Assistant Controller - Global (HYBRID)

Main Purpose of the Role

This role oversees key elements of the Global Controllership function with responsibility for ensuring the integrity of financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the effective design and operation of internal controls, while serving as a strategic partner to the Global Controller, providing leadership across complex and high-risk accounting areas, including revenue reserves (rebates, chargebacks, and related estimates), while driving consistency, rigor, and accountability across a global organization.

Key Responsibilities

• U.S. GAAP & Technical Accounting

• Ensure all accounting activities and financial reporting comply with U.S. GAAP, with emphasis on complex and high-risk areas
• Provide oversight and review of key accounting estimates, including rebates, chargebacks, and other revenue reserves
• Review and challenge accounting conclusions, memos, and technical positions to ensure accuracy and consistency

• Internal Controls

• Ensure the design, documentation, and operating effectiveness of internal controls across global accounting processes
• Partner with Internal Audit and external auditors to support SOX compliance, with focus on sustainable execution and continuous improvement
• Support control testing, walkthroughs, deficiency evaluation, and timely remediation of issues
• Reinforce control discipline around data integrity, approvals, and segregation of duties

• Revenue Reserves & Rebates

• Provide leadership oversight of rebates and other revenue reserve accounting processes
• Ensure accurate, timely, and well-controlled calculations, accruals, and reporting
• Evaluate methodologies, assumptions, and data inputs used in reserve calculations
• Partner cross-functionally to improve data quality, contract alignment, and forecasting inputs
• Drive process standardization and documentation to ensure consistency across the organization

• Process Improvement & Project Management

• Identify and implement improvements in accounting processes, internal controls, and documentation
• Support initiatives to standardize, simplify, and automate global accounting processes
• Partner with IT and Finance to enhance systems, data flows, and reporting capabilities
• Participate in and lead special projects as assigned

• Close the Books

• Support the Global Controller in delivering a timely, accurate, and high-quality global close
• Review key journal entries, reconciliations, and analyses in complex or judgmental areas
• Areas of focus include revenue accounting (rebates, chargebacks, and other accruals), equity (including stock compensation), and other complex estimates
• Aid in global consolidation considerations and alignment across regions
• Ensure alignment of financial outputs across Controllership, FP&A, and External reporting

• Relationships

• Partner cross-functionally with IT, Internal Audit, External Auditors, FP&A, and Commercial teams
• Serve as a key liaison across global teams to ensure alignment, clarity, and accountability
• Operate effectively in a matrixed, geographically dispersed organization
• Partners closely with Internal Audit team and serves as management

• People Leadership

• Lead and develop a team across multiple locations
• Coach and assist in performance of an extended team, ensuring focus on completeness and accuracy of all process objectives
• This leadership role requires strong people management skills with the ability to motivate teams and deliver results under tight timelines in a fast-paced, global environment
• Motivate and guide teams through tight deadlines and high-pressure reporting cycles
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and strong communication

Education And Experience

• Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required; CPA strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public company and global accounting experience
• Experience with an international company preferred

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, particularly revenue recognition and complex estimates
• Significant experience with rebates, chargebacks, or similar revenue reserve structures strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of SOX and internal control frameworks
• Prominent experience leading global or geographically dispersed teams
• Demonstrated ability to perform in deadline-driven, high-pressure environments
• Proven ability to communicate effectively (up, across, down) both written and orally, with the ability to distil complex topics and explain them in “plain English”
• Ability to proactively identify problems and respond quickly
• Demonstrated strong accounting and analytical/problem solving skills