Strategic Corporate Controller: Scale & Margin Leadership

CBIZ Talent Solutions; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CBIZ Talent Solutions seeks a technically strong accounting leader to drive the enterprise-wide monthly close, own core accounting processes, and improve financial reporting across manufacturing and distribution operations. The role supports acquisitions, standardizes processes across eight systems, and leads the accounting function in Dallas, TX, with initial transition travel to Washington.

The ideal candidate has public accounting roots, solid GAAP expertise, and manufacturing-operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA strongly preferred.
• Public accounting background with Big Four or respected regional firm.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, audit, reconciliations, close, and internal controls.
• Operating-company manufacturing experience required.
• Experience with inventory, BOM, cost accounting, freight, duties, and product margins.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, purchase accounting, opening balance sheets, and post-close integration.
• Private equity environment experience beneficial but not required.
• Willingness to work on-site in Dallas and travel to Washington during transition.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise-wide monthly close and establish a standardized process for a five-business-day close.
• Own core accounting functions: GL, reconciliations, accruals, intercompany, AR/AP, bad debt, returns, and reserves.
• Assess and remediate gaps across multiple systems/locations; develop prioritized plan.
• Improve the quality and usefulness of financial statements and management reporting.
• Establish accounting policies, close calendars, review standards, and documentation.
• Partner with operations to explain accounting issues and translate findings into business implications.
• Ensure accurate inventory and manufacturing accounting including BOMs, direct costs, freight, and margins.
• Develop cost-costing improvements and margin reporting; support cost-accounting functions.
• Support acquisitions through diligence, opening balance sheets, and post-close integration; standardize across systems.
• Lead controls, audit, and technical accounting; strengthen the control environment and oversight.

Skills

GAAP expertise

Financial reporting

Monthly close

Internal controls

Audit

Cost accounting

Manufacturing

Acquisitions

Private equity experience

Leadership

Public accounting

Education

Bachelor’s in accounting/finance

CPA preferred

Job description

CBIZ Talent Solutions seeks a technically strong accounting leader to drive the enterprise-wide monthly close, own core accounting processes, and improve financial reporting across manufacturing and distribution operations. The role supports acquisitions, standardizes processes across eight systems, and leads the accounting function in Dallas, TX, with initial transition travel to Washington.

The ideal candidate has public accounting roots, solid GAAP expertise, and manufacturing-operations