Manager, Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller - Financial Reporting & Controls

Position Summary

Reporting to the North America Regional Controller, the Assistant Controller - Financial Reporting & Controls is responsible for leading core accounting, financial reporting, internal control, audit, and compliance activities across the region.

This role plays a critical part in ensuring timely and accurate financial results, compliance with U.S. GAAP and company policies, and a strong control environment. The Assistant Controller will work closely with regional accounting teams, shared services, corporate finance, and external auditors while driving consistent accounting practices and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, hands-on leadership, sound judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, multi-site manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting & Close

• Lead key components of monthly, quarterly, and annual close and reporting activities across regional entities.

• Ensure timely and accurate financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, company accounting policies, and corporate reporting requirements.

• Review significant journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, reserves, and other accounting schedules.

• Support regional consolidation and review of financial information across operating entities.

• Provide technical accounting guidance and coaching to regional accounting teams.

• Partner with the Regional Controller to ensure the integrity, quality, and consistency of financial reporting.

2. Internal Controls, Audit & Compliance

• Lead regional audit and control activities, including balance sheet reviews, critical controls monitoring, and remediation efforts.

• Maintain and strengthen the internal control environment and ensure timely resolution of identified deficiencies.

• Coordinate internal and external audit requirements and maintain strong relationships with auditors and corporate finance.

• Ensure compliance with country-specific statutory reporting requirements and applicable company policies.

• Identify financial, operational, and control risks and recommend practical solutions.

• Support technical accounting matters and ensure consistent interpretation and application of accounting policies.

3. Leadership & Team Management

• Provide accounting leadership, technical support, and coaching to regional accounting teams.

• Establish clear ownership and accountability for close, reporting, controls, and compliance activities.

• Develop and implement consistent accounting practices across regional entities and global sites, where applicable.

• Build trusted relationships across regional Finance, Corporate Finance, shared services, Operations, and external auditors.

• Support the development of accounting talent and strengthen succession and organizational capability.

• Foster a culture of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution.

4. Strategic & Operational Support

• Drive continuous improvement and standardization of accounting, reporting, and control processes.

• Support ERP, EPM, and other finance-system enhancements and implementations.

• Partner with shared services to improve General Ledger and other accounting processes and resolve service or process issues.

• Support M&A activity, integration efforts, compliance initiatives, and other significant business projects as needed.

• Partner cross-functionally on process simplification, automation, and finance transformation initiatives.

• Identify and implement best practices that improve consistency, efficiency, scalability, and financial governance across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA preferred.

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with demonstrated technical accounting and financial reporting expertise.

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, financial reporting, close, and audit requirements.

• Public accounting and/or significant industry accounting experience; manufacturing experience preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to lead accounting processes and influence across teams in a complex, matrixed organization.

• Experience with Oracle or another modern ERP platform; experience with OneStream or comparable consolidation/EPM tools is a plus.

• Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations, constructively challenge existing processes, and drive issues to resolution.