Global Controller

ScentAir delivers billions of lasting impressions for customers around the globe every year. Our cutting-edge scent delivery solutions are tailored to a wide range of business environments including restaurants health care offices airports senior living facilities apartment and multi-unit housing retail stores real estate (both commercial and residential) health clubs and spas and international airports. We are the pioneers and innovators in the field; we are proud to be the global leader in Scent Marketing!

Our impressive roster of clients features industry giants such as Disney World Sea World IHG Aria Resort and Casino MGM Grand Marriott Brands Hilton Westin Resorts and Greystar Properties international airports among many others.

About the Role
The Global Controller will lead ScentAirs global controllership organization and be responsible for the integrity accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting across the U.S. and international entities.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a strong technical accounting professional who can also drive process improvement systems transformation financial discipline and scalability as ScentAir continues to grow and prepare for future strategic opportunities.

The ideal candidate will be a strong business partner to the CFO Finance leadership Operations FP&A Tax Treasury and IT.

Key Responsibilities
Global Controllership & Financial Reporting

• Lead the global accounting and controllership function across all ScentAir entities.
• Own the monthly quarterly and annual close process achieving a 5-business-day close.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial statements consolidation and management reporting.
• Own balance-sheet integrity including reconciliations reserves and resolution of aged items.
• Oversee intercompany accounting and establish consistent accounting policies and practices globally.
• Improve visibility and control over working-capital drivers including AR inventory AP/GRNI accruals and reserves.

Accounting & Cost Accounting

• Oversee core accounting functions including GL AP AR fixed assets inventory revenue recognition and accruals.
• Lead technical accounting for complex transactions and business initiatives.
• Own governance of standard costing cost rolls BOMs overhead allocations inventory valuation and manufacturing/supply-chain variances.
• Improve controls around physical inventory cycle counts obsolete inventory landed cost freight and GRNI.
• Partner with Operations and FP&A to improve cost accounting COGS inventory and profitability reporting across North America Europe and APAC.

Systems & Finance Transformation

• Own finances role in the continued stabilization and development of ScentAirs ERP and financial systems.
• Drive improvements across Infor SyteLine/CSI Salesforce Power BI and related finance applications.
• Establish strong financial data governance across the chart of accounts entities products customers cost centers and reporting definitions.
• Ensure ERP Salesforce and Power BI reporting reconcile to one consistent source of financial truth.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes improve data quality and eliminate manual work.

Controls Audit & International Finance

• Strengthen the global internal control environment and accounting processes.
• Lead the annual audit and serve as the primary accounting contact for external auditors.
• Ensure timely resolution of audit findings and control deficiencies.
• Oversee accounting for international subsidiaries and ensure appropriate local and U.S. GAAP reporting.
• Partner with Tax and external advisors on transfer pricing statutory reporting and other international matters.
• Support refinancing due diligence and other strategic financial initiatives.

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Lead develop and mentor the global accounting organization.
• Manage and develop a global accounting team of seven direct reports establishing clear accountability priorities and performance expectations.
• Establish clear ownership accountability and performance expectations.
• Partner with the CFO and executive leadership on financial and operational decisions.
• Build a scalable controllership organization capable of supporting continued growth and future strategic opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Active CPA license.
• Big 4 public accounting experience.
• 12 years of progressive accounting & controllership experience.
• Experience leading a global or multi-entity accounting organization.
• Strong U.S. GAAP and technical accounting knowledge.
• Strong experience with close consolidation audit internal controls and financial reporting.
• Experience with ERP systems and finance transformation.
• Strong inventory and cost accounting experience.
• Experience with international entities and intercompany accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes systems and controls rather than simply maintain them.
• Strong leadership communication and team-development skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a private equity-backed or sponsor-owned company.
• Manufacturing distribution consumer products or another operationally complex environment.
• Experience with Infor SyteLine/CSI Salesforce Power BI or similar systems.
• M&A integration or financial due diligence experience.
• Experience supporting refinancing transaction or exit readiness.
• Experience operating in a fast-growing environment where processes and systems are still evolving.

Required Experience:

Senior IC