VP Finance & Global Controller

Overview

The organization is seeking a VP, Finance and Global Controller to lead global accounting and controllership. This role owns the integrity of financial reporting across all entities and geographies and drives the financial systems strategy, including the use of AI in processing and ongoing optimization of NetSuite and OneStream for consolidation and multinational financial reporting. The ideal candidate combines deep technical accounting expertise with hands-on systems fluency and experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency complexity.

This position also plays a key role in building a modern, nimble FP&A function with an automation, digital transformation, and AI mindset.

Responsibilities

Global Controllership

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across all entities, ensuring timely and accurate consolidated financial statements.
• Maintain and continuously improve internal controls (SOX-ready environment), accounting policies, and technical accounting positions in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS.
• Oversee statutory reporting and audit coordination across multiple jurisdictions, including oversight of local controllership teams and partnerships with external auditors and tax advisors.

Systems & Process Ownership

• Executive owner for NetSuite and OneStream, driving system optimization, workflow automation, and data integrity across consolidation/reporting, AP, AR, GL, and intercompany processes.
• Partner with IT and FP&A to ensure seamless integration between NetSuite, OneStream, and other financial systems, improving close speed and reporting accuracy.
• Lead the controllership team in utilizing AI with a mindset of continuous improvement.

Multinational Finance Operations

• Manage multinational structure complexities, including multi-currency consolidation, transfer pricing coordination, intercompany transactions, and foreign currency translation/remeasurement.
• Ensure consistent accounting policy application across all international entities.
• Lead global tax and treasury teams, in partnership with global legal teams, on cross-border structuring, entity rationalization, and compliance matters.

Tax Oversight

• Provide oversight of the global tax function, including coordination of income tax provision (ASC 740) preparation and review in partnership with external tax advisors.
• Manage tax risk across the multinational entity structure, including monitoring permanent establishment exposure, withholding tax obligations, and indirect tax (VAT/GST/sales tax) compliance.
• Partner with external tax counsel and advisors on tax planning strategies, entity restructuring, and M&A tax due diligence/integration.

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing global accounting team, including outsourced providers.
• Partner with the CFO and senior leadership on financial strategy, M&A integration, and business decision support.
• Present consolidated financial results and key controllership updates—including tax exposure and planning initiatives—to executive leadership and the Board/investors.

Requirements

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting/controllership experience, including significant time in a multinational company with multi-entity, multi-currency operations.
• Deep understanding of project-based accounting and financials.
• Strong technical US GAAP knowledge.
• Hands-on experience implementing, optimizing, or administering NetSuite as the core ERP.
• Direct experience with OneStream (or comparable consolidation/EPM platforms such as Hyperion or Oracle EPM) for global consolidation and reporting.
• Working knowledge of corporate income tax, transfer pricing, and indirect tax requirements in a multinational context.
• Experience managing outsourced tax and audit relationships (Big 4 or regional firms) across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven track record managing global teams and driving process improvement through systems and automation.
• Tech-savvy and eager to leverage AI and automation to enhance efficiency and decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills, including translating complex accounting matters for non-finance executives and delivering board-ready communication and executive presence.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) strongly preferred.
• IFRS exposure.
• Direct tax oversight experience (not a hands-on tax preparation role).
• Experience in a PE-backed, high-growth, or healthcare/life sciences/clinical technology environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Not specified.

Location

Not specified.

Additional Information

• Equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer.
• Prior to their start date, all new hires are required to be verified through a thorough background check and identity verification to confirm eligibility for employment.
• Unsolicited resumes submitted by agencies or third-party recruiters directly to hiring managers or any employee will not be considered and will not obligate the employer to any fees or terms associated with the submission.