Controller Jobs in Arizona
Controller jobs in Arizona are in strong demand, with openings concentrated in financial services, healthcare, real estate, and technology sectors at levels from staff through senior and VP-of-finance roles. Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tucson account for the bulk of hiring, with established employers such as Banner Health, Freeport-McMoRan, and Vanguard's Arizona operations regularly recruiting for controllers with expertise in cost accounting, financial reporting, and multi-entity consolidations. Fund accounting and construction-industry controlling are among the fastest-growing specialties in the state. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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LATAM FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
JOB PURPOSE
Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is looking for a high-energy Regional Controller to help build and strengthen the finance function across its premium schools in Latin America. This is a rewarding, hands-on role for someone who wants to shape controllership, standards and systems in a highly decentralized, fast-growing portfolio.
Reporting to the Finance Director LATAM, based in Miami, the LATAM Financial Controller supports school finance teams across the region, raising the quality of month-end close, balance sheet, intercompany and reconciliations, and strengthening the control environment. The role sets standards centrally, then teaches, coaches and learns alongside the schools to embed them.
The role carries a strong systems and data focus, championing consistent use of Group platforms, improving data integrity, and supporting integration, standardization and centralization projects as the function scales. It will suit a proactive leader who influences without authority and thrives on building structure where little exists.
The role would suit individuals used to working in Private Equity-backed, multi-site or fast-paced commercial organisations, and involves travel across Latin America of 10 to 25%.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Control, Month-End and Reconciliations
Review month-end close across the LATAM portfolio, ensuring it is timely, consistent and high quality.
Review balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany balances and confirmations, and drive resolution of open and ageing items.
Strengthen the control environment across schools, embedding standard controls, review disciplines and clean audit trails.
Support Group component and local statutory audits, coordinating school responses and following findings through to closure.
Standardization of Processes, Systems and Controls
Design and roll out standard finance processes, policies, close calendars and reconciliation templates across LATAM schools.
Build common controllership standards that work across multiple countries while respecting local statutory requirements.
Identify process and control gaps, and lead continuous improvement in a highly decentralized structure.
Embed a shared way of working so that every school closes, reconciles and reports to the same standard.
Integration Support
Lead the finance integration of newly acquired schools, from opening balance sheet through to first clean close and full Group control and reporting standards.
Establish the opening balance sheet at completion, reconciling local completion accounts to the Group ledger and supporting purchase price allocation, fair value adjustments, goodwill, and deferred tax.
Reconcile the completion mechanism (locked box or completion accounts), including net working capital and net debt true-ups through to settlement.
Build and maintain full balance sheet reconciliation schedules for every account, evidenced and signed off.
Rebuild the fixed asset register and establish deferred revenue and fees-in-advance schedules reflecting the academic-year recognition profile.
Rebase accruals and provisions, including local statutory obligations (end-of-service, gratuity, PTU, severance), align AR aging and ECL provisioning, and bring leases onto balance sheet under IFRS 16.
Reconcile tax, statutory, payroll, and intercompany balances, confirming Group matching.
Map the local chart of accounts to Group and OneStream, and support ERP onboarding (Business Central standard, SAP where inherited) with data migration integrity.
Align local accounting policies to Group standards, roll out the LATAM Delegation of Authority, bank mandates, and segregation of duties, remediating single-approver and third-party payroll exposures.
Deliver the first clean month-end close under the Group calendar, producing the first management reporting pack and consolidation return.
Maintain an integration and controllership readiness tracker, escalate risks and blockers to the Finance Director, LATAM, and bring each entity to Group standards on an agreed, realistic timeline gated on evidenced completion.
Systems and Data
Act as regional finance lead for core systems (Business Central and OneStream), championing consistent and correct use.
Improve data quality and integrity across the portfolio, from master data to intercompany matching and reconciliations.
Support system and centralization projects, including migrations, upgrades and reporting automation.
Build reporting and analytics that give schools and the region faster, better financial insight.
Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management
Partner with school finance teams as a trusted advisor, teaching, coaching and raising the bar on controllership.
Learn from schools' local knowledge and feed it back into regional standards and improvements.
Provide the Finance Director, LATAM with clear, timely analysis on control health and close quality across the portfolio.
Build strong working relationships across Group Finance, Tax, Treasury and Audit.
Centralization and Transformation Projects
Participate in and help lead centralization initiatives, including shared service design and process migration.
Support transformation projects that move transactional and control activity onto common platforms and teams.
Bring a pragmatic, structured approach to change in a decentralized environment, sequencing work to manage risk.
Champion automation and efficiency across finance processes, reducing manual effort and error.
Standardization and Continuous Improvement
Ensure processes, controls and reporting stay aligned with local statutory, tax and regulatory requirements.
Maintain awareness of legal and regulatory change, and update standards, policies and systems accordingly.
Identify and implement process improvements that optimise finance operations across the region.
Share best practice across school finance teams so improvements scale beyond a single school.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications and Experience
A degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline required.
A minimum of 7 to 10 years of accounting and financial control leadership, preferably in education or multi-site service businesses.
Strong technical controllership experience, including month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany and consolidation.
IFRS and local GAAP reporting experience required.
Statutory compliance experience across multiple legal entities and countries.
Experience standardizing processes, systems and controls across a decentralized, multi-country structure preferred.
Experience supporting acquisitions and finance integration preferred.
Strong systems and data capability, experienced with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Navision) and OneStream, and advanced Excel.
CPA, Contador Público or equivalent (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) preferred.
Experience in the education industry or a multi-site industry preferred.
Private Equity-backed or international company experience preferred.
Language, Personal Specifications
Fluent in English and Spanish; Portuguese an advantage.
A high-energy, proactive builder who influences without authority, and who both teaches and learns from school teams.
Comfortable working in a highly decentralized structure and energised by helping to build the function.
Takes ownership, strives to improve processes and add value, and maintains a high level of personal integrity.
LOCATION & WORKING ARRANGEMENT
This position is based in Panama, with a hybrid working arrangement.
Candidates must be currently based in, or able to relocate to, one of these locations.
The role involves approximately 10–25% travel across Latin America.
LATAM FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
JOB PURPOSE
Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is looking for a high-energy Regional Controller to help build and strengthen the finance function across its premium schools in Latin America. This is a rewarding, hands-on role for someone who wants to shape controllership, standards and systems in a highly decentralized, fast-growing portfolio.
Reporting to the Finance Director LATAM, based in Miami, the LATAM Financial Controller supports school finance teams across the region, raising the quality of month-end close, balance sheet, intercompany and reconciliations, and strengthening the control environment. The role sets standards centrally, then teaches, coaches and learns alongside the schools to embed them.
The role carries a strong systems and data focus, championing consistent use of Group platforms, improving data integrity, and supporting integration, standardization and centralization projects as the function scales. It will suit a proactive leader who influences without authority and thrives on building structure where little exists.
The role would suit individuals used to working in Private Equity-backed, multi-site or fast-paced commercial organisations, and involves travel across Latin America of 10 to 25%.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Control, Month-End and Reconciliations
Review month-end close across the LATAM portfolio, ensuring it is timely, consistent and high quality.
Review balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany balances and confirmations, and drive resolution of open and ageing items.
Strengthen the control environment across schools, embedding standard controls, review disciplines and clean audit trails.
Support Group component and local statutory audits, coordinating school responses and following findings through to closure.
Standardization of Processes, Systems and Controls
Design and roll out standard finance processes, policies, close calendars and reconciliation templates across LATAM schools.
Build common controllership standards that work across multiple countries while respecting local statutory requirements.
Identify process and control gaps, and lead continuous improvement in a highly decentralized structure.
Embed a shared way of working so that every school closes, reconciles and reports to the same standard.
Integration Support
Lead the finance integration of newly acquired schools, from opening balance sheet through to first clean close and full Group control and reporting standards.
Establish the opening balance sheet at completion, reconciling local completion accounts to the Group ledger and supporting purchase price allocation, fair value adjustments, goodwill, and deferred tax.
Reconcile the completion mechanism (locked box or completion accounts), including net working capital and net debt true-ups through to settlement.
Build and maintain full balance sheet reconciliation schedules for every account, evidenced and signed off.
Rebuild the fixed asset register and establish deferred revenue and fees-in-advance schedules reflecting the academic-year recognition profile.
Rebase accruals and provisions, including local statutory obligations (end-of-service, gratuity, PTU, severance), align AR aging and ECL provisioning, and bring leases onto balance sheet under IFRS 16.
Reconcile tax, statutory, payroll, and intercompany balances, confirming Group matching.
Map the local chart of accounts to Group and OneStream, and support ERP onboarding (Business Central standard, SAP where inherited) with data migration integrity.
Align local accounting policies to Group standards, roll out the LATAM Delegation of Authority, bank mandates, and segregation of duties, remediating single-approver and third-party payroll exposures.
Deliver the first clean month-end close under the Group calendar, producing the first management reporting pack and consolidation return.
Maintain an integration and controllership readiness tracker, escalate risks and blockers to the Finance Director, LATAM, and bring each entity to Group standards on an agreed, realistic timeline gated on evidenced completion.
Systems and Data
Act as regional finance lead for core systems (Business Central and OneStream), championing consistent and correct use.
Improve data quality and integrity across the portfolio, from master data to intercompany matching and reconciliations.
Support system and centralization projects, including migrations, upgrades and reporting automation.
Build reporting and analytics that give schools and the region faster, better financial insight.
Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management
Partner with school finance teams as a trusted advisor, teaching, coaching and raising the bar on controllership.
Learn from schools' local knowledge and feed it back into regional standards and improvements.
Provide the Finance Director, LATAM with clear, timely analysis on control health and close quality across the portfolio.
Build strong working relationships across Group Finance, Tax, Treasury and Audit.
Centralization and Transformation Projects
Participate in and help lead centralization initiatives, including shared service design and process migration.
Support transformation projects that move transactional and control activity onto common platforms and teams.
Bring a pragmatic, structured approach to change in a decentralized environment, sequencing work to manage risk.
Champion automation and efficiency across finance processes, reducing manual effort and error.
Standardization and Continuous Improvement
Ensure processes, controls and reporting stay aligned with local statutory, tax and regulatory requirements.
Maintain awareness of legal and regulatory change, and update standards, policies and systems accordingly.
Identify and implement process improvements that optimise finance operations across the region.
Share best practice across school finance teams so improvements scale beyond a single school.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications and Experience
A degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline required.
A minimum of 7 to 10 years of accounting and financial control leadership, preferably in education or multi-site service businesses.
Strong technical controllership experience, including month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany and consolidation.
IFRS and local GAAP reporting experience required.
Statutory compliance experience across multiple legal entities and countries.
Experience standardizing processes, systems and controls across a decentralized, multi-country structure preferred.
Experience supporting acquisitions and finance integration preferred.
Strong systems and data capability, experienced with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Navision) and OneStream, and advanced Excel.
CPA, Contador Público or equivalent (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) preferred.
Experience in the education industry or a multi-site industry preferred.
Private Equity-backed or international company experience preferred.
Language, Personal Specifications
Fluent in English and Spanish; Portuguese an advantage.
A high-energy, proactive builder who influences without authority, and who both teaches and learns from school teams.
Comfortable working in a highly decentralized structure and energised by helping to build the function.
Takes ownership, strives to improve processes and add value, and maintains a high level of personal integrity.
LOCATION & WORKING ARRANGEMENT
This position is based in Panama, with a hybrid working arrangement.
Candidates must be currently based in, or able to relocate to, one of these locations.
The role involves approximately 10–25% travel across Latin America.
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- CPA license active or eligible in Arizona through the Arizona State Board of Accountancy
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field required
- Five or more years of progressive accounting experience including prior supervisory responsibility
- Proven experience with month-end close, financial statement preparation, and GAAP compliance
- Advanced proficiency in ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or NetSuite
- Experience managing external audits and coordinating with public accounting firms
Controller Jobs in Arizona: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a controller in Arizona?
Most controller roles in Arizona require a CPA license issued or recognized by the Arizona State Board of Accountancy, which administers the Uniform CPA Exam through NASBA. Candidates typically hold a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance with sufficient credit hours to sit for the exam, then build several years of progressive experience in public accounting or industry. Arizona employers frequently promote from senior accountant or accounting manager roles into controller positions once candidates hold an active CPA.
Which companies hire controllers in Arizona?
Employers hiring controllers in Arizona right now include WorldWide Jet Charter, Koch, and Troon, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Arizona's mix of large healthcare systems, mining and energy companies, financial services firms, and fast-growing technology employers means controller openings appear across a wide range of industries throughout the state year-round.
Which Arizona cities have the most controller jobs?
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Chandler are the Arizona cities with the most controller openings. Phoenix and Scottsdale together dominate the market because they are home to the majority of Arizona's corporate headquarters, regional financial services operations, and large healthcare systems, while Tucson's concentration of university-affiliated institutions, defense contractors, and regional health networks drives consistent demand in the southern part of the state.
Are there remote controller jobs in Arizona?
Yes, and more than many finance roles, because controllers at smaller or mid-market companies increasingly work remotely once they have established processes. About 26% of controller openings tied to Arizona are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting broad adoption of cloud-based ERP and reporting platforms. Financial reporting, budgeting, and consolidation work tend to be the most remote-compatible portions of the role, while audit coordination and team oversight more often require occasional on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a controller in Arizona with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is entering through a staff or senior accountant role at one of Arizona's large public accounting firms or at a healthcare system such as Banner Health or Dignity Health, both of which run structured rotational programs for early-career accounting professionals. Sitting for the CPA exam through the Arizona State Board of Accountancy while working full-time signals commitment and accelerates promotion timelines. Lateral moves from budget analyst, internal audit, or accounting manager roles are common stepping stones into a first controller title.
Where can I find and apply to controller jobs in Arizona?
You can find and apply to controller jobs in Arizona on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings posted by Arizona employers. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, industry preference, and location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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