Director, Assistant Controller at Crowley in Jacksonville, FL

Job description

Overview Who We Are: Crowley is a privately held, U.S.-owned and operated company serving the maritime, logistics and energy industries with scale in 36 nations and island territories. Our Purpose is to bravely advance what’s possible to elevate people and planet, guided by our values of Integrity, Sustainability and Drive. With more than $3 billion in annual revenue, our solutions provide integrated supply chains with a commitment to safety and reliability in our ocean and land transportation services and facilities. We set high standards, operate with discipline, and continuously improve how we work. Performance, operational excellence and innovation drive how we compete, grow and deliver to our customers and partners. Work Arrangement: Hybrid What You'll Do: The Director, Assistant Controller oversees assigned accounting operations and financial reporting activities, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial information. This role leads accounting teams, maintains effective internal controls, drives process improvements, supports compliance requirements, and partners with business and finance leaders to support organizational objectives. The position provides leadership across accounting processes, financial governance, risk management, and operational excellence while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Lead assigned accounting functions and related financial reporting activities. Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities. Oversee accounting processes, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance requirements. Establish and maintain effective accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls. Support preparation and review of financial analyses, reporting packages, and management information. Partner with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Human Resources, Operations, and other stakeholders to support business objectives. Coordinate internal and external audit activities and support timely resolution of audit findings. Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and operational efficiencies. Support acquisitions, integrations, system implementations, and organizational changes as required. Develop team capabilities through coaching, training, succession planning, and performance management. Qualifications Experience: 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience in a large, complex, multi-entity organization. Controllership leadership spanning both record-to-report and transactional accounting operations (accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit, payroll accounting). Demonstrated ownership of internal control design, control evidence standards and external audit support. Experience with reserve methodology, including bad debt/CECL, and risk or loss accrual estimation. Track record of process standardization, automation and shared-service or outsourced-provider governance. Experience leading managers of teams through growth, integration and transformation CPA required. Education & Credentials: Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required; MBA or advanced degree preferred; CPA required. Technical Skills: ERP platforms, including Oracle Cloud (preferred) or SAP, covering general ledger, payables, receivables, fixed assets, intercompany and project modules. Account reconciliation and close-management tools (BlackLine or equivalent), including task management, certification workflow and matching automation. Procure-to-pay and order-to-cash platforms, including invoice automation, corporate card, credit and collections tools. Payroll systems and payroll accounting interfaces; expense management platforms • US GAAP required; technical research and application (preferred but not required). Internal control frameworks, process narrative documentation and control evidence standards. Advanced understanding of master data go