SVP Corporate Controller

Pinnacle Search; Kentucky; On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Search seeks a Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller to lead the accounting and financial reporting function, reporting to the CFO and guiding the enterprise through transformation. The role focuses on building a best-in-class organization with strong internal controls and a clear financial story for executives and the Board.

The ideal candidate has extensive US GAAP experience, CPA credentials, and a track record of partnering with senior leaders to drive profitability and

Qualifications

• CPA required with 15+ years of accounting leadership experience.
• Strong US GAAP expertise; public accounting foundation preferred.
• Experience with external audits, internal controls, and ERP implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with senior leaders and drive finance transformation.
• Experience in private equity-backed or multi-site operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted strategic advisor to CFO and executive leadership.
• Lead and develop a best-in-class accounting organization across reporting, consolidations, revenue recognition, fixed assets, and controls.
• Oversee direct and indirect tax planning and compliance for US and Canada.
• Partner with business leaders to enable better financial decisions.
• Drive finance transformation and ERP modernization projects.
• Oversee external audits, internal controls, and financial compliance.

Skills

CPA

Leadership

US GAAP

ERP implementation

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Our client is a high-growth, industry leading $1B + national industrial services provider. We are seeking a Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller to serve as a key finance executive within the organization, partnering closely with the CFO and executive leadership team to build a best-in-class accounting organization and deliver financial stewardship, business insight, and operational excellence across the enterprise.

Working alongside the Senior Vice President, FP&A, this executive will help create one integrated finance organization by delivering a single financial story to executive leadership, strengthening internal controls, and modernizing financial reporting. The SVP, Corporate Controller will lead teams responsible for corporate accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, revenue recognition, fixed assets, payroll accounting, technical accounting, internal controls, external audit, and financial compliance. The role also owns direct and indirect tax planning and compliance, currently managed primarily through outsourced external advisors, and shares responsibility for elements of treasury in partnership with FP&A.

This is a people leadership role as much as a technical one. The ideal candidate is not simply a strong accountant, they are a business leader who builds trusted relationships across the organization, develops future finance leaders, and plays a central role in the organization's ongoing finance transformation, including the Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CFO and Executive Leadership Team, providing financial guidance that influences major business decisions.
• Build, develop, and lead a best-in-class accounting organization spanning corporate accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, revenue recognition, fixed assets, payroll accounting, technical accounting, internal controls, external audit, and financial compliance.
• Own direct and indirect tax planning and compliance across U.S. and Canadian entities, managing outsourced tax advisors who currently handle the majority of preparation and filing work.
• Partner closely with Business Unit Vice Presidents, Operations, Commercial, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Treasury, Tax, Private Equity ownership, and External Auditors to support better financial and operational decisions.
• Work side-by-side with the Senior Vice President, FP&A to build one integrated Finance organization, delivering a single financial story to executive leadership and the Board.
• Improve forecasting accuracy, financial reporting quality, and speed, and drive profitability through actionable financial insight.
• Lead Finance transformation initiatives, including the Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation, process modernization, automation, internal controls enhancement, shared services optimization, and data governance.
• Develop future finance leaders and build a culture grounded in accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Own the external audit relationship and ensure the timely, accurate delivery of financial statements, technical accounting positions, and compliance requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience, including experience leading large accounting organizations.
• Strong U.S. GAAP expertise; public accounting foundation preferred.
• Experience with external audits and internal controls, and ERP implementation experience.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior business leaders across the enterprise.
• Experience in private equity-backed organizations preferred.
• Experience in multi-site or field service businesses preferred, including infrastructure, industrial, construction, utility, transportation, or business services industries.