Vice President Corporate Controller

The Vice President, Corporate Controller is a senior finance executive and strategic business partner to the Chief Financial Officer responsible for leading all accounting, financial reporting, compliance, internal controls, technical accounting, and financial governance functions across the enterprise. As a key member of the Finance Leadership Team, this role provides executive leadership and oversight of corporate accounting operations while ensuring financial integrity, regulatory compliance, operational effectiveness, and scalable processes that support Smart Care's continued growth and value creation objectives.

The VP, Corporate Controller serves as a trusted advisor to the CFO and executive leadership team, driving enterprise-wide financial discipline and supporting strategic decision-making through accurate, timely, and actionable financial information. This leader partners closely with operating executives, private equity sponsors, auditors, lenders, and external advisors to support growth initiatives, acquisitions, integrations, system transformations, and long-term business planning.

This role requires a highly strategic and hands-on leader capable of balancing technical accounting expertise with executive-level business acumen while building a best-in-class accounting organization that supports a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Leadership & Talent Development

• •Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting and finance organization across multiple business segments.
• •Establish organizational structure, succession planning strategies, and leadership development programs for the accounting function.
• •Drive a culture of accountability, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and employee engagement.
• •Serve as a key member of the Finance Leadership Team and contribute to enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.
• •Develop annual departmental goals and ensure alignment with broader organizational objectives.
• •Champion diversity, talent development, and employee retention initiatives within the finance organization.

Enterprise Financial Leadership

• •Provide executive oversight of all accounting operations, ensuring compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
• •Establish accounting strategies that support business growth, operational efficiency, and scalability.
• •Maintain accountability for the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• •Lead the preparation and presentation of financial results to executive leadership, lenders, board members, and private equity stakeholders.
• •Ensure accurate and timely reporting of key financial metrics, trends, and business performance indicators.

Strategic Business Partnership

• •Partner with the CFO, CEO, segment presidents, and executive leadership team to support enterprise strategy and business performance.
• •Act as a financial advisor to operational leaders, providing meaningful business insights and recommendations.
• •Support evaluation of new business opportunities, investments, acquisitions, and strategic initiatives.
• •Drive alignment between accounting, finance, operations, sales, HR, IT, and other functional areas.
• •Participate in strategic planning, business reviews, and organizational transformation efforts.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Integration

• •Support financial due diligence efforts for acquisitions and strategic transactions.
• •Lead accounting integration activities for acquired companies.
• •Ensure appropriate purchase accounting, opening balance sheet preparation, and integration of acquired entities.
• •Develop scalable accounting frameworks to support future acquisition activity.
• •Partner with private equity stakeholders and executive leadership on value creation initiatives.

Financial Governance, Risk & Compliance

• •Serve as executive owner of the company's internal control environment.
• •Lead enterprise accounting compliance, monitoring, and remediation activities.
• •Oversee risk assessment processes related to financial reporting and accounting operations.
• •Establish governance practices that support organizational growth and regulatory expectations.
• •Ensure compliance with lender reporting requirements, debt covenants, and financial obligations.
• •Provide oversight of accounting policy development and implementation.

Audit, Tax & External Relationships

• •Lead all external audit activities and serve as primary executive contact for auditors.
• •Build and maintain productive relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, banking partners, and consultants.
• •Oversee tax accounting support and coordination with external tax providers.
• •Ensure timely responses to audit findings and implementation of corrective actions as needed.
• •Support financing transactions, refinancing activities, and lender due diligence requests.

Technical Accounting & Reporting

• •Serve as executive sponsor for all technical accounting matters.
• •Provide oversight for revenue recognition, Percentage-of-Completion (POC) accounting, business combinations, lease accounting, and complex accounting transactions.
• •Ensure consistency in accounting policies and procedures across all business units.
• •Review and approve accounting conclusions for significant transactions and business events.
• •Monitor emerging accounting guidance and assess organizational impacts.

Systems, Transformation & Process Improvement

• •Lead finance modernization initiatives, including ERP optimization and automation efforts.
• •Develop long-term accounting infrastructure strategies that support business growth.
• •Drive process standardization and best practices across accounting functions.
• •Enhance management reporting and analytics capabilities.
• •Implement technology solutions that increase efficiency, visibility, and accuracy.
• •Partner with IT leadership on financial systems strategy and governance.

Financial Planning Partnership

• •Collaborate with FP&A leadership on forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes.
• •Support enterprise performance management and financial analysis activities.
• •Ensure alignment between accounting, planning, and operational reporting.
• •Provide insights on cash flow, working capital, profitability, and operational performance.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in service desk or end-user support, including senior-level responsibilities

Education

• •Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• •Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration (MBA), or related discipline preferred.

Experience

• •15+ years of progressive accounting, finance, and leadership experience.
• •Minimum 7+ years in senior accounting leadership roles with increasing responsibility.
• •Experience serving as Controller, Corporate Controller, Assistant Controller, Vice President of Accounting, or equivalent executive-level finance position.
• •Demonstrated experience leading accounting organizations in complex, multi-entity environments.
• •Experience supporting private equity-backed organizations strongly preferred.
• •Proven success operating in high-growth, acquisition-oriented businesses.
• •Significant experience working directly with executive leadership, boards of directors, lenders, and investors.

Technical Expertise

• •Deep expertise in GAAP, financial reporting, consolidations, and technical accounting.
• •Strong knowledge of internal controls, compliance programs, and financial governance.
• •Experience managing multi-company consolidations and complex organizational structures.
• •Expertise in inventory accounting, cost accounting, and operational finance.
• •Strong understanding of working capital management and cash flow optimization.
• •Advanced ERP and financial systems knowledge.

Executive Leadership Competencies

• •Strategic enterprise mindset with demonstrated executive leadership capabilities.
• •Strong executive presence with exceptional communication and p