Corporate Controller

Location: Milpitas, California (San Francisco Bay Area candidates only). Employment Type: Full-time, Exempt. Reports to: Chief Financial and Business Officer.

About the role

SEMI is seeking an experienced, strategic, and hands-on Corporate Controller to lead the organization’s worldwide accounting, financial reporting, tax, internal controls, and statutory compliance functions. Reporting to the Chief Financial and Business Officer, this role will oversee global financial consolidation and reporting, external audits, tax compliance, nonprofit and grant accounting and reporting, and Board-level financial reporting. This leader will partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to provide financial insights, improve operational effectiveness, modernize systems and processes, and support informed business decisions across SEMI’s global operations.

SEMI® is the global industry association connecting over 4,000 companies and 1.5 million professionals worldwide across the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain. We accelerate member collaboration on solutions to top industry challenges through Advocacy, Workforce Development, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management and other programs. Our SEMICON® expositions and events, technology coalitions, standards and market intelligence help advance our members’ business growth and innovations in design, devices, equipment, materials, services and software, enabling smarter, faster, more secure electronics.

Responsibilities

• Global Accounting & Financial Reporting: Direct global accounting operations, financial consolidation, and external reporting to ensure absolute accuracy, timeliness, and US GAAP compliance. Standardize global accounting policies, workflows, and reporting frameworks across all U.S. and international offices.
• Tax, Audit, & Regulatory Compliance: Manage global tax compliance, including corporate income tax, sales/use tax, VAT, GST, and consumption taxes. Drive international tax analysis, transfer pricing strategies, and required statutory documentation. Govern nonprofit and government grant accounting, ensuring strict adherence to reporting and audit requirements.
• Internal Controls & Risk Management: Design and maintain robust internal controls and financial procedures to safeguard organizational assets.
• Business Partnership & Insights: Translate complex financial data into actionable insights that support executive-level strategic decisions.
• Systems & Continuous Improvement: Spearhead the modernization of financial systems, automation tools, and workflows to eliminate manual effort and increase scalability.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and develop a high-performing, geographically distributed accounting and finance team.

What success looks like:

• Achieve all due dates for filings and reporting, obtain clean audit opinion, and fulfill Group statutory financial, grants, and tax compliance requirements.
• Propose and implement process and systems enhancements and provide solutions to areas of concern.
• Optimize and monitor contemporary business tax models in different regions, ensure the effectiveness of those approaches, and provide appropriate training to achieve internal compliance.
• Make improvements in accounting systems, workflows, and reporting processes, reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and increase operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in financial accounting, consolidation, statutory compliance, analysis, and leading a team.
• Strong understanding of worldwide accounting and tax regulations; experience in leading and implementing changes for Group restructuring and new accounting requirements.
• Good knowledge and experience of non-profit grant accounting, reporting, and uniform guidance.
• Proficient with financial systems. Experience with Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, Salesforce, Tipalti, Navan, AI products, Power BI, and system implementation is highly desirable.
• Proficient in Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot table, index, modeling skills), Word, and PowerPoint.
• CPA and prior 4–6 years of audit experience with an established CPA firm.

Skills

• Good communicator and presenter.
• Strong technical competency.
• Data-driven with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and a strong desire to learn and improve the status quo.
• Ability to take direction and execute independently.
• Organized with great time and project management skills.
• Technically savvy and comfortable working with various systems.

Pay

$185,000 – $232,000 annually, depending on qualifications, skills, and experience.

Schedule

Full-time, exempt position based in Milpitas, CA.