Interim Controller

Vaco; Fairfield (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an experienced Interim Controller in New Jersey to assume Controller-level responsibilities and maintain continuity across the accounting and finance function. You will lead the month-end close, oversee financial reporting, and provide day-to-day leadership during the transition.

The ideal candidate has 10-15 years of progressive accounting and finance leadership, prior Controller-level experience, and the ability to operate independently.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience
• Prior Controller or similar senior-level accounting experience
• Able to step in quickly and operate independently
• Strong month-end close and financial reporting experience
• Media & Entertainment experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee month-end close
• Manage financial reporting and accounting operations
• Provide day-to-day Controller-level leadership
• Ensure continuity throughout the transition
• Support knowledge transfer and process documentation
• Partner with the existing finance team and key stakeholders
• Identify and address issues impacting close and reporting

Skills

Leadership experience

Controller level experience

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Independent operation

Tools

NetSuite

HighRadius

Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE

ERP transformation

Job description

Overview:

Our client is seeking an experienced Interim Controller who can immediately assume Controller-level responsibilities and provide continuity across the accounting and finance function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee month-end close
• Manage financial reporting and accounting operations
• Provide day-to-day Controller-level leadership
• Ensure continuity throughout the transition
• Support knowledge transfer and process documentation
• Partner with the existing finance team and key stakeholders
• Identify and address issues impacting close and reporting

Ideal Background:

• 10-15 years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience
• Prior Controller or similar senior-level accounting experience
• Able to step in quickly and operate independently
• Strong month-end close and financial reporting experience
• Media & Entertainment experience preferred

Technology - Nice to Have:

• NetSuite
• HighRadius
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE
• ERP transformation / implementation experience

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

EEO Notice

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Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.