Regional Market Controller

Brinks Texas License #C00550

About Brinks:

Job Description

The Brinks Company is a global leader in secure logistics and cash management operating in more than 50 countries with a long-standing reputation for trust resilience and operational excellence. As part of a multiyear finance transformation Brinks is redefining its global accounting reporting and controls model to operate at scale through greater standardization automation and insight-driven execution.

The Market Controller plays a critical leadership role in this transformation. This position is accountable for the integrity timeliness and compliance of all financial reporting across the Market. The role serves as the single point of accountability for close execution consolidation controls statutory and external reporting and audit outcomes combining deep technical accounting leadership with strong operational and execution governance.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports directly to the Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

Core Responsibilities

Market-Level Financial Close & Reporting Leadership

• Own end-to-end oversight of the period close and consolidation across the Market including multiple legal entities operating models and currencies.
• Ensure close calendars are achieved with consistency accuracy and predictability.
• Review and approve market-level trial balances key estimates and highjudgment accounting entries.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for issues impacting financial integrity compliance or timing driving resolution in partnership with market teams and center-led functions.

Market Execution & Delivery Ownership

• Drive Market close performance including fleet accounting intercompany eliminations and complex multi-entity consolidations.
• Serve as Brinks primary owner of Record-to-Report execution delivered through managed services governing SLAs KPIs and structured service reviews with strong root-cause discipline.
• Lead resolution of execution issues impacting close quality cycle time or reliability with a focus on sustainable improvements rather than workarounds.

Accounting Policy & Technical Leadership

• Act as the Market authority on the application of US GAAP (and IFRS where applicable) ensuring consistent execution of global accounting policies.
• Review and approve complex nonroutine transactions and policy exceptions within established governance frameworks.
• Partner closely with Corporate Technical Accounting and Finance Centers of Excellence to ensure effective policy implementation across entities.

SOX Controls & Risk Management

• Own market-level accountability for Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) across market entities.
• Partner closely with the Corporate Controller and SOX teams on control design operating effectiveness deficiency remediation and audit readiness.
• Identify and manage financial reporting risks ensuring timely mitigation and clear executive visibility where required.

External Reporting Regulatory & Audit Leadership

• Oversee statutory and regulatory reporting across jurisdictions ensuring compliance with local and corporate requirements.
• Lead engagement with external auditors including audit planning information coordination issue resolution and final sign-off.
• Maintain a continuous state of audit readiness through strong documentation defensible accounting judgments and disciplined evidence retention.
• Own remediation of audit findings delivering durable control and process improvements.

Data Integrity Master Data & Governance

• Champion financial data integrity across the market including chart-of-accounts usage hierarchy governance and master data changes impacting multiple entities.
• Ensure financial reporting structures enable accurate consolidation reporting transparency and scalability.

Transformation & Continuous Improvement

• Play a leadership role in shaping Brinks future global accounting and close model.
• Drive standardization simplification and automation across the market accounting and reporting processes.
• Partner with finance transformation technology and operations teams to improve scalability while maintaining strong financial controls.
• Help shift the organization toward a more predictable analyticsenabled close and reporting environment.

Talent Leadership & Development

• Build bench strength across the controllership organization including succession planning for critical roles.

Qualifications & Experience

Required / Preferred Background

• 1215 years of progressive controllership or senior accounting leadership experience in complex multientity environments.
• Proven ownership of public-company controllership including SOX compliance and SEC reporting in a multinational context.
• Deep technical expertise in US GAAP with handson experience applying standards in operational close environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading statutory reporting managing external auditors and resolving complex accounting issues.
• Proven track record of improving close quality strengthening controls and reducing defects or cycle time.
• Experience governing shared services or managed service providers including SLA/KPI oversight and continuous improvement initiatives (required given Accenture delivery model).

Additional Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and judgment skills with the confidence to challenge results and drive factbased decisions.
• Ability to lead effectively across geographies cultures and hybrid delivery models.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Experience leading through organizational or delivery model transitions (e.g. outsourcing regional consolidation) preferred.

Whats Next

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Brinks is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity genetic information or history or any other characteristic protected by law. Brinks is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class.