Interim Corporate Controller

RGP; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Professional Development Program

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Time

Job summary

RGP is seeking an experienced Interim Corporate Controller / CAO to provide strategic accounting leadership during a significant transformation. You will stabilize month-end close, enhance internal controls, and lead multi-entity consolidations across ~27 entities while supporting an Oracle Fusion ERP rollout.

The role requires strong controllership background, hands-on leadership, and excellence in financial reporting and compliance. Join a global firm enabling scale and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in corporate controllership, corporate accounting, or senior accounting leadership roles.
• Proven ability to step into an interim or transitional leadership position and quickly establish credibility, structure, and accountability.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including ASC 606 revenue recognition and inventory accounting.
• Demonstrated success managing month-end close, financial reporting, consolidations, and complex multi-entity accounting environments.
• Strong knowledge of SOX compliance, internal controls, audit readiness, and control remediation.
• Experience leading or supporting ERP implementations, financial systems integration, or significant accounting process transformation initiatives.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, resolve complex accounting issues, and drive process improvements in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee corporate accounting operations, financial reporting, consolidations, and the integrity of financial statements across a complex, multi-entity organization.
• Lead and stabilize the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, improving accuracy and timeliness across divisions.
• Maintain and enhance internal control environment, including SOX compliance, control documentation, remediation efforts, and audit readiness.
• Oversee inventory accounting, valuation, reconciliation, reserves, costing, and related financial controls across multiple business units.
• Ensure ASC 606 revenue recognition policies and contract assessments are consistently applied across the organization.
• Coordinate consolidations across approximately 27 legal entities, including international operations.
• Support Oracle Fusion ERP implementation at the corporate level; ensure data integrity and process standardization.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes, improve accounting efficiency, and enhance scalability.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Interim Corporate Controller / Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) to provide strategic accounting leadership and operational continuity for a growing, international, multi-entity organization undergoing a significant period of transition and transformation. The ideal candidate will bring a strong corporate controllership background, hands-on leadership experience, and the ability to step in quickly to stabilize the month-end close, strengthen the internal control environment, and lead process improvement initiatives. This individual will work closely with divisional finance leaders and corporate stakeholders to maintain financial reporting integrity while supporting a broader financial systems transformation.

What you will work on

• Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting: Oversee corporate accounting operations, financial reporting, consolidations, and the integrity of financial statements across a complex, multi-entity organization.
• Month-End Close: Lead and stabilize the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, improving accuracy, timeliness, accountability, and consistency across divisions.
• Internal Controls & SOX Compliance: Maintain and enhance the internal control environment, including SOX compliance, control documentation, remediation efforts, and audit readiness.
• Inventory Accounting: Oversee inventory accounting, valuation, reconciliation, reserves, costing, and related financial controls across multiple business units.
• Revenue Recognition: Ensure appropriate application of ASC 606, including revenue recognition policies, contract assessments, documentation, and consistent accounting practices across the organization.
• Consolidations & Multi-Entity Accounting: Oversee consolidation activities across approximately 27 legal entities, including international operations, and support accurate corporate reporting.
• Financial Systems & ERP Transformation: Support the implementation of Oracle Fusion ERP at the corporate level, including systems integration, data integrity, process standardization, and change management.
• Systems Optimization: Work with existing divisional ERP platforms and corporate consolidation tools to improve reporting capabilities, streamline workflows, and strengthen financial processes.
• Business Process Transformation: Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve accounting efficiency, establish standardized procedures, and enhance the scalability of finance operations.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Partner with six divisional controllers and corporate leadership to align accounting practices, establish clear expectations, and drive consistent execution.
• Audit & Compliance: Coordinate with external auditors and internal stakeholders to support audits, address accounting issues, and maintain compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Transition Leadership: Provide hands-on leadership during a critical transition period, ensuring continuity of operations, knowledge transfer, and effective collaboration across the finance organization.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in corporate controllership, corporate accounting, or senior accounting leadership roles.
• Proven ability to step into an interim or transitional leadership position and quickly establish credibility, structure, and accountability.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including ASC 606 revenue recognition and inventory accounting.
• Demonstrated success managing month-end close, financial reporting, consolidations, and complex multi-entity accounting environments.
• Strong knowledge of SOX compliance, internal controls, audit readiness, and control remediation.
• Experience leading or supporting ERP implementations, financial systems integration, or significant accounting process transformation initiatives.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, resolve complex accounting issues, and drive process improvements in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a multinational organization with multiple legal entities and divisional finance teams.
• Familiarity with Oracle Fusion ERP implementations or other large-scale ERP transformation initiatives.
• Experience with corporate consolidation and reporting platforms, such as Hyperion Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS).
• Exposure to aviation, aerospace, distribution, manufacturing, or other inventory-intensive industries.
• Experience working with multiple ERP platforms across decentralized business units.

What you can expect

• An inspirational place for you to do your best work, be engaged in meaningful ways, and continually develop the skills, competencies and qualities that set our team apart.
• Compensation commensurate with your qualifications, experience, and other factors including geographic location, market and operational factors.
• Total Rewards include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Professional Development Program, Paid Time Off and Paid Sick Time (in geographies where legally required).

What we do

At RGP, we're creating a future where businesses produce their best work without constraints. We've built a global network of over 2,600 experts across four regions, providing a comprehensive suite of solutions across on-demand talent, next-generation consulting, and outsourced services to support organizations at every stage of their growth journey. Trusted by Fortune 100 companies and emerging disruptors alike, we challenge conventional ways of working, drive growth, and pave the way for long-term success through bold innovation & fearless collaboration. Our values guide everything we do and strengthen our commitment to people. By combining smart processes, human-centered design, and advanced technology, we celebrate our team's excellence and ensure we grow together. We believe in the power of continuous learning & development to drive both individual and organizational success. It's time to rethink how work gets done. Dare to Work Differently with RGP. RGP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected trait and encourage all applicants to apply.