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Corporate Controller
Job Description
Are you looking for a career opportunity with a well-established, stable and growing company? Do you want to work for a strong leader/mentor with a passion for developing people, and setting succession plans for top talent? Do you enjoy collaboration with cross-functional teams and enjoy a position that encourages you to be involved in business operations? If so, we have an fantastic opportunity for a strong accounting & reporting professional to join the team of a Tampa Bay based, global publicly traded company. The Corporate Controller will join a top performing team responsible for overseeing all corporate accounting & reporting functions, including SEC reporting. The ideal candidate will enjoy developing and mentoring their team and have a process innovation/optimization mentality. This hybrid role offers flexibility, while also providing visibility to executive leadership.
Corporate Controller Benefits and Compensation:
- Professional working environment
- Great leadership and high visibility
- Real career growth potential
- Strong benefits and hybrid flexibility
- Highly competitive compensation of $150,000 - $190,000, plus bonus potential, commensurate with experience
Corporate Controller Job Duties:
- Evolve and optimize processes, procedures and teams to drive effectiveness.
- Maintain robust global accounting policies and procedures in line with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), ensuring compliance across all divisions.
- Ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting and internal controls, aligning with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
- Collaborate with both internal and external auditors.
- Manage all aspects of internal and external SEC reporting, including related filings.
- Drive the monthly and quarterly close process for specific divisions, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency.
- Supervise shared services in areas like inventory, manufacturing accounting, and fixed assets (property, plant, and equipment).
- Lead efforts to analyze and implement new accounting guidance and standards across the organization.
- Evaluate and determine the accounting treatment and financial impact of complex and unique transactions.
Corporate Controller Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and CPA required; Big 4 public accounting also required.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting leadership experience, including exposure to public company filings
- Strong working knowledge of and ability to apply GAAP, SEC Reporting requirements, and SOX Internal Controls
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills and confidence
- Proficient computer skills, including strong Excel and experience with ERP systems
- Strong planning and organization skills and understanding of the importance of deadlines
At Taylor White, we specialize in Accounting & Finance roles in Tampa Bay. Our industry knowledge, combined with our extensive recruiting experience, means we not only know what you're looking for...we know how to find it! For more information, please contact us via our website at www.taylorwhite.com.
Additional Information
Whether you're an employer seeking talent or a job candidate ready for new challenges, we can help. We're Taylor White. A recruitment firm focused exclusively on placing those in the accounting and finance field - and only in the Tampa Bay area. What's more, most of our recruiters used to be accounting professionals themselves so we're uniquely capable of understanding your needs - no matter what side of the table you're on.
From placing top-tier talent in permanent positions throughout Tampa Bay to providing access to the area's best consultants, there's a reason Taylor White is the first firm both candidates and employers turn to. We know accountants.