Assistant Controller

Overview

The NA Assistant Controller - Canada is a collaborative, technically strong, and forward-thinking leader within the North America Control and Accounting team. The role serves as the primary controllership contact for Canada while supporting broader North America accounting, reporting, governance, and transformation priorities. This position partners closely with the NA Controller and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial reporting, disciplined close execution, strong internal controls, and standardized processes.

The role combines Canadian entity ownership with Assistant Controller responsibilities across revenue, receivables, inventory, reporting, treasury, tax, fixed assets, and process improvement. It provides leadership to Canadian accounting resources and supports oversight of centralized North America activities and service delivery.

What you can expect from us: 

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits designed to fit your unique needs.
• A dynamic and inclusive culture that promotes you to bring your whole-self to work.
• Inspiring positive change for people and the planet with sustainability goals. 
• A supportive team that will encourage and help develop your professional growth.

The expected total compensation range for this position is: $84,100–$134,100

PepsiCo compensation practices are designed to allow employees to advance through the compensation range as they progress in their roles.  Starting salaries and hourly wages are based on job-related skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors. Total compensation may include an annual bonus (for eligible roles) with the potential for overachievement based on individual and company performance, as well as paid time off, enhanced vacation and holidays.  In addition, PepsiCo provides a comprehensive benefits package (subject to eligibility and elections) that includes medical/health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; education, wellness, and family support programs; and retirement savings plans. Your recruiter can provide additional details during the hiring process.

Responsibilities

Accounting, Close & Financial Control

• Lead the Canadian month-end and year-end close processes and support North America month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely financial reporting.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, income statement results, intercompany balances, and monthly, quarterly, and annual flux analyses; drive timely resolution of reconciling items and exceptions.
• Champion a strong control environment and ensure compliance with PepsiCo Global Control Standards (GCS), corporate accounting policies, and applicable Canadian requirements.
• Review and approve key financial transactions within delegated authority, including journal entries, credit memos, inventory scrap, purchase orders, vendor bills, and accounting adjustments.
• Maintain documentation that supports internal and external audits, control reviews, and compliance requirements.

Revenue, Receivables & Customer Accounting

• Own the review process of Canadian Gross-to-Net revenue accounting in coordination with the NA Revenue Accountant.
• Provide governance and leadership for Accounts Receivable, collections, aging, deductions, chargebacks, and customer account activity; partner with the global shared financial services team and NA Asst Controller USA to improve execution.
• Review receivables provisions, bad debt calculations, aged debit and credit balances, deferred revenue, allowances, discounts, and trade or marketing accruals.
• Help support global shared financial services team with decisioning on deductions and customer claims against contracts, agreements, and supporting documentation, and ensure appropriate accounting and escalation.

Inventory, Cost & Margin

• Oversee inventory accounting across North America, including valuation, reserves, reconciliations, stock reporting, cost of sales, and cost and margin analytics.
• Provide leadership for physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and related control activities, ensuring complete documentation, process adherence, and timely issue resolution.
• Partner with operations and finance teams to investigate inventory variances, aging, obsolescence, and other financial or operational risks.

Tax & Treasury

• Manage and coordinate Canadian tax compliance and reporting, including GST/HST, sales tax, income tax provisions, and support for external advisors and corporate tax teams.
• Manage Canadian banking operations, including cash positioning, reconciliations, authorized signing responsibilities, and intercompany fund transfers in coordination with global financial shared services team and global treasury.

Reporting, Analytics & Business Partnership

• Prepare and review recurring operational reporting for Canadian and North America stakeholders.
• Partner with NA FP&A on questions for forecast vs actual variance analysis, and financial insights that support decision-making.
• Use Excel, business intelligence tools, and ERP data to generate clear daily, monthly, and quarterly reporting packages.
• Collaborate with operations, commercial, procurement, tax, treasury, and finance partners to resolve accounting matters and improve decision support.

Leadership, Governance & Transformation

• Act as the primary point of contact for Canadian accounting questions and execute strategic priorities established by the NA Controller.
• Lead, coach, and develop Canadian accounting resources and provide functional oversight and support to North America accounting team members within the role’s scope.
• Provide oversight to two direct reports; one on site in Canada and one working out of NJ office in USA.
• Promote accountability, continuous improvement, succession planning, and professional development across the accounting function.
• Drive standardization of accounting policies, close routines, reporting, and control procedures across Canadian operations and the broader North America model.
• Support ERP, systems, and reporting implementations and enhancements, including process design, testing, documentation, training, and adoption.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, reduce manual work, strengthen controls, and improve service delivery across local and centralized teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA, MBA, or equivalent designation preferred.
• Minimum six years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including close, financial reporting, inventory, revenue or receivables, and internal controls.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian accounting, tax, treasury, banking, and regulatory requirements.
• Prior experience leading teams and influencing cross-functional partners in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, lead change, and translate complex issues into clear decisions and actions.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with ERP and reporting applications; experience with Oracle, NetSuite, Cognos, TM1, or similar platforms is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning, process improvement, and high-quality execution.

Careers to Smile About: 

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day. 

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. 

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you. 

PepsiCo may use Artificial Intelligence as part of its hiring process.  Specifically, we may use AI-based tools to screen, assess, or select applicants.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.