Director, Assistant Controller (REMOTE)

When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life-saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.

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If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you.

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Job Summary and Responsibilities:

The Director of Accounting / Assistant Controller is a key leadership role within the Finance organization, reporting directly to the Corporate Controller. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the integrity of the company’s financial reporting, leading the global close and consolidation process, and ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal control requirements.

This role requires a highly collaborative leader who can work cross-functionally and across regions to resolve complex accounting matters, drive process improvements, and align stakeholders around consistent, scalable solutions. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, operational discipline, and the ability to influence and lead in a dynamic, global environment.

Financial Reporting & Close Leadership

• Lead the global month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistency across all entities
• Oversee general ledger activities, account reconciliations, and financial reporting deliverables
• Consolidate global financial results, perform variance analysis, and present insights to senior leadership
• Assist with month-end review calls with Corporate FP&A and international/regional finance teams

Technical Accounting & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies across all regions
• Evaluate and oversee key accounting areas including revenue recognition, inventory, intercompany transactions, leases, fixed assets, accruals, and reserves
• Maintain and enhance a robust SOX control environment; ensure ongoing compliance with internal controls
• Coordinate and lead external audit activities, including preparation of audit deliverables and resolution of audit findings
• Oversee preparation and compliance with debt covenants and other regulatory reporting requirements

Cross-Functional & Global Leadership

• Partner closely with FP&A, Operations, Supply Chain, Tax, and IT to address complex business and accounting issues
• Act as a key finance liaison across regions, aligning global teams on accounting policies, processes, and best practices
• Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving to address operational and financial challenges, ensuring scalable and sustainable solutions
• Drive consistency and standardization across global accounting processes

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify opportunities to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of accounting processes
• Partner with IT to implement ERP enhancements, automation tools, and system integrations to accelerate the close and improve reporting
• Lead initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce manual processes, and strengthen data integrity

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA required
• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting and/or corporate environments (Big 4 strongly preferred) or combination of education and experience.