Mural is hiring a
Vice President, Global Controller

Summary

Join our team as a Global Controller and play a leading role in supporting various aspects of accounting management, including overseeing the monthly close process, preparation of financial statements, and ownership of the annual audit.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA required
• 7+ years of public and private accounting, with experience in a global corporate setting
• Proactive engagement of business issues combined with thoughtful solutions
• Ability to work independently and use sound judgment in decision making
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and deliver results
• Strong Microsoft Office (especially Excel) skills are a must
• Experience working in a private equity backed environment a plus
• Excellent communication, writing, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Manage team responsible for the accurate accounting and billing for the organization
• Oversee global accounting and banking records, ledgers, and reporting, ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities
• Preparation of reconciliation and analysis of company results against trend and budget, including the reconciliation of global intercompany activity, with supporting analysis and commentary to internal and external parties
• Responsible for coordination and timely completion of the year-end audit
• Serve as a key accounting technician to research various accounting issues and new accounting standards such as but not limited to revenue recognition, investments, and consolidation/elimination rules
• Develop policies to ensure the company operates in compliance with company policies and procedures, GAAP, IFRS, Financial Accounting Standards (FASB), and other regulatory requirements
• Involvement with ad hoc requests for both data and analysis, leading and/or participating in cross-functional to drive financial and operational improvements
• Involvement in due diligence on potential acquisitions. Also, involvement in post-acquisition accounting and financial reporting integration
• Continuous transformation through the identification of processes that can be optimized or automated for improved efficiency and accuracy
• Provide training, mentoring, and development to accounting staff to ensure the function performs at maximum performance levels