RTI International, an independent research organization with its global headquarters in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (“RTP, NC”), is conducting a search for an experienced, well-rounded and highly qualified Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller (“Assistant Controller”). RTI International’s $960M plus in research revenue is mostly funded by long-term US government research and assistance awards. Its independent Board of Governors is comprised of accomplished individuals from industry, academia, and research. RTI International was founded in 1958 by Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University. While close ties remain with these three founding organizations, RTI International is financially self-sufficient and it routinely reinvests into its programs, staff and facilities. The Assistant Controller’s role will be based at the RTP, NC global headquarters campus, and it is a key leadership role that is highly determinant to the overall success of the Chief Financial Officer and Controller’s organizations. The Assistant Controller will serve on the Controller’s senior leadership team and will have world-wide responsibility for the majority of the accounting and reporting operations. This role will be equally and highly visible across its internal and external constituencies. The successful candidate will be a growth minded and customer focused accounting professional that possesses a conglomeration of demonstrated skills, abilities, and experience (including operations, quality assurance, policy and transactional) that have been well polished over a successful and substantial career. The successful candidate will be an executive that has the demonstrated the ability to effectively communicate and persuade highly motivated and passionate staff, from both the scientific, professional and general & administrative fields. The Assistant Controller will have three direct reports and a total of approximately forty-five staff that oversee the following areas: (1) Corporate Accounting\General Ledger, US GAAP Financial Reporting, Revenue Assurance, and Financial Statement Audits (including the Single Audit); (2) International Accounting, Global Payroll & Taxation, and Travel & Expense and (3); Accounting Information Systems. With respect to item (3), the successful candidate must have significant demonstrated experience in the areas of accounting process redesign and ERP implementation. The Assistant Controller will be a forward-looking financial systems technology leader who can think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, set priorities and make critical decisions to drive operational effectiveness and efficiencies that impact the day to day accounting operations and control environment for a global contracts research organization. This position will work closely with the Controller and the leadership of Global Technology Systems in the furtherance of the aforementioned goals and objectives. The successful candidate will operate at a high visibility day to day and will need to quickly establish and nurture collaborative working relationships across a large number of varied constituencies. Finally, the Assistant Controller will, as needed, support and or attend the following corporate executive or Board level committees: Employee Benefits Committee, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Finance Committee. Essential Duties:
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