Vice President and Corporate Controller Jobs

Vice President and Corporate Controller jobs are open across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology, at every level from director-track to chief accounting officer, with specializations in financial reporting, internal controls, and technical accounting. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.

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Overview

Open roles15
Top stateCalifornia
Top employerENFRA
Top cityPalo Alto, CA
Work type60% Hybrid
Top industryConsulting

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Vice President, Finance - Corporate Controller
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Vice President, Finance - Corporate Controller
Teleflex
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Accounting
Investment Banking & Capital Markets
Master's degree in business administration
10,000+

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Vice President Finance - Corporate Controller
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Vice President Finance - Corporate Controller
1X
San Carlos, California
Accounting
Bookkeeping & AP/AR
Compliance & Legal
$320k - $335k/yr
Bachelor's degree in finance

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Vice President & Corporate Controller
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Vice President & Corporate Controller
PlayCore
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Finance
Accounting
Strategy & Corporate Development
Audit
Tax
Corporate Development & M&A
On-Site
Bachelor's
501-1,000

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Vice President Corporate Controller
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Vice President Corporate Controller
Smart Care Solutions
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Accounting
Audit
Bookkeeping & AP/AR
Master's degree in accounting
501-1,000

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VP, Corporate Controller
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VP, Corporate Controller
ENFRA
Metairie, Louisiana
Business Strategy
Executive Leadership & C-Suite
Product Management
Master's degree in accounting
1,001-5,000

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Vice President and Corporate Controller Job Market

Who's Hiring

ENFRA2 open roles
1X1 open role
Illumio1 open role

Top Industries Hiring

  • Consulting & Professional Services

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in vice president and corporate controller jobs.

  • CPA license required or strongly preferred across the majority of postings
  • 10 or more years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience
  • Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
  • Experience managing and developing a large accounting team
  • Proficiency with enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP or Oracle
  • Public company or Big Four public accounting background consistently preferred

Tips for Your Vice President and Corporate Controller Job Search

Align your resume to SEC reporting depth

Hiring managers for this role scan for direct ownership of 10-K and 10-Q filings. Call out the specific SEC reporting cycles you led, the team size you managed through close, and any material weakness remediation you drove personally.

Highlight your technical accounting decisions

Controllers at the VP level are expected to own complex judgments on revenue recognition, lease accounting, and business combinations. Name the specific ASC standards you applied and the dollar materiality of the transactions you guided.

Target companies at your complexity stage

A pre-IPO company needs a controller who can build from scratch, while a Fortune 500 needs one who can optimize at scale. Read each job description for cues about the company's maturity and match your examples to that stage.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists vice president and corporate controller openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Prepare a close-process improvement story

Interviewers at this level almost always ask how you shortened the financial close or improved accuracy. Quantify the before-and-after: days reduced, error rate change, or audit findings eliminated, and be ready to walk through your approach step by step.

Negotiate scope alongside compensation

At the VP controller level, the reporting structure, board access, and whether you own external reporting versus only internal reporting dramatically affect your career trajectory. Clarify these in the final interview stage before accepting any offer.

Vice President and Corporate Controller Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most vice president and corporate controllers?

The companies hiring the most vice president and corporate controllers right now include ENFRA, 1X, and Illumio, with the largest share of openings in California, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Financial services, healthcare systems, and large industrials consistently generate the highest volume of postings for this role.

How many vice president and corporate controller jobs are remote?

About 60% of vice president and corporate controller openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on oversight demands of the role. Technical accounting, financial reporting, and policy functions tend to offer the most scheduling flexibility, while positions with direct oversight of close processes or on-site audit coordination are more likely to require regular in-person presence.

How do you become a vice president and corporate controller?

Most vice president and corporate controllers start in public accounting, earn a CPA license, and move into industry in a senior accounting or assistant controller role. From there, the path runs through managing a close process, owning an audit relationship, and taking on increasingly complex technical accounting judgments. Exposure to SEC reporting, acquisition accounting, or a high-growth environment accelerates the timeline considerably.

Can you get hired as a vice president and corporate controller without prior VP-level experience?

Yes, candidates who have served as an assistant controller or director of accounting at a comparably complex company are regularly considered. What matters most is demonstrated ownership of the full accounting function, a clean audit history, and evidence that you have managed through a material transaction or technical accounting challenge independently, not the title you currently hold.

What does the vice president and corporate controller interview process look like?

The process typically runs four to six rounds and includes an initial screen with HR, a technical accounting interview with the CFO or chief accounting officer, a behavioral interview focused on leadership and change management, and a final meeting with the board audit committee or CEO. Candidates are frequently asked to present a close-process improvement plan or walk through a past technical accounting position they took and defended.

Where can I find and apply to vice president and corporate controller jobs?

You can find and apply to vice president and corporate controller jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the listings for roles that match your industry background, company stage, and accounting focus, then apply directly to each one that fits.

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