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The Global Controller will manage accounting books, defend indirect rates and ensure compliance. This is remote position.\nResponsibilities:\nAbout the role\nSix months in, you will have an enterprise-level month-end close that runs on a predictable calendar, US payroll processed accurately, and international payroll, VAT, and tax filings overseen and on time. Your QuickBooks Online chart of accounts and indirect cost structure will be sound and audit ready. The international finance and accounting coordinators will be working to clear standards, and you will have improved the policies and processes that need it.\nWhat you’ll do\nOwn the month-end close at the enterprise level, covering all project offices and the US entity, through financial reporting. \nOversee accounting, taxation, and reporting for international project offices. Review their transactions and see that they are posted accurately to the US books. \nProcess US payroll and oversee international payroll in each country, with attention to compliance and controls. \nOversee local-country VAT and tax reporting and procurement practices at each site. \nManage AP, AR, and treasury, including cash positions, FX exposure, and bank relationships. \nBuild and manage the chart of accounts in QBO and calculate and apply indirect costs in line with contract and government requirements. \nHandle projects and corporate accounting, and support contract billing, budgets, and audits across different government contract types. \nPartner with site F&A Directors and support the CFO/Finance Director on US books, payroll, and tax reporting. \nSupervise, coach, and develop international finance and accounting coordinators. \nBuild new processes and improve existing policies, documenting them for consistent use across offices. \nOther duties as assigned \nwe are:\nThinkWell core values are our fundamental organizational guiding principles. 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Our values are:\nThink big \nInfluence the conversation \nEmpower others \nBe exceptional \nAlways question \nRelate authentically \nEvolve by learning \nyou are:\nThinkWell core competencies are foundational skills and behaviors that align with our values and are expected of all employees.\nAn entrepreneurial, results-oriented ‘do-er’ with a willingness to take risk, think big and challenge conventional wisdom.\nA change maker who reaches independent judgement with an open mind, influences the conversation, and seeks innovation.\nAble to help create an empowering environment in which everyone feels free to take initiative, be accountable and fail intelligently (learn from mistakes).\nA collaborative colleague who engages constructively with people from different cultures, orientations, and perspectives and maintains positive relations in a virtual world.\nPrincipally motivated by a growth mindset, meaning the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and self-improvement. 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