Senior Director, Global Corporate Controller

COMPANY:
A global packaging and manufacturing provider.

REPORTS/RELATIONSHIPS:
This position will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

BASIC FUNCTIONS:
The Senior Director, Global Corporate Controller leads enterprise financial governance and global controllership, advancing financial systems, data, and reporting to enable transparent, reliable information and disciplined decision making across the organization. The role serves as a strategic partner across finance leadership and the business, developing deep business and operational insight to strengthen financial transparency, capital discipline, and enable growth, performance, and investor readiness.

Specific duties will include, but not necessarily be limited to:

Enterprise Financial Governance

Lead global consolidation, financial reporting, and governance standards.
Drive consistent accounting policies and financial reporting discipline across regions.
Lead financial risk oversight and internal control effectiveness.
Oversee external stakeholders and drive financial due diligence and reporting readiness.

Finance Infrastructure and Financial Data Governance

Establish financial data governance and ensure integrity of financial reporting data.
Influence ERP and reporting structures to support scalable finance operations.
Partner with IT to shape financial systems architecture and data frameworks.
Deliver reporting automation, BI, and AI-enabled capabilities to enhance visibility and reduce manual processes.

Cash, Woking Capital, Capital, and Financing Discipline

Drive visibility into cash generation, liquidity, and working capital performance.
Oversee strategic treasury and debt financing, including covenant compliance and lender communication.
Drive rigor in capital investment evaluation and performance tracking.
Align financial reporting with capital structure and financing strategy.

Finance Leadership, Strategic Partnership, and Organizational Evolution

Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting discipline.
Serve as a strategic partner to finance and business leadership, developing deep business and operational insight aligned to performance drivers.
Shape enterprise performance visibility and financial insight with FP&A and regional finance.
Lead financial integration for M&A and drive readiness for potential change of control events.

REQUIREMENTS:

10 to 15 years of progressive finance experience across public accounting and manufacturing.
Big Four or top-tier public accounting experience.
Strong experience in financial reporting, consolidation, controllership, and scalable financial process design and improvement.
Experience operating in multi-entity or global environments and partnering with auditors, lenders, tax and accounting advisors, and external stakeholders.
Experience with financial systems, ERP, BI, data environments, and automation; exposure to AI-enabled capabilities preferred.
Experience with working capital performance, capital investment analysis, financing structures, and M&A diligence and integration; private equity experience preferred.
Able to travel approximately 15%.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA.

COMPENSATION:
Compensation will be commensurate with experience including a competitive base salary, bonus opportunity, and competitive benefits package.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
For more information, please contact:

Gregory Lynn Tennent, Consultant
gltennent@CLCBsearch.com
704.377.0362
Coleman Lew Canny Bowen