SVP- Controller

NorthMark Strategies; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dynamic work environment

Opportunity for innovation and leadership

Job summary

A leading investment firm is seeking an SVP, Controller to drive financial strategy and operations. This critical role involves overseeing finance initiatives, integrating automation and AI technologies, and ensuring compliance across multiple entities. The successful candidate will have 20+ years of progressive finance leadership, preferably with a CPA and an MBA. This position requires strong technical accounting expertise and the ability to influence senior executives effectively. It is an opportunity to shape a future-ready finance organization in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of finance leadership with FP&A and Controllership experience.
• Proven track record in leading and unifying finance functions.
• Deep understanding of accounting principles and board-level reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic deputy to the CFO and integrate key finance functions.
• Implement predictive analytics and automated reporting.
• Lead the PMO for automation and ERP transformation.

Skills

Finance leadership

AI-enabled forecasting

Multilevel team leadership

Automation expertise

Technical accounting

Executive presence

Education

CPA

MBA

Tools

ERP/FIS systems

D365

Coupa

Snowflake

Job description

NorthMark Strategies is a leading investment firm combining capital, innovation, and engineering to drive long-term value. From operating complex businesses to backing breakthrough technologies, our mission is to build enduring enterprises. We unite intelligent risk-taking, operational excellence, exceptional talent, and world-class computing capacity to create shareholder value.

We offer a dynamic environment where individuals have the freedom to shape the future—embracing innovation, automation, AI, and differentiated business strategies. Our values—Integrity, Ability, and Energy—guide everything we do.

At NorthMark Strategies, the future isn’t something to hope for—it’s something to build.

The Position

The SVP, Controller serves as the group’s second in command for Finance, overseeing both Finance Strategy and Finance Operations (Controllership, Operational Accounting, Investment Accounting, ERP/FIS). This executive will architect the future-state digital finance ecosystem, integrating automation, AI-enabled insights, modern reporting, and scalable processes across a multi-entity platform.

Reporting to the CFO, the Controller provides enterprise-wide leadership across performance management, financial integrity, transformation delivery, and long-term capability building. This role unifies insight generation and execution excellence into a coherent, future-ready operating model.

This is a high-impact, transformational role combining strategic finance, technical accounting leadership, digital modernization, and enterprise transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the CFO’s strategic deputy, integrating FP&A, PMO, Accounting, and ERP/FIS into one cohesive operating model.
• Build and execute a multi-year automation and analytics roadmap leveraging AI, digital workflows, and real-time data pipelines.
• Define and implement the future-state Finance architecture supporting scale, insight, efficiency, and operational excellence.
• Ensure Finance strategy aligns with technology, ERP, and enterprise data platforms.
• Lead AOP, long-range planning, forecasting, and enterprise performance management.
• Implement predictive analytics, ML-based forecasting, and automated variance analysis.
• Standardize KPIs, dashboards, and management reporting through automated data integration.
• Produce investor-ready reporting and insight packages for the CFO, CEO, Board, and investors.
• Transform FP&A into a forward-looking “insight engine” supporting capital allocation and strategic decisions.

Program & Transformation Oversight

• Lead the PMO across process redesign, R2R modernization, controls enhancement, automation, and ERP transformation.
• Ensure transformations follow automation-first methods (RPA, workflow orchestration, low/no-code solutions).
• Oversee the Transformation Program Manager to deliver milestones on time and with full transparency.
• Serve as the senior accounting authority ensuring investor-grade reporting and global compliance.
• Oversee consolidated reporting, statutory requirements, audits, and enterprise controls frameworks.
• Partner with senior accounting leaders to modernize and automate reporting pipelines and the close process.
• Ensure all reporting aligns with board, audit committee, and regulatory expectations.

Operational Accounting & Transactional Integrity

• Oversee high-volume transactional accounting across P2P, project accounting, cost, inventory, fixed assets, and shared services.
• Drive standardization, automation, and efficiency across domestic and international accounting hubs.
• Strengthen P2P automation and Coupa adoption in partnership with Procurement.

Investment Accounting & Multi-Entity Reporting

• Ensure accurate, transparent investment entity reporting and valuation processes.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, audit preparation, and integration with corporate close.
• Build automated reporting pipelines supporting predictable, accelerated close cycles.
• Oversee the stabilization, modernization, and multi-year reimplementation of D365.
• Ensure ERP evolves into a strategic, automated, insight-rich platform integrating with Coupa, Snowflake, and other systems.
• Build governance, QA, test automation, and change management capabilities to support future-state Finance.
• Harmonize internal controls across Corporate, Operational, and Investment Accounting.
• Digitize and simplify end-to-end finance processes with built-in controls and automated audit trails.
• Represent Finance in enterprise risk and governance forums.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead and develop a multi-level Finance leadership team (SVPs, VPs, Directors, Managers).
• Build a strong succession pipeline and future-ready Finance organization with digital and analytical fluency.
• Shape a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and investor-grade performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• 20+ years of progressive finance leadership with significant ownership of FP&A, Controllership, and Transformation.
• Proven success leading senior executives and unifying mature functions into a cohesive operating model.
• Expertise in AI-enabled forecasting, automation, ERP/FIS transformation, and modern finance architectures.
• Deep technical accounting experience with board-level reporting exposure; CPA strongly preferred, MBA valuable.
• Experience in multi-entity or private equity-backed environments strongly preferred.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence across the enterprise.