Corporate Controller

Crete Professionals Alliance • Tampa, FL

2d

About The Position

We are seeking an exceptional Corporate Controller to lead and scale our global accounting function. This is a highly visible leadership role reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, responsible for ensuring the integrity, scalability, and sophistication of our accounting and financial reporting infrastructure as we operate at ~$500M in revenue and continue to grow.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, strong internal controls experience (SOX/PCAOB), and a track record of operating in complex, multi-entity environments. This leader will be expected to elevate accounting operations to a public-company standard while building a high-performing, scalable organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
• 15–20+ years of progressive accounting experience, including senior leadership roles in scaled, complex organizations
• Proven success as a Controller or in a senior accounting leadership role within a ~$500M–$1B+ company
• Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, consolidations, and technical accounting across multi-entity, multi-region environments
• Extensive experience with SOX compliance and familiarity with PCAOB standards and expectations
• Prior public company experience or demonstrated ability to operate at a comparable level of rigor strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and elevate high-performing accounting teams
• Track record of driving process improvements, system implementations, and operational scale

Nice To Haves

• Experience in private equity-backed or high-growth environments
• Experience supporting significant M&A activity and integration
• Exposure to complex organizational structures with multiple entities and reporting requirements

Responsibilities

• Own and elevate the global close and consolidation process, delivering accurate, timely, and decision-useful financials at a high standard of rigor
• Lead the preparation and review of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, ensuring technical accuracy across complex, multi-entity structures
• Serve as the company’s technical accounting authority, driving policy, interpreting complex transactions, and ensuring audit-ready documentation
• Build, scale, and continuously improve a robust internal control environment, including SOX compliance and alignment with PCAOB expectations
• Experience with fast paced M&A environments, including partnering with business development team on opening balance sheet and accounting for business combinations
• Partner directly with external auditors to lead audits, proactively resolve issues, and maintain a high-quality, efficient audit process
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing accounting organization, fostering accountability, growth, and strong execution
• Drive standardization, automation, and process excellence across accounting operations, reducing risk and increasing speed and scalability
• Lead or influence ERP and financial systems strategy, ensuring infrastructure can support growth, complexity, and reporting requirements
• Partner with the C-level leadership and cross-functional leaders on M&A, integration, and strategic initiatives, ensuring accounting implications are proactively addressed
• Reinforce a culture of accuracy, discipline, and continuous improvement across the accounting function

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive