Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Automotive Retail)

Location: hirify.global Home Office, Richmond, Virginia; onsite four days per week. Applicants must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Annual salary: $272,700–$477,200, with potential bonus and equity eligibility.

Company

hirify.global operates a large, multi-location automotive retail and consumer finance business.

What you will do

• Lead Corporate Accounting, Financial Reporting, Accounting Policy, Financial Controls & Compliance, Tax, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Accounting Transformation.
• Own quarterly and annual SEC filings, GAAP compliance, technical accounting policies, external audits, and financial reporting governance.
• Direct general ledger operations, multi-entity consolidations, inventory and cost accounting, balance sheet management, and monthly and quarterly close processes.
• Maintain the internal control framework and SOX 404 compliance while partnering with Internal Audit, external auditors, the Audit Committee, and executive leadership.
• Drive ERP modernization, process redesign, RPA/AI automation, data infrastructure improvements, and performance measurement for the accounting function.
• Lead and develop a 300+ professional accounting organization, including succession planning, recruiting, and organizational development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration and a CPA designation.
• 20 or more years of progressively responsible accounting leadership experience, including significant Big 4 public accounting or senior corporate accounting experience at large public companies.
• Experience with SEC reporting, GAAP, accounting policy, controllership, internal controls, SOX 404, multi-entity consolidations, and complex close processes.
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting in a high-volume, multi-location business.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with Boards, Audit Committees, Internal Audit, external auditors, executive leaders, and cross-functional finance teams.
• Must be authorized to work full-time in the United States; sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience in multi-site retail, consumer finance, automotive, or specialty finance accounting.
• Graduate degree in business or accounting.
• Experience with investor relations, earnings preparation, non-GAAP governance, M&A accounting, or purchase accounting.
• Familiarity with Oracle, SAP, Workday Financials, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, or similar platforms.
• Experience leading ERP implementations, RPA deployments, or large-scale finance transformation.

Culture & Benefits

• Executive role focused on accountability, intellectual rigor, continuous learning, inclusion, and associate development.
• Paid sick, vacation, holiday, bereavement, jury duty, and floating holiday time, subject to applicable policies and state law.
• Full-time salaried associates receive paid time away as needed, subject to manager approval.
• Opportunity to shape accounting systems, automation strategy, controls, and operating processes at enterprise scale.