About this role
Senior Manager, Controllership
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Country: United States
Category: Accounting & Finance
Workplace
Location
Onsite
Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm
Posted Date: October 8, 2026
Job ID: 652761
Job Description
Senior Manager, Controllership
Salary: $170-210k
Hybrid - Boston, MA 02109 (2 days onsite/3 days remote)
Must Haves:
- Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance
- 10+ years relevant experience, including audit experience (from either public accounting or from internal audit)
- FX exposure
- Supervisory/management experience
- Larger, complex company experience ( they have many intercompany partners)
Pluses:
- Public Accounting/ CPA
- Multi-national experience
- Shared Services
- SAP
- Exposure to consulting, professional services, or high tech industries
- Multiple divisions/entities/sets of books
- BS in Accounting specifically
- IFRS
Role Summary
The Senior Manager, Finance is a key leader within the Controllership organization, responsible for overseeing all internal and external audits, maintaining a strong internal control environment, and supporting the monthly accounting close. This role applies deep accounting and compliance expertise to promote accurate financial reporting, adherence to company policies, and timely resolution of audit and control matters. The Senior Manager provides hands-on leadership, coaching, and support to direct reports while serving as a trusted resource to the broader team and cross-functional partners. The position also offers opportunities to contribute to special projects, support acquisitions and integrations, and advance process improvements across the organization.
Your Impact
- Support month end close for our North America entities
- Ensure compliance with company controls and procedures, tracking compliance and helping to implement changes
- Manage the internal and external audits of North American entity, ensuring timely completion with minimal findings
- Review journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, and general ledger activity
- Support Income, Indirect and Canada tax teams by providing requested information, liaising to ensure accurate accounting and supporting various tax audits
- Provide financial analysis to support reporting, decision-making, and the identification of trends, risks, and recurring issues.
- Foster a culture of continual process improvement and high-quality deliverables
- Assist with ad hoc projects, such as acquisition support, accounting matters and supporting other entities, as needed.
- Develop and provide support to direct reports
EEO Statement
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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.