Senior Director Global Corporate Controller

A global packaging and manufacturing provider; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

A global packaging and manufacturing provider seeks a Senior Director, Global Corporate Controller to lead enterprise financial governance and global controllership. Reporting to the CFO, you will partner with finance leadership and the business to drive transparent, reliable information and disciplined decision-making across the organization.

Responsibilities include global consolidation, governance, and policy standardization; strengthening internal controls and risk management; and guiding

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of progressive finance experience with strong controllership, consolidation, and financial reporting in a global multi-entity environment.
• Public accounting experience at a top-tier level is required.
• Experience with financial systems/ERP, BI, data environments, and automation (AI exposure preferred).
• Travel of approximately 15% is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead global consolidation, financial reporting, and governance standards across regions.
• Drive consistent accounting policies and reporting discipline across the organization.
• Oversee financial risk and internal control effectiveness; support external stakeholder engagement and financial due diligence.
• Establish financial data governance and shape ERP/reporting structures for scalable operations.
• Partner with IT to develop financial systems architecture and data frameworks, including reporting automation and AI enhancements.
• Drive cash, working capital, capital and financing discipline with treasury collaboration.
• Lead M&A integration and readiness for potential change-of-control events; drive continuous process improvement.

Skills

Financial leadership

Controllership

Consolidation

Public accounting

ERP/BI/Automation

Working capital

M&A experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA or professional qualification

Tools

ERP systems

BI/data environments

Job description

The client seeks a Senior Director, Global Corporate Controller to lead enterprise financial governance and global controllership. The role will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer and will serve as a strategic partner to finance leadership and the business, helping advance transparent, reliable information and disciplined decision-making across the organization. Responsibilities span strategic financial transparency, capital discipline, growth and performance enablement, and investor readiness.

Key duties include leading global consolidation, financial reporting, and governance standards; driving consistent accounting policies and reporting discipline across regions; overseeing financial risk and internal control effectiveness; and supporting external stakeholder engagement, including financial due diligence and reporting readiness. The role will also establish financial data governance to ensure integrity of reporting data, influence ERP and reporting structures for scalable operations, and partner with IT to shape financial systems architecture and data frameworks, including reporting automation and BI capabilities with AI-enabled improvements where applicable.

The Senior Director will drive cash, working capital, capital, and financing discipline by improving visibility into cash generation, liquidity, and working capital performance; supporting treasury and debt financing strategy, including compliance and lender communication; and strengthening capital investment evaluation and performance tracking. The position will lead continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting discipline, provide enterprise performance visibility alongside FP&A and regional finance teams, and manage financial integration for M&A and readiness for potential change-of-control events. Qualifications include 10 to 15 years of progressive finance experience with strong controllership, consolidation, and financial reporting experience in a global and multi-entity environment, as well as public accounting experience at a top-tier level; experience with financial systems/ERP, BI, data environments, and automation (with AI exposure preferred); and relevant working capital, capital investment, financing structure, and M&A experience (with private equity experience preferred). A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and professional qualification are required, and the role is expected to include travel of approximately 15%.