Corporate Controller (Morris Plains, NJ)

Atlas Search; Morris Plains (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search, a private equity‑backed professional services firm, seeks a Corporate Controller to lead accounting operations across multiple regional offices in a hybrid setup based near Morris Plains, NJ. The role drives close, consolidation, and audit as the operational center of gravity.

The ideal candidate has 10–20 years in accounting leadership, CPA licensure, and deep US GAAP expertise, including ASC 606, with hands-on SAP experience and a track record of meeting tight reporting deadlines

Qualifications

• Active CPA license required.
• 10-20 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience in a Controller or senior accounting leadership role.
• Background at a professional services firm.
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation.

Responsibilities

• Manage corporate consolidation across multiple legal entities and offices, directing and collaborating with regional controllers.
• Own the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process and deliver management reporting packages.
• Manage lender reporting requirements, including debt covenant compliance calculations.
• Coordinate external group audit and serve as liaison to auditors across regions.
• Oversee centralized accounting operations: GL, AP, AR, payroll.
• Design and maintain internal controls and accounting policies.
• Use SAP to accelerate close and reporting cycles across regions.
• Lead and develop a corporate accounting team in a matrixed structure.

Skills

Advanced US GAAP ASC 606

Consolidation experience

Leadership / Mentoring

Audit coordination

SAP expertise

Education

CPA license

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

We're working with a private equity-backed professional services organization to find a Corporate Controller to lead accounting operations across multiple regional offices. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has run a controllership function inside a multi-entity, sponsor-backed environment and is comfortable being the operational center of gravity for close, consolidation, and audit.

What You’ll Do

• Manage corporate consolidation across multiple legal entities and offices, directing and collaborating with regional controllers
• Own the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process and deliver management reporting packages to the private equity sponsor
• Manage lender reporting requirements, including debt covenant compliance calculations and submissions
• Partner with senior finance leadership on the external group audit, acting as the operational liaison to auditors and coordinating deliverables across regions
• Oversee centralized accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll
• Design, implement, and maintain internal controls and accounting policies
• Use SAP to automate workflows and accelerate close and reporting cycles across regions
• Manage, mentor, and develop a corporate accounting team, working in a matrixed structure with regional finance leaders

What We’re Looking For

• 10-20 years of progressive accounting experience, including time in a Controller or senior accounting leadership role
• Background at another professional services firm
• Active CPA license required
• Advanced knowledge of US GAAP, including ASC 606, and financial statement consolidation
• Hands‑on experience with SAP or a comparable ERP
• Track record of hitting strict reporting and audit deadlines across decentralized teams

Preferred

• Experience in a PE-backed environment with sponsor-driven reporting deadlines
• Public accounting background

The Environment

A multi-office, PE-backed professional services organization with a centralized accounting function. Hybrid schedule based out of the NYC or Parsippany, NJ office.

Job location

Morris Plains, NJ (also open to NYC office)