Vice President, Corporate Controller

About the role

The Vice President, Corporate Controller is a senior finance leader responsible for overseeing all accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls across the Trystar enterprise. This role builds and leads a high-performing controllership organization while establishing the financial infrastructure, processes, and controls necessary to support Trystar's continued growth and evolving governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the enterprise controllership organization, including general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cost accounting, and technical accounting functions, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and fully compliant reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP, with an eye toward evolving external reporting standards.
• Design, implement, and maintain a robust internal controls framework over financial reporting, including documentation of key controls, risk assessments, and remediation plans sufficient to meet the highest governance and audit standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, managing the audit relationship and driving readiness for audits conducted under PCAOB standards, including preparation of SEC-quality financial statements and disclosures.
• Provide authoritative technical accounting guidance on complex transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, lease accounting, revenue recognition, and equity-based compensation, ensuring proper treatment under U.S. GAAP and, where applicable, SEC regulations.
• Drive ERP and financial systems optimization to support scalable, efficient, and well-controlled accounting processes across a multi-site manufacturing environment, partnering with IT and operations leadership on systems roadmap and implementation.
• Partner with the CFO and executive leadership to support strategic initiatives including M&A integration, capital markets readiness, investor reporting, and board and audit committee communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; CPA designation required.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including significant time in a senior controllership or equivalent leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience operating under SEC reporting requirements and SOX compliance frameworks; prior public company experience strongly preferred.
• Deep technical accounting expertise across U.S. GAAP, with specific experience in complex areas such as business combinations, lease accounting (ASC 842), and revenue recognition (ASC 606).
• Experience managing external audit relationships under PCAOB standards, including improving compliance and documentation required for audits to those standards.
• Proven track record of building, developing, and leading high-performing accounting teams in a high-growth, multi-site environment.
• Familiarity with cost accounting and over-time revenue recognition.
• ERP implementation or optimization experience (Epicor, SAP, Oracle, or similar) in a manufacturing setting.
• Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to translate complex accounting matters for non-financial stakeholders, board members, and investors.
• MBA or Master’s degree in Accounting preferred; Big 4 or national accounting firm background a plus.