Head of Finance/Controller - PE-backed Industrials

Hoxton Circle•Washington, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This newly created role will build and lead the finance function for a growing portfolio of international industrial businesses backed by a global investment firm. Working directly alongside the CFO, the Head of Finance will establish the financial infrastructure, reporting standards, and processes needed to support a complex, multi-entity investment platform. The role offers significant autonomy to shape the function, build a team as the platform grows, and work with senior leaders and investment professionals on strategic initiatives. The position is onsite five days per week, with occasional travel to portfolio businesses as required. The successful candidate will oversee accounting, reporting, and controllership across the portfolio; support financial planning and operational performance; and help integrate future acquisitions and investments.

Requirements

Significant progressive accounting and finance experience.
Strong technical accounting and controllership experience, including hands-on ownership of the general ledger, close, consolidations, and financial reporting.
Experience working across complex, multi-entity organizations.
Ability to build, improve, and standardize accounting processes and financial controls.
Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning capabilities.
Experience partnering with senior executives and translating complex financial information into meaningful business insight.

Nice To Haves

A Big 4 foundation combined with subsequent industry experience.
Experience with international operations.
Experience in capital-intensive industries such as manufacturing, industrials, energy, or natural resources.
Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, or public-market readiness.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of accounting, financial reporting, and controllership across a portfolio of international operating businesses.
Establish consistent accounting policies, reporting standards, close calendars, and consolidation processes across multiple entities.
Oversee monthly and annual financial reporting, ensuring information is accurate, timely, and audit-ready.
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and longer-term financial planning in partnership with operational leadership.
Build a consolidated view of financial performance across the portfolio and identify risks, opportunities, and areas requiring management attention.
Partner with asset-level finance teams to improve financial controls, reporting quality, and operational performance.
Oversee statutory reporting, tax compliance, treasury, and other financial obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
Work with the CFO on financial strategy, capital allocation, and broader investment initiatives.
Develop financial reporting and analysis for senior leadership, investors, and portfolio company boards.
Establish systems, processes, and controls to support continued growth and increasingly sophisticated reporting requirements.
Support the financial integration of future acquisitions and new investments.
Build the finance team as the platform grows.