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Business Controller jobs are open across manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and technology, at levels from staff controller to VP of Finance, with specializations in cost accounting, FP&A, and consolidations. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Senior Business Controller (FP&A & Business Partnering)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Controller to support and drive financial performance across a growing network of maritime services and logistics operations. This highly visible role combines FP&A, financial controlling, business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance management responsibilities while working closely with operational and commercial leaders.
As a trusted advisor to business leadership, you will provide actionable financial insights, identify opportunities to improve profitability, challenge assumptions, and support strategic decision-making. This is an outstanding opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys connecting financial data to operational performance and business outcomes.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), commercial finance, business controlling, management reporting, and financial performance management, along with the ability to influence decisions across a complex, multi-site organization.
What You'll Do
Financial Performance Management & Business Partnering
- Own financial performance analysis for assigned business units, service lines, and operating locations.
- Analyze revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, operating income, and key operational KPIs.
- Identify and explain variances versus budget, forecast, and prior-year performance.
- Partner with operational and commercial leaders to understand business drivers and improve results.
- Lead monthly business reviews and performance discussions.
- Identify financial risks, opportunities, and profitability improvement initiatives.
- Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Track financial impact and execution of performance improvement initiatives.
FP&A, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities.
- Develop and maintain driver-based financial forecasts and financial models.
- Perform scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and strategic planning support.
- Evaluate financial implications of changing business conditions and operational decisions.
- Support executive leadership with decision-support analysis and recommendations.
- Improve forecast accuracy and financial visibility across the organization.
Reporting, Analytics & Continuous Improvement
- Deliver accurate, timely, and insightful management reporting.
- Develop dashboards, KPI reporting, and business performance analytics.
- Utilize ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and reporting tools to enhance decision-making.
- Improve financial processes, reporting standards, and analytical capabilities.
- Identify automation opportunities and reporting efficiencies.
- Support the ongoing development of financial planning and performance management processes.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Build strong relationships with finance, operations, and commercial stakeholders.
- Share best practices and provide guidance to finance team members.
- Support a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
- Demonstrate leadership through initiative, ownership, and commercial judgment.
- Contribute to the continued evolution of the Finance and FP&A function.
Requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 6+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Business Controlling, Commercial Finance, Financial Management, or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting operational or commercial business leaders.
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, management reporting, and performance analysis.
- Experience presenting financial insights and recommendations to management.
Preferred Experience
- Logistics, transportation, maritime services, industrial services, manufacturing, or other operationally intensive industries.
- Multi-location, decentralized, or multinational organizations.
- Experience improving financial processes and reporting capabilities.
- Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, or similar ERP and business intelligence platforms.
- Team leadership, project leadership, or mentoring experience.
Core Competencies
- Strong understanding of financial statements, management accounting, and profitability analysis.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to identify root causes and develop business-focused solutions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management abilities.
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- Self-motivated, results-oriented, and collaborative.
What Success Looks Like
The ideal candidate combines technical finance expertise with strong business acumen and a proactive mindset. They don't just report numbers, they help the business understand what the numbers mean and what actions should be taken.
Success in this role will be measured by:
- Forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
- Quality and impact of financial insights.
- Identification of financial risks and opportunities.
- Improvement of profitability and business performance.
- Reporting accuracy, timeliness, and transparency.
- Effectiveness of business partnering with operational and commercial leaders.
- Contributions to process improvement and finance transformation initiatives.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to play a strategic role within a growing maritime services and logistics organization while partnering directly with senior leadership. You'll have the ability to influence business decisions, enhance financial performance, lead meaningful improvements, and help shape the future of our Finance and FP&A capabilities.
If you're a finance professional who enjoys FP&A, business partnering, financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, performance management, and driving business results, we'd love to hear from you.
Senior Business Controller (FP&A & Business Partnering)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Controller to support and drive financial performance across a growing network of maritime services and logistics operations. This highly visible role combines FP&A, financial controlling, business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance management responsibilities while working closely with operational and commercial leaders.
As a trusted advisor to business leadership, you will provide actionable financial insights, identify opportunities to improve profitability, challenge assumptions, and support strategic decision-making. This is an outstanding opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys connecting financial data to operational performance and business outcomes.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), commercial finance, business controlling, management reporting, and financial performance management, along with the ability to influence decisions across a complex, multi-site organization.
What You'll Do
Financial Performance Management & Business Partnering
- Own financial performance analysis for assigned business units, service lines, and operating locations.
- Analyze revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, operating income, and key operational KPIs.
- Identify and explain variances versus budget, forecast, and prior-year performance.
- Partner with operational and commercial leaders to understand business drivers and improve results.
- Lead monthly business reviews and performance discussions.
- Identify financial risks, opportunities, and profitability improvement initiatives.
- Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Track financial impact and execution of performance improvement initiatives.
FP&A, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities.
- Develop and maintain driver-based financial forecasts and financial models.
- Perform scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and strategic planning support.
- Evaluate financial implications of changing business conditions and operational decisions.
- Support executive leadership with decision-support analysis and recommendations.
- Improve forecast accuracy and financial visibility across the organization.
Reporting, Analytics & Continuous Improvement
- Deliver accurate, timely, and insightful management reporting.
- Develop dashboards, KPI reporting, and business performance analytics.
- Utilize ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and reporting tools to enhance decision-making.
- Improve financial processes, reporting standards, and analytical capabilities.
- Identify automation opportunities and reporting efficiencies.
- Support the ongoing development of financial planning and performance management processes.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Build strong relationships with finance, operations, and commercial stakeholders.
- Share best practices and provide guidance to finance team members.
- Support a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
- Demonstrate leadership through initiative, ownership, and commercial judgment.
- Contribute to the continued evolution of the Finance and FP&A function.
Requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 6+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Business Controlling, Commercial Finance, Financial Management, or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting operational or commercial business leaders.
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, management reporting, and performance analysis.
- Experience presenting financial insights and recommendations to management.
Preferred Experience
- Logistics, transportation, maritime services, industrial services, manufacturing, or other operationally intensive industries.
- Multi-location, decentralized, or multinational organizations.
- Experience improving financial processes and reporting capabilities.
- Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, or similar ERP and business intelligence platforms.
- Team leadership, project leadership, or mentoring experience.
Core Competencies
- Strong understanding of financial statements, management accounting, and profitability analysis.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to identify root causes and develop business-focused solutions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management abilities.
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- Self-motivated, results-oriented, and collaborative.
What Success Looks Like
The ideal candidate combines technical finance expertise with strong business acumen and a proactive mindset. They don't just report numbers, they help the business understand what the numbers mean and what actions should be taken.
Success in this role will be measured by:
- Forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
- Quality and impact of financial insights.
- Identification of financial risks and opportunities.
- Improvement of profitability and business performance.
- Reporting accuracy, timeliness, and transparency.
- Effectiveness of business partnering with operational and commercial leaders.
- Contributions to process improvement and finance transformation initiatives.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to play a strategic role within a growing maritime services and logistics organization while partnering directly with senior leadership. You'll have the ability to influence business decisions, enhance financial performance, lead meaningful improvements, and help shape the future of our Finance and FP&A capabilities.
If you're a finance professional who enjoys FP&A, business partnering, financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, performance management, and driving business results, we'd love to hear from you.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Electronics & Hardware
- Manufacturing
- Distribution & Wholesale
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in business controller jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- CPA license or active progress toward CPA certification
- Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Workday
- Five or more years of progressive accounting or financial reporting experience
- Experience preparing consolidated financial statements under U.S. GAAP
- Strong working knowledge of internal controls and SOX compliance
Tips for Your Business Controller Job Search
Tailor your resume to controller-specific metrics
Hiring managers for business controller roles want to see the scale you've managed, so quantify the entities you've consolidated, budget cycles you've owned, and close timelines you've reduced. Generic finance bullets get filtered out fast.
Highlight your ERP proficiency prominently
Business controller postings almost always specify SAP, Oracle, or Workday. Name the exact modules you've used, such as SAP S/4HANA or Oracle EPM, and place them near the top of your resume so a hiring manager spots them before the first phone screen.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists business controller openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your industry and seniority level and apply directly to each listing without jumping between sites.
Target postings by industry to sharpen your pitch
A business controller role in manufacturing centers on standard costing and variance analysis, while one in SaaS leans toward ARR reporting and deferred revenue. Filter openings by industry and reframe your experience to match what that sector actually measures.
Prepare a case study for your interview
Interviewers for controller roles frequently ask you to walk through a close process you redesigned or a reporting error you caught. Prepare one concrete example with the problem, your action, and the measurable outcome so you can answer fluently under pressure.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
When you receive an offer, clarify which entities and legal structures fall under your remit, whether you'll own external audit relationships, and how headcount decisions work. Scope creep after you start is harder to push back on than a conversation at the offer stage.
Business Controller Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most business controllers?
AMETEK, Atlas Copco, and KONE are hiring the most business controllers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Massachusetts, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest in manufacturing and healthcare, where multi-entity consolidations and cost accounting depth are common requirements.
How many business controller jobs are remote?
About 45% of business controller openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote arrangements more common in FP&A-heavy and SaaS-sector roles than in cost accounting or plant controller positions, which often require on-site presence for inventory and operations oversight.
How do you become a business controller?
Start with a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, then build several years of experience in general ledger accounting or financial reporting. Earning a CPA strengthens your candidacy significantly. Progress through senior accountant and accounting manager roles, develop ERP proficiency, and take on close ownership and consolidation responsibilities before targeting controller titles.
Can you get a business controller job with little experience?
Breaking in with limited experience is difficult because most postings require hands-on close ownership, but it's achievable by targeting smaller companies or divisions where the controller wears multiple hats. Build ERP skills, volunteer for month-end close tasks in your current role, and pursue your CPA to close the gap that experience alone hasn't filled yet.
What does the business controller interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen, followed by a technical interview where you walk through your close process, consolidation experience, and familiarity with internal controls. A case study or take-home exercise testing your Excel or ERP skills is common at mid-stage. Final rounds usually include the CFO and sometimes a cross-functional leader whose budget you'd support.
Where can I find and apply to business controller jobs?
You can find and apply to business controller jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your industry background and seniority level, then apply directly to each listing that fits your experience.
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