Controller, PCG North America

About the position

The Controller, PCG North America is a newly created role and will be a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the financial integrity and operational effectiveness of the region's (primarily US and Canada) finance organization. This individual will play a central role in driving standardization and optimization of core financial processes, including Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R), ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across the financial landscape. This will be done alongside the objective of achieving a single accounting location designation from an audit perspective. The ideal candidate brings a blend of technical accounting acumen (USGAAP and company policies), process improvement expertise, and strong leadership to support the company's strategic growth. This role will have direct reports, consisting of a Controller from each operating company in North America. This position is not remote and requires a minimum of 3 days per week on site at our Maple Shade, New Jersey location. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to standardize financial processes and procedures across the North American region for P2P, O2C, and R2R cycles.
• Design and implement a control environment to achieve a single accounting location designation from an audit perspective.
• Partner with business process owners to align regional practices with global standards and best practices.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging automation and digital tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Maximize the utilization and effectiveness of the Global Service Centers (GSC) when appropriate.
• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process (R2R), ensuring timely and accurate reporting in compliance with US GAAP and local requirements.
• Manage balance sheet integrity and provide analytical insight into variances and trends.
• Coordinate with external auditors and internal stakeholders to ensure successful audit outcomes.
• Oversee, navigate, and communicate complex accounting policies and procedures to the accounting and finance department as well as other business stakeholders.
• Drive accountability and control across the Procure-to-Pay process, including vendor onboarding, invoice processing, and payments.
• Oversee Order-to-Cash activities, including billing, collections, and revenue recognition in coordination with commercial teams.
• Partner with operations, procurement, supply chain, and commercial teams to ensure finance processes support and enable business performance.
• Ensure adherence to internal control frameworks (SOX), identifying and mitigating financial risks.
• Document and continuously improve finance-related standard operating procedures (SOPs) in line with the industry's best practices.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a regional finance team, fostering a culture of performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Promote cross-functional alignment between finance, manufacturing operations, and shared service centers to ensure seamless financial process execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, preferably in a global manufacturing environment.
• Deep knowledge of financial transaction cycles (P2P, O2C, R2R) and experience leading process standardization and transformation efforts.
• Experience developing KPIs and dashboards to monitor the health of financial processes (P2P, O2C, R2R) and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, cost accounting, and inventory valuation in a manufacturing context.
• Strong understanding of data flows between ERP systems and financial consolidation platforms, ensuring alignment between USGAAP and statutory reporting.
• Deep knowledge and experience with accounting processes and controls.
• Proven track record of owning and leading the financial close and consolidation process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and completeness in alignment with public company deadlines.
• ERP system experience (Infor LN preferred) and comfort with digital finance tools and process automation platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Financial Close and Consolidation systems, such as OneStream.
• Proven leadership and communication skills, with ability to influence across functions and regions in a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to assess complex financial processes and identify opportunities for standardization, automation, and efficiency gains.
• Ability to translate complex financial and operational data into clear narratives and recommendations for non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong ability to research, interpret, and document complex accounting issues, including the preparation of technical accounting memos or white papers in accordance with US GAAP and SEC guidance.
• Ability to travel domestically/internationally when required.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• 401(k) Savings and Trust & Plan with company match
• Company Pension Plan
• Continuing education