Strategic Corporate Controller - M&A & ERP Transformation

Vaco Recruiter Services; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco/Highspring is recruiting a Corporate Controller for a multi-entity international organization to oversee corporate accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, and treasury management. The role partners with executive leadership to drive finance transformation, operational performance, and growth through acquisitions.

You will lead the accounting and finance team, ensure internal controls and audits, and guide cost accounting and inventory reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience within a multi-entity organization.
• Experience in manufacturing or other asset-intensive environments with strong cost accounting and inventory controls.
• Private equity-backed company experience, including exposure to business transformation, cash flow management, and M&A activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, and the month-end close across a complex multi-entity organization.
• Provide leadership and development for the accounting and finance team, including oversight of business unit controllers and accounting operations.
• Partner with executive leadership to deliver financial insights, evaluate business performance, and support strategic decision-making.
• Oversee internal controls, accounting policies, audits, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with operations to strengthen cost accounting, inventory controls, manufacturing reporting, and overall operational performance.
• Drive ERP optimization, reporting enhancements, automation initiatives, and finance transformation projects.
• Support mergers and acquisitions through due diligence, integration planning, purchase accounting, and post-close financial integration.
• Lead treasury operations, including cash management, liquidity forecasting, working capital optimization, debt covenant compliance, banking relationships, and capital planning.
• Partner with FP&A to align budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and enterprise financial strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Multi-entity accounting

Cost accounting

Mergers & acquisitions exposure

Internal controls & audits

Strategic collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Vaco/Highspring is recruiting a Corporate Controller for a multi-entity international organization to oversee corporate accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, and treasury management. The role partners with executive leadership to drive finance transformation, operational performance, and growth through acquisitions.

You will lead the accounting and finance team, ensure internal controls and audits, and guide cost accounting and inventory reporting.