Assistant Corporate Controller

Carolina Professional Recruiting Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Carolina PRG partners with a fast-growing industry leader to hire a Director, Corporate Accounting at their Charlotte HQ. This leadership role oversees the Corporate Accounting team, ensuring timely, accurate consolidated financial reporting across multi-entity private-equity-backed structure, guiding close, policy, and external audits.

The ideal candidate will have deep U.S. GAAP expertise, CPA, 8+ years' experience, and proven ability to lead and develop staff, with advanced Excel and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA certification required.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience in public and private sectors.
• Deep U.S. GAAP knowledge across revenue, leases, assets, and cash flow.
• Experience managing external auditors and leading audit engagements.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation for multi-entity structure.
• Guide close processes across multi-entity structure with timely statements.
• Own financial reporting for quarterly loan compliance deliverables.
• Prepare technical accounting summaries for CFO and exec leadership.
• Support ERP initiatives affecting GL, COA, and close automation with IT/Shared Services.
• Lead technical accounting policy and annual audit relationship.
• Document technical accounting positions on complex transactions.
• Maintain/update accounting policies across key areas (revenue, leases, assets, software, cash flow).
• Manage the external audit relationship, planning, and issue resolution.
• Strengthen internal controls over financial reporting in a PE-backed environment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

GAAP knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Carolina PRG has partnered with a fast-growing industry leader to help them build out their leadership team at their new HQ in Charlotte. They are seeking an experienced highly motivated Director, Corporate Accounting to lead their Corporate Accounting team. This is a leadership role responsible for driving the integrity, timeliness, and technical accuracy of the Company's consolidated financial reporting across a multi-entity, private-equity-backed structure. The Director will help drive close process, own technical accounting policy, guide the external audit process, and serve as a technical accounting resource for management and cross-functional stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with deep technical GAAP expertise who thrives in a dynamic, fast-growing environment and brings both technical depth and a collaborative mindset.

KEY PRIORITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Close & Consolidated Reporting

• Core contributor to the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation process across a multi-entity structure.
• Help guide the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across multi-entity structure, ensuring accurate and timely consolidated financial statements
• Own financial reporting deliverables associated with the Company’s quarterly loan compliance requirements
• Prepare technical accounting summaries and supplementary reports for the CFO and executive leadership
• Support ERP initiatives affecting the general ledger, chart of accounts, and close automation, partnering with IT and Shared Services on system enhancements

Technical Accounting Policy & External Audit Management

• Serve as a lead technical accounting resource, setting policy and help lead the annual audit relationship.
• Research and document technical accounting positions (in memo form) on complex or non-routine transactions
• Maintain and update accounting policies across key technical areas, such as revenue recognition, leases, internal-use software capitalization, fixed assets and tangible property, vendor rebates and cooperative marketing arrangements, credit losses and receivables, and cash flow classification
• Manage the annual external audit relationship, including audit planning, technical memo support, and issue resolution
• Evaluate and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting in a growing, PE-backed environment

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Build and lead a high-performing Corporate Accounting team while partnering closely across Finance.
• Oversee and mentor Corporate Accounting staff (Manager, Staff team members), including workload allocation, performance management, and professional development
• Partner with FP&A on reporting alignment, budget-to-actual variance analysis, and management reporting
• Partner with Financial Shared Services on process standardization, controls, and shared-services accounting workflows across divisions
• Respond to accounting inquiries from senior management and support special projects as directed by the Corporate Controller

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA required

8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a mix of public accounting (Big 4 or large national firm preferred) and industry experience

Deep technical U.S. GAAP knowledge across areas such as revenue recognition, leases, fixed assets, internal-use software, credit losses, and cash flow classification

Demonstrated experience managing external auditor relationships and leading complex audit engagements

Proven people-management experience, with the ability to develop and lead a team of accounting professionals

Advanced Excel proficiency; comfort working with large, multi-entity data sets

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical accounting matters clearly to non-accounting stakeholders