Corporate Controller

Life-Science Innovations has a full-time opportunity for a Corporate Controller to join their team.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce enterprise‑wide accounting policies, ensuring consistent GAAP compliance, accurate intercompany accounting, and a timely, high‑quality close across all entities.
• Lead financial reporting through comprehensive review of business-unit financials, owning the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of reported results.
• Serve as primary liaison with external auditors, coordinating audits and reviews and leading resolution of audit findings.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and oversight to accounting staff; own the standard-setting and oversight of reporting, KPI frameworks, budgeting processes, and close expectations.
• Design, maintain, and monitor a robust internal control framework, including risk assessments, fraud prevention, segregation of duties, and ERP control evaluation.
• Oversee complex technical accounting matters such as revenue recognition, inventory valuation, lease accounting, fixed assets, and other non‑routine transactions.
• Set control standards and performance expectations for centralized transactional functions (AP, AR, cash management), monitoring working capital, credit risk, and treasury controls.
• Partner with the CFO on liquidity management, banking relationships, and overall treasury strategy.
• Drive accounting systems optimization and process improvement, including ERP standardization, integrations, month‑end close process, and shared services efficiency.
• Support strategic initiatives including M&A activity, accounting due diligence, purchase accounting, post‑acquisition integration, and development of future finance leaders.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge in financial forecasting, accounting principles and financial data analysis.
• Clear understanding of GAAP.
• Familiarity with current finance and accounting related laws and regulations.

Skills

• Proficiency in all aspects of corporate accounting methods.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other business software including ERP systems.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and written; skilled in negotiation.
• Possess strong leadership skills and business acumen.

Abilities

• Ability to prioritize and delegate responsibilities effectively.
• Ability to make important decisions under pressure, with integrity and solid moral judgment.
• Expert problem solver, analytical thinker, and decision maker.
• Strong business partner to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Ability to drive cross‑functional collaboration between Finance and the Shared Service Teams.

Experience

• Extensive experience in the financial sector with a strong financial vision and insight.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a senior accounting position.
• Previous experience leading/managing one or more accounting functions preferred.
• Previous experience in animal health, biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Education

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in business management, finance, accounting, or related field.
• Master’s degree and/or CPA preferred.

Pay: $134,823 - $168,529/Year

Benefits at LSI

We are proud to offer a generous benefit package in addition to competitive compensation. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance options, a Health Savings Account with company match, 401K plan with company match up to 4% of your compensation, PTO accrual, two personal days per year, holiday pay, company paid short and long term disability, and company paid life insurance.