills.
• Experience leading accounting and financial reporting within a large, complex organization, with $1B or more in annual revenues.

Compensation, Benefits, and Perks

• Salary: $225,000 - 250,000/year
• Annual bonus target of 25-30%
• PTO and Company Holidays
• 401k with company match
• M/D/V benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• STD and LTD coverage
• Life and AD&D Insurance Options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Internal advancement opportunities