# Director, Assistant Controller

**Company:** [Metropolis](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/metropolis)
**Location:** Nashville, TN, New York, NY, Chicago, IL
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $180k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, Ifrs, Revenue Recognition, Consolidations, Automation, AI, CPA, Team Leadership
**Posted:** 2026-06-02

> The Director, Assistant Controller will own monthly/quarterly close activities, design and implement new policies, drive automation, and build and mentor a growing accounting team. This role requires a CPA license and 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.

## Job Description

## What you'll do

* Own monthly/quarterly close activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and scalability
* Design and implement new policies, controls, and workflows (GAAP/IFRS, revenue recognition, consolidations)
* Drive automation/AI adoption in reconciliations, reporting, and consolidation
* Build and mentor a growing accounting team, instilling accountability and high performance
* Work closely with cross-functional leads (Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Operations) to ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy

## What we're looking for

* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
* CPA license
* 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including team leadership
* Strong technical accounting knowledge (GAAP/IFRS) and consolidation experience
* Proven track record of implementing process improvements and leveraging technology/automation
* Hands-on leader who has built close-to-reporting processes in complex environments
* Comfortable with ambiguity and building from ground up
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across cultures and geographies

## While not required, these are a plus:

* Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

## Compensation

The anticipated base salary for this position is $180,000.00 USD to $225,000.00 USD annually. The actual base salary offered is determined by a number of variables, including, as appropriate, the applicant's qualifications for the position, years of relevant experience, distinctive skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location of residence and/or place of employment. Base salary is one component of Metropolis' total compensation package, which may also include access to or eligibility for healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a lucrative stock option plan, bonus plans, and more.

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