Vice President Accounting and Controller

MasterCorp, Inc.•Orlando, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President, Accounting and Controller is the senior leader responsible for MasterCorp’s controllership function and related shared services, including Accounting, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Treasury, Purchasing, financial reporting, and internal controls. The role partners with the SVP, Finance & Accounting, and executive leadership to deliver accurate, timely, GAAP-compliant financial information; disciplined cash, working capital, and compliance practices; and scalable processes that support growth, acquisitions, lender and audit requirements, and enterprise decision-making. The position is accountable for developing a high-performing team, strengthening controls, improving efficiency through process and systems enhancements, and keeping the privately held company audit-ready and valuation-ready. This is an on-site position in MasterCorp’s Orlando, Florida office. It frequently requires travel, averaging 25% monthly. The role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive accounting, controllership, or finance leadership experience, including leadership of multi-function accounting operations and people leaders.
Active CPA, CMA, or equivalent technical accounting credential, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
Experience leading payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury/cash management, tax, purchasing, financial reporting, monthly close, and internal controls in a complex, multi-location environment.
Demonstrated experience strengthening internal controls, improving accounting processes, implementing scalable systems or workflows, and preparing organizations for audits, lender reporting, due diligence, financing, acquisition, or valuation processes.
Excellent relationship, communication, and executive presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex accounting issues and business implications clearly.
Ability to work effectively across business units, shared services teams, remote teams, and executive stakeholders.
Strong technical accounting, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and sound judgment.
Ability to lead change, standardize processes, improve controls, manage competing priorities, and deliver timely results in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, financial reporting tools, and organizational accounting, payroll, ERP, purchasing, and analytics systems.
Ability to perform the position’s essential functions, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree, MBA, or equivalent advanced education.
CPA certification.
Experience in a privately held company, hospitality, services, multi-site, private equity-backed, acquisition-oriented, or high-growth environment.
Experience implementing, optimizing, or maintaining accounting, payroll, purchasing, ERP, reporting, and analytics systems.
Workday software experience.

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership to the Accounting organization and Crossville Office, aligning teams with company values, culture, service expectations, and strategic priorities.
Lead controllership and shared services functions, including Accounting, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Treasury, Purchasing, financial reporting, close, reconciliations, and related financial operations.
Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and ensure financial statements, management reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and variance analyses are accurate, timely, complete, and GAAP-compliant.
Establish, maintain, and strengthen accounting policies, procedures, documentation, segregation of duties, approval authorities, system access protocols, and internal controls.
Drive process improvement, automation, standardization, and scalability across payroll, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, cash management, tax compliance, purchasing, and financial reporting.
Oversee internal and external financial reporting, monthly operating results, quarterly and annual reporting, lender reporting, and covenant support.
Lead treasury and cash management, including banking relationships, cash forecasting, liquidity planning, debt compliance support, payment controls, working capital discipline, and oversight of receipts, disbursements, wires, and reconciliations.
Oversee tax compliance and planning, coordinating with external tax advisors and ensuring timely filings, accurate provisions, and resolution of tax issues.
Manage external audit, tax, banking, valuation, insurance, legal, and other advisory relationships; maintain audit-ready records, support schedules, control documentation, and technical accounting analyses.
Partner with the SVP Finance and Accounting and executive leadership to prepare for financing, refinancing, transactions, due diligence, and valuation processes.
Support acquisitions, integrations, new lines of business, and system or process transitions through financial due diligence, opening balance sheet review, purchase accounting coordination, entity setup, control integration, and post-close accounting alignment.
Collaborate with Operations, Finance, HR, IT, Legal, and business leaders to improve workflows, resolve issues, enhance reporting transparency, and support operational needs.
Recruit, develop, coach, and retain a high-performing accounting and shared services team, establishing roles, performance expectations, succession depth, service levels, and accountability.
Lead or support special projects such as ERP or financial systems enhancements, reporting modernization, policy development, control remediation, and working capital initiatives.