Us Controller, North America (Remote, Us)
IFS • Itasca, Illinois • Full Time • $135,000–$175,000 / year
Posted on Thu, Oct 22, 2026
Ultimo, an IFS company, is a leading SaaS provider of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software, helping organizations get more from the assets that keep their businesses running. North America is a major growth market for us, strengthened by FSI, our established healthcare facilities and technology management business. Together, Ultimo and FSI create an exciting platform for continued growth across the region. Join a high-energy, international Finance team working across Europe, North America and Sri Lanka. You will have the opportunity to make a visible impact in a fast-moving, growth-focused software environment.
This is a high-impact Accounting & Control role at the heart of our North American business. As the senior local Finance contact for Ultimo and FSI, you will own US financial integrity and compliance, and be the person who resolves the issues that cannot or should not be centralized. You will work closely with our European Finance leadership to keep the US numbers flowing cleanly into group reporting. From day one, you will have meaningful ownership. An early focus will be strengthening control across the US entities: owning the month-end close and key balance sheet accounts, setting a clear US compliance calendar, and making sure sales and use tax, payroll and treasury processes are tightly run. You will also direct the US accounting team and help us keep moving routine, repeatable work into our central Finance processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the US month-end close and key balance sheet accounts, delivering accurate and timely numbers for group reporting
- Ensure US accounting is consistent with group policy under IFRS, and understand any US GAAP adjustments required for local reporting
- Lead US sales and use tax across multiple states, including Avalara, and coordinate federal, state and local tax compliance with external advisers
- Maintain the US finance and compliance calendar, and act as the main contact for auditors, tax advisers and authorities
- Partner with HR on US payroll, 401(k) and benefits accounting, including reconciliations
- Run US treasury execution: cash forecasting, payment runs within approval controls, and day-to-day banking administration
- Own US project accounting and commission accounting, working closely with FP&A, Sales and HR
- Provide local input to intercompany accounting and FX revaluation, which central Finance manages, and prepare a light US sub-consolidation within the group consolidation framework where the group or PE holding structure requires one
- Lead the US accounting team and drive continued standardization with our central Finance teams
What We Offer
- A senior, highly visible role in one of our strategic growth markets, with real ownership of the US Finance agenda
- An ambitious, collaborative global Finance team spanning Europe, North America and Sri Lanka
- The opportunity to help shape how a modern Finance function balances local ownership with central, standardized processes
- An international SaaS environment with the scale and opportunities of the wider IFS group
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Base salary range: $135,000 to $175,000 per year, plus 10% target bonus.
- Ultimo, an IFS company, offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, an employer 401(k) match, unlimited paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid maternity and parental leave, and bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field; a CPA is an advantage but not a requirement
- Experience in a Controller, Senior Accounting Manager or Finance Manager role, ideally within a multinational
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and reporting requirements, and multi-state sales and use tax experience
- Working knowledge of IFRS is preferable
- Hands-on experience with payroll, benefits, banking and payment controls
- A hands-on mindset: comfortable owning the detail yourself rather than operating only through a large team
- Based in the United States within the Eastern Time Zone. This is required to ensure real-time collaboration with our European Finance team
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to work with senior stakeholders and external advisers
- Experience in SaaS or software, and with Certinia, Lucanet or Avalara, is an advantage
Ultimo, an IFS company, is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Equal Opportunity Employer
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