Director, Accounting and Controllership

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety, and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality, and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries, and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines, and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

To learn more, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow us on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About This Position

This position plays a pivotal leadership role within Carrier’s accounting organization, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of financial operations across a dynamic business unit. The role is responsible for overseeing the daily execution of accounting activities in alignment with US GAAP, SOX requirements, and established internal control frameworks. As a trusted partner to cross-functional teams, this position provides timely, reliable financial insights that support strategic decision-making at the leadership level. The successful candidate will guide and develop a team of accounting professionals, fostering operational excellence while driving continuous improvement across processes, reporting, and controls.

Role Responsibilities

• Leads multiple teams, and manages activities, processes, and large-scale projects for a large organization.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of general ledger preparation, project and/or government accounting activities to maintain proper functioning of the unit.
• Ensures accurate and timely consolidations, closing of financial statements and compliance activities are performed.
• Determines policies, procedures, and controls are in place to protect company assets.
• Directs and reviews the preparation and presentation of management reports and/or corporate reporting requirements, to ensure integrity of information and keep management updated on key information.
• Guides the team on a wide variety of complex accounting and business issues to help resolve the issues.
• Develops standards and makes strategic decisions based on the knowledge of accounting concepts, wide-ranging experience, superior analytical skills, and knowledge of industry.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting / finance / business administration / economics / commerce.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• 8+ years applying U.S. GAAP in monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• 5+ years’ experience designing, executing, and testing SOX controls and internal control frameworks.
• 5+ years’ experience leading teams and/or managing cross-functional projects.
• 8+ years’ experience using Excel at an advanced level (pivot tables, complex formulas, macros).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in accounting / Finance.
• Certified CPA or CMA is strongly preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience with SAP.
• Demonstrated success communicating with senior leaders, collaborating across functions, and presenting financial information clearly.

Additional Information

Candidates must be authorized to work in the USA without restriction; visa sponsorship is not available.

The annual salary for this position is between $174,500.00 - $348,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation:

• This position is entitled to both short and long-term incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives.
• Retirement Benefits: Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation.
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment.
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account.
• Tuition Assistance.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 30 July 2026.

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