Vice President, Controller

About the role

The VP Controller at Murphy USA is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the company's financials, strengthening accounting discipline, enhancing reporting accuracy and timeliness, and serving as a trusted partner across the business.

Qualifications

• Culture Fit: High integrity, transparency, and strong sense of ownership; humble, hands-on leader who leads from the front and builds credibility through expertise; collaborative partner who works effectively across finance, operations, and corporate functions; detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy, discipline, and continuous improvement; calm under pressure; able to navigate complexity and deadlines with consistency; strong people leader who develops talent and builds a high-performing accounting organization; solid communication skills to keep all parties informed on issues and project status.
• Capabilities: Deep technical accounting expertise (US GAAP, SEC reporting, SOX compliance); leads all aspects of accounting operations including general ledger, close process, consolidations, and financial reporting; drives a best-in-class close process — accurate, efficient, and timely; strong internal controls orientation; ensures a robust and scalable SOX environment; partners closely with FP&A, tax, treasury, and operations to ensure alignment between reporting and business performance; leads external audit relationship and manages audit process effectively; systems and process mindset - improves and scales accounting systems, automation, and workflows; ability to translate technical accounting into clear business implications for senior leadership; supports M&A integration, technical accounting assessments, and special projects as needed.
• Background / Experience: Combination of Big 4 audit experience and public company accounting leadership roles; prefer candidates with experience at the Senior Manager level or above within Big 4; subsequent experience as a Senior Director or VP-level accounting leader within a public company environment; strong SEC reporting experience, including 10-K, 10-Q, and earnings support; deep experience with SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit management; experience leading and developing accounting teams in a complex, multi-entity environment; industry experience in retail, energy, consumer, or other margin-sensitive businesses preferred; track record of progression and increasing responsibility; CPA required; MBA a plus.