Global Controller

Eversana; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 185,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

EVERSANA is seeking a Global Controller to lead the day-to-day accounting operations across global entities, ensuring GAAP/IFRS compliance, ASC 606, and robust internal controls. The role drives period-close activities, policy development, and coordination with auditors and cross-functional teams.

The successful candidate will manage multi-entity consolidations, intercompany processes, and financial reporting in a fast-paced life sciences environment, with opportunities to lead system

Qualifications

• Extensive GAAP/IFRS knowledge required.
• Experience with ASC 606, ASC 842 and ASC 805 in multi-entity environments.
• Strong leadership and communication for global accounting teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day accounting operations across global entities and ensure accurate monthly close.
• Oversee technical accounting policy, ASC 606 compliance, and policy framework.
• Manage external and internal reporting, including integration with the FP&A process.
• Supervise intercompany, consolidation, and currency translation activities across entities.
• Design and maintain ICFR and SOX controls; coordinate external audits.

Skills

GAAP/IFRS knowledge

ASC 606/842/805

SOX compliance

Financial reporting

Leadership

ERP systems

Blackline

Tools

Blackline

ERP systems

Job description

• Compensation: USD 185,000 - USD 215,000 - yearly

Company Description

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. How? Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We are grounded in our cultural beliefs and serve more than 650 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us!

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs. We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve. We are EVERSANA.

Job Description

THE POSITION:

The Global Controller is a highly technical accounting professional accountable for the day-to-day accounting operations of the company across all global entities, including the production of periodic financial reports, oversight of technical accounting policy and compliance with ASC Topic 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606), maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of internal controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company’s reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) where applicable, bank/debt reporting requirements, and local statutory requirements in each jurisdiction where the company operates. This role also leads special projects including system implementations, M&A due diligence and integrations, and process improvement initiatives across the global accounting organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

• Management
  • Safeguard the assets of the company
  • Create, maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures, including drafting and maintaining an accounting policy handbook
  • Manage internal and outsourced accounting functions across all global entities
  • Oversee the operations of the global accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
  • Recommend and implement improvements to reporting and accounting systems, procedures, controls, and policies
  • Help lead month-end close processes, including review of Blackline account reconciliations, and own the global close calendar to drive consistent close processes across all entities and regions
  • Oversee accounting systems/ERP administration and lead process improvement and automation initiatives
• Technical Accounting
  • Along with the CAO, serve as primary contact for technical accounting questions both domestic and international; research and draft applicable memos and guidance for the company
  • Ensure compliance with ASC 606 and other relevant accounting standards, including leases (ASC 842) and business combinations (ASC 805)
  • Lead implementation of and compliance with new accounting standards
  • Review and analyze contracts with customers to identify enforceable rights and obligations, determine distinct performance obligations, assess and allocate transaction price, and ensure revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC 606
  • Develop and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with ASC 606, coordinating with other departments to ensure all contracts and transactions comply
  • Oversee project accounting activities, including tracking revenue and costs at the project/contract level, ensuring proper cost allocation and accurate matching of revenue and expenses in accordance with ASC 606
• Reporting
  • Issue timely and accurate financial statements on a monthly basis
  • Coordinate the preparation of the Company's annual financial statements, ensuring all revenue-related and other required disclosures are complete and accurate
  • Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations
  • Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics on a timely basis
  • Partner with the FP&A group in the production of the annual budget and forecasts
• Transactions
  • Ensure that accounts receivable are invoiced and collected promptly
  • Oversee global, multi-entity consolidations, intercompany eliminations, and foreign currency translation and remeasurement
  • Intercompany transaction oversight and review in compliance with transfer pricing regulations and management reporting requirements
  • Ensure that periodic account reconciliations are completed both timely and accurately within Blackline
  • Maintain the chart of accounts
  • Maintain an orderly accounting filing system on the Company's shared network drive(s)
• Compliance and Internal Controls
  • Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive system of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), with particular emphasis on internal controls over revenue recognition processes and transactions
  • Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit and complete the annual audit within required reporting deadlines
  • Understanding of SOX compliance and ensure a strong control framework; work toward a SOX 404 compliant control environment
  • Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with ASC 606 and other internal policies
  • Ensure compliance with local statutory reporting and local GAAP requirements in each jurisdiction where the company operates, partnering with local finance teams and external providers
  • Comply with local, state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
  • Partner with the Director of Global Tax and Chief Accounting Officer to assist in compliance with local, state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
  • Partner with Treasury on cash management, banking relationships, and intercompany funding across global entities
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• All other duties as assigned.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by an employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. If reasonable accommodation is needed to perform the essential functions of your job position, please contact Human Resources.

PEOPLE LEADER

People leaders must possess both the skills to effectively accomplish these tasks and the emotional intelligence to do so in alignment with our cultural values. In addition to the critical management and leadership tasks listed above, this role also includes the following unique responsibilities:

• Act as one of the leaders in the accounting department, responsible for and overseeing their respective department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives.
• Lead accounting team members, including training, coaching, mentorship, development and evaluation.
• Interview, select and supervise the activities of the department staff; communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures.
• Determine job objectives, work methods and performance standards; review performance relative to departmental objectives discussion appraisal with each employee and performance; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, and discharge and administer all other personnel actions.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel (Under 10%)
• Hours (40+, typically Monday through Friday)

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees. If this job posting includes a base salary range, itrepresentsthe low and high end of the salary range for this position and is not applicable to locations outside of theU.S.Compensation will bedeterminedbased on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). This role is eligible for hire in select U.S. locations based on business and operational considerations. For a full list of locations, visit eversana.com/careers .More information about EVERSANA’s benefits package can be found at eversana.com/careers . EVERSANA reserves the right tomodifythis base salary rangeand benefitsat any time.

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodations applies to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview and hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail] .