Global Controller POST NUMBER: 485572

Vaco is hiring for a Corporate Controller opportunity in Miami FL.
Direct Hire, 4 days onsite
Salary: 250-280,000/yr Bonus

Position Summary

The Controller is responsible for overseeing the organization's accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining strong internal controls, and supporting regulatory compliance. This role leads the monthly close process, financial reporting, accounting operations, and process improvements while partnering with executive leadership to support strategic decision-making. The Controller ensures financial results are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (or IFRS, as applicable).

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Leadership & Operations

• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including organizational structure, workflows, and team performance.
• Manage accounting activities across multiple entities, including transaction processing, reconciliations, and compliance.
• Oversee outsourced accounting functions and third-party service providers as needed.

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Review account reconciliations, journal entries, and close workpapers.
• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly financial statements, including budget-to-actual variance analysis.
• Maintain close calendars and ensure adherence to reporting deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with SOX and internal control requirements.
• Coordinate external audits and support timely completion of audit deliverables.
• Partner with executive leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning initiatives.
• Support ERP system implementations, upgrades, and ongoing optimization.
• Design and improve accounting processes to support business growth and operational changes.

Tax & Payroll

• Coordinate federal, state, and local tax compliance, including income, sales/use, property tax, and annual information reporting (1099s).
• Oversee payroll operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing in partnership with Human Resources.
• Manage relationships with payroll providers and PEO partners as applicable.

Leadership

• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting team.
• Establish efficient workflows and promote continuous process improvement.
• Partner with auditors, tax advisors, financial institutions, and cross-functional business leaders.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required; MBA preferred.
• CPA designation required.
• 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership within a corporate accounting environment.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience leading month-end close, financial statement preparation, audits, and ERP implementations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Experience within private equity-backed, public accounting, international, manufacturing, automotive, technology, or other complex multi-entity organizations is a plus.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.