Corporate Controller

Frontline Managed Services•Creve Coeur, MO

About The Position

The Corporate Controller leads Frontline Managed Services’ global accounting organization and ensures the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting. The role oversees accounting operations, internal controls, compliance, financial close, and external audits, while building scalable accounting infrastructure to support organic growth, acquisitions, and international expansion. The Corporate Controller partners with FP&A, Operations, Sales, HR, Legal, IT, and executive leadership to provide financial insight and support strategic decisions. The position leads global accounting functions and financial reporting, maintains accounting policies and procedures, and ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable international accounting standards. It also oversees revenue recognition, cash and working capital, accounting process improvement and systems, and accounting integration for acquisitions. The role calls for technical accounting expertise, operational leadership, process improvement capability, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
CPA/CA required.
12+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience.
5+ years managing accounting teams.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and ASC 606 revenue recognition.
Experience with financial consolidations, internal controls, audit management, treasury management, and technical accounting research.
Multi-entity and international accounting experience.
Experience leading external audits.
Financial systems expertise, such as NetSuite or similar.
Advanced Excel and financial reporting tools.
Executive presence, high integrity, strong business acumen, operational excellence, a continuous improvement mindset, collaborative leadership, ability to lead through change, exceptional communication skills, and analytical, data-driven decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Experience in high-growth, private equity-backed organizations preferred.
Managed Services, SaaS, Technology Services, or Professional Services industry experience strongly preferred.
Experience with acquisitions and post-merger integration.
ERP implementation experience preferred.
Experience with business intelligence platforms; Power BI preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead global accounting functions, including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll Accounting, Fixed Assets, Revenue Accounting, and Treasury Accounting.
Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process and continually reduce close timelines.
Ensure timely and accurate preparation of internal financial statements and management reports.
Oversee consolidation of domestic and international entities.
Maintain accounting policies and procedures across business units and ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable international accounting standards.
Design, implement, and continuously improve internal controls and maintain governance over financial reporting processes.
Coordinate annual financial statement audits and serve as the primary liaison with external auditors.
Manage relationships with tax advisors and support corporate tax compliance and reporting requirements.
Research accounting policies and lead implementation of new accounting standards.
Ensure proper application of ASC 606 to managed services contracts; partner with Sales Operations and Legal on contract review.
Develop standardized revenue recognition processes for recurring revenue, implementation projects, and professional services, and monitor deferred revenue and contract asset/liability balances.
Drive accounting automation through ERP and financial systems, improve workflows with technology and AI-enabled solutions, and lead ERP enhancements and financial systems implementations.
Establish scalable processes and improve reconciliation, reporting, and close efficiency.
Oversee cash management and daily liquidity, optimize cash forecasting, improve working capital metrics, partner with AR leadership to reduce DSO, and monitor AP processes and vendor payment strategies.
Partner with FP&A on forecasting and financial analysis and support budgeting with accounting insights.
Participate in strategic initiatives involving pricing, operational improvements, and profitability analysis; provide executive leadership with financial analysis and recommendations.
Support financial due diligence for acquisitions, lead accounting integration, standardize acquired companies’ accounting policies and reporting, integrate acquired companies into ERP and reporting systems, and assist with purchase accounting.