SVP Controller and Treasurer

Authority Brands•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The SVP, Controller & Treasurer reports to the CFO and is the senior finance executive responsible for accounting, financial reporting, tax, and treasury across Authority Brands' multi-brand platform. The role owns the annual external audit and is accountable for ensuring internal controls are followed across accounting and treasury operations. The SVP partners with executive leadership to support the company's growth, acquisition, and platform transformation strategy. The position oversees corporate accounting and financial reporting, the consolidated close process, technical accounting, and purchase accounting and integration for acquisitions. It leads the annual external audit and internal-controls work, directs treasury strategy and capital-structure activities, and oversees the tax function through the Director of Tax. The SVP also leads and develops controllership, tax, AR, AP, and treasury teams, and builds accounting and treasury infrastructure, systems, and processes for a growing multi-brand platform.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
CPA required.
15+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including public accounting and senior controllership leadership.
Demonstrated experience leading annual audits and maintaining strong internal control environments.
Experience overseeing treasury, debt structures, and capital markets activity.
Experience with acquisition accounting and integration in an acquisitive environment.
Proven ability to lead and scale large, multi-function finance teams.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
Whole business securitization experience strongly preferred.
Experience in a PE-backed, multi-brand, or franchise environment strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Own corporate accounting and financial reporting across all brands and entities, ensuring timely, accurate GAAP financial statements.
Oversee the consolidated close process in partnership with the Assistant Controller.
Own technical accounting matters, including evaluation of new pronouncements and documentation of accounting positions.
Lead purchase accounting and accounting integration for acquisitions.
Serve as the primary responsible party for the annual external audit, including the audit firm relationship, audit strategy, and resolution of significant findings.
Ensure internal controls over accounting, AP, AR, and treasury are designed effectively and consistently followed.
Partner with Financial Compliance on the Delegation of Authority policy, financial controls framework, and remediation of internal audit findings.
Present audit results and control matters to the CFO, board, and sponsors as needed.
Direct treasury strategy, liquidity management, banking relationships, and the debt and capital structure.
Oversee whole business securitization compliance and reporting in partnership with the Senior Manager, Treasury.
Partner with the CFO on capital markets activity, refinancings, and lender and investor reporting.
Oversee the tax function through the Director of Tax, including compliance, planning, and tax implications of acquisitions and structuring decisions.
Lead, mentor, and develop the controllership, tax, AR, AP, and treasury teams.
Build and scale accounting and treasury infrastructure, systems, and processes to support a growing multi-brand platform.