Vice President, Assistant Controller – Financial Accounting Operations

Overview

A global medical technology organization is seeking a Vice President, Assistant Controller – Financial Accounting Operations. This senior Controllership leader will govern global financial accounting operations under a centralized model, owning the consolidated close process and serving as the primary operational owner for consolidated and statutory audit coordination. The role reports to the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer.

Responsibilities

Global Accounting & Close Operations

• Own and govern the global monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated close process, including ledger close, intercompany accounting, eliminations, foreign currency translation, consolidation activities, and balance sheet accuracy
• Oversee Accounting Centers of Excellence for technical accounting domains such as consolidations, revenue recognition, derivatives, leasing, and complex GAAP areas
• Ensure timely, accurate, and complete consolidated financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies
• Establish and enforce global close calendars, submission standards, review protocols, and escalation mechanisms
• Partner with regional and country controllers to manage differences between U.S. GAAP and local GAAP frameworks
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across global accounting operations to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability
• Develop a prioritized automation and analytics roadmap for close workflow, reconciliations, consolidation tooling, and reporting automation
• Establish clear engagement and operating models between Corporate Controllership, regional controllers, GBS, and business finance teams
• Foster a global controllership mindset by improving knowledge sharing, collaboration, and consistency across regional teams
• Elevate technical rigor, strengthen judgment, and align regional decision-making with enterprise-wide accounting and risk management objectives

GBS / Regional Governance & Performance Management

• Establish a formal governance model over GBS Record to Report delivery, including service level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and monthly service-management reviews
• Define escalation pathways and decision rights for close-critical issues
• Drive quality improvement across reconciliations, journal entries, intercompany, and close deliverables through root-cause analytics and continuous improvement routines
• Partner with Regional Controllers to standardize close practices and ensure consistent application of accounting policies across U.S. GAAP and local GAAP requirements

External Audit Effectiveness

• Implement audit-issue management discipline to reduce late-cycle findings and improve predictability for financial planning and analysis, investor relations, and CFO
• Support preparation and review of statutory financial statements and disclosure support for consolidated SEC reporting
• Leverage centralized regional leadership to improve effectiveness and efficiency of statutory and consolidated financial statement audits
• Coordinate closely with Controls/Governance leadership on SOX and ICFR matters
• Lead audit planning, execution, issue resolution, and closing activities for consolidated and statutory audits
• Serve as primary liaison to external auditors, including participation in annual fee negotiations
• Proactively identify and address accounting, control, and governance issues to reduce audit risk and late-cycle findings
• Support Audit Committee discussions related to financial operations and global controllership effectiveness

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead and develop senior accounting leaders across corporate and regional teams
• Sponsor knowledge development, training, and succession planning within accounting specialization areas
• Serve as a key advisor to the Chief Accounting Officer on accounting operations, audit matters, and financial reporting risks
• Promote a culture of ownership, integrity, continuous improvement, and proactive risk management
• Partner closely with Technical Accounting, SEC Reporting, Internal Audit, Tax, Treasury, and GBS to deliver integrated financial governance

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting required; Master's degree preferred
• CPA certification required
• Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience including public accounting and leadership roles within a Controllership organization
• Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, consolidation, statutory accounting, and global close operations
• Experience managing external audits across complex, multinational organizations
• Proven ability to lead large, global teams and drive consistency across decentralized environments
• Experience governing shared services and/or BPO delivered accounting operations, including service management, SLAs/KPIs, and escalation models, is a plus
• Strong change leadership skills, including designing operating models and influencing without direct authority
• Strong executive presence, judgment, and communication skills

Compensation & Benefits

The organization offers a comprehensive Total Rewards program designed to attract and retain high-quality talent. This includes competitive compensation packages, performance-based rewards, and benefits programs. Salary ranges are regularly reviewed and influenced by factors such as location, role requirements, applicable labor laws, and collective bargaining agreements.

Location

Primary work location is in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA.