Global Controller: Strategic Finance & Compliance Leader

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401k matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. seeks an Assistant Controller to lead strategic accounting for global operations, ensuring US GAAP and IFRS compliance while guiding intercompany and tax matters.

You will partner with international leadership, oversee financial close, internal controls, treasury, and process improvements, shaping a resilient, scalable finance model across non-US entities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business required.
• Master’s degree, MBA, and/or CPA designation preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, or financial analysis required.
• At least 6 years of experience managing staff required; experience leading accounting professionals in a complex global or multi-entity environment strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting non-US business operations, legal entity reporting, statutory compliance, intercompany activity, and cross-border transactions preferred.
• Experience working within not-for-profit organizations, government-funded environments, utility-related industries, or project-based organizations desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, analysis, and presentation of financial and business performance information for non-US operations, translating results into insights and recommendations that support global decision-making, operational effectiveness, resource planning, and risk management.
• Partner with international business leadership and US-based Finance teams to provide strategic input to budgeting, forecasting, annual operating plans, market expansion considerations, and other initiatives across global markets.
• Lead accounting operations, close activities, and financial reporting for international entities and non-US business activity, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, governance, and compliance with EPRI requirements.
• Review and approve financial statements, management reporting, account reconciliations, and key accounting analyses for international operations to ensure reporting integrity and effective financial stewardship.
• Ensure international results are properly reflected under US GAAP while supporting compliance with applicable IFRS, local statutory reporting, and regulatory requirements; lead implementation of accounting policies, procedures, and complex accounting guidance.
• Direct intercompany accounting, foreign currency considerations, and cross-border transactions, ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation, eliminations, and reporting across global entities.
• Design, maintain, monitor, and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting, including evaluating control effectiveness and leading remediation efforts for identified deficiencies.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors regarding audit requests, process documentation, walkthroughs, testing activities, and remediation plans.
• Partner with internal and external tax advisors to support international tax compliance, transfer pricing, permanent establishment considerations, indirect tax matters, and related business initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to financial and administrative policies, including accounting, timekeeping, travel and expense, procurement, and contract administration requirements.
• Provide training and guidance to staff on accounting policies and procedures, financial controls, and reporting requirements.
• Lead cash forecasting and cash-flow analysis for applicable international operations and legal entities, considering local banking practices, currencies, and funding needs.
• Monitor financial activity with external banking partners and support effective global cash management, including coordination with US-based Finance and local business stakeholders.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives that strengthen scalable global accounting operations and improve the finance function’s ability to support growth, including process optimization, automation, shared services expansion, ERP enhancements, international reporting improvements, and control effectiveness.
• Utilize ERP systems, reporting tools, data warehouses, and analytical solutions to improve decision support and financial management processes.
• Build and maintain a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and customer service excellence.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for staff while fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture through talent development, succession planning, delegation, employee engagement, and accountability for results.
• Establish departmental and individual performance goals aligned with organizational objectives, and conduct performance evaluations while providing ongoing feedback and development support.

Skills

US GAAP

IFRS

Financial analysis

Cross-functional leadership

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

MBA and/or CPA preferred

Tools

SAP ERP

Data analytics

Job description

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. seeks an Assistant Controller to lead strategic accounting for global operations, ensuring US GAAP and IFRS compliance while guiding intercompany and tax matters.

You will partner with international leadership, oversee financial close, internal controls, treasury, and process improvements, shaping a resilient, scalable finance model across non-US entities.