VP, Controller

Whats the Short Version

The Vice President Controller leads SanMars finance operating platform and is accountable for the effectiveness scalability service quality and integrity of accounting AP AR shared services payroll and transactional cash-management activities. This leader will modernize the finance and accounting operating model to strengthen controls improve service increase automation and build capabilities for SanMars continued growth and increasing complexity. This executive partners closely with the Chief Financial Officer and provides leadership to the Technical Accounting Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Payroll and Banking Operations functions.

The Vice President Controller also serves as the finance integration owner for acquisitions. The role provides executive leadership to the organization while preserving controller independence and direct escalation authority over accounting policy financial reporting close balance-sheet integrity reconciliations and control matters.

What Will You Be Doing

• Lead and develop a large multifunctional Finance Operations organization with a culture of accountability collaboration service continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Establish operating priorities governance service levels controls and performance measures for Finance Operations.
• Build scalable processes systems and leadership capabilities to support continued growth and increasing business complexity.
• Provide executive oversight to the Technical Accounting organization while maintaining a clear Controller charter and direct escalation rights for material accounting reporting audit and control matters.
• Ensure timely accurate and well-controlled monthly quarterly and annual financial reporting processes.
• Oversee balance-sheet integrity inventory accounting cash accounting reconciliations internal controls audit support and compliance with U.S. GAAP and company policy.
• Promote effective use of BlackLine Oracle EPM and other finance technologies to improve close automation quality transparency and accountability.
• Provide executive leadership for Accounts Payable Credit and Accounts Receivable Cash Application Payroll and Vendor and Customer Master Data.
• Establish end-to-end ownership and improvement roadmaps for Procure-to-Pay Order-to-Cash Payroll and related transaction processes.
• Improve service quality cycle times straight-through processing productivity controls and ensure an excellent customer and vendor experience.
• Monitor DSO aging collections effectiveness cash-application performance payment performance payroll accuracy and other working-capital and service metrics.
• Partner with the Tax function to provide organizational support across income sales and use property international and other applicable tax matters.
• Partner with the Tax leader CFO legal counsel and external advisers on planning risk management business initiatives acquisitions legal-entity matters and international subsidiaries.
• Oversee transactional banking activities including payment execution bank-account administration portal access positive pay daily cash reporting and related controls.
• Maintain appropriate segregation between the transaction teams cash movement and the Technical Accounting-owned bank reconciliation cash accounting independent review and control-design responsibilities.
• Lead cross-functional finance transformation standardization automation workflow redesign and finance-data improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Technology and business leaders on ERP finance applications master data reporting controls and process integration.
• Serve as finance integration owner for potential acquisitions coordinating accounting transaction services payroll banking systems working capital and local finance workstreams.
• Partner with the Director of Technical Accounting on purchase accounting and opening-balance-sheet integrity with Tax on cross-border structuring and compliance and with FP&A on synergy and value-capture measurement.
• Establish scalable finance and accounting operating models for the business and international entities including local statutory finance capability where required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

What Are We Looking For

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related field.
• 12 years of progressive finance and accounting leadership experience including senior responsibility for multiple finance disciplines in a large complex organization
• Prior experience as a Vice President of Finance Controller Chief Accounting Officer Divisional CFO or senior Finance Operations leader with meaningful responsibility for both accounting/control and operational finance is preferred
• Demonstrated success leading large multifunctional teams and developing senior leaders.
• Deep knowledge of financial reporting U.S. GAAP accounting controls shared services working capital and end-to-end operational finance processes combined with the ability to operate at an enterprise level.
• Experience leading organizational change process transformation automation and technology-enabled improvement.
• Executive-level communication judgment collaboration and change-leadership skills.
• CPA strongly preferred; MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Experience in distribution wholesale manufacturing apparel consumer products or another supply-chain-intensive business is preferred.
• Experience with ERP and finance technology modernization including Microsoft Dynamics 365 or comparable enterprise platforms and driving adoption after implementation is preferred
• Experience with acquisitions post-close integration international operations statutory reporting VAT/GST transfer pricing or multi-entity finance operations is preferred.

Whats Our Offer

Salary Range: Youll earn between $275000 - $375000 annually depending on experience.

Bonus: This role is eligible for a scalable bonus based on company metrics.

Paid Time Off: Youll accrue paid time off on a bi-weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.

Additional Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits
• 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings matched & vested at every pay cycle
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pet insurance

What Should You Expect

Hybrid: SanMars Eastpointe office is located in Issaquah WA in the Seattle metropolitan area. Employees are required to work in our offices Tuesday through Thursday each week and additional days may be added based on business needs. Our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. Periodic travel may be required. The employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods while working on a computer and participating in virtual and in-person meetings. Frequent use of hands for keyboarding and standard office equipment is required. Occasional standing walking and reaching may be needed to attend meetings or collaborate in an office setting. The role requires the ability to perform close visual work on a computer for extended periods. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 1015 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.