Global Controller

We invite you to explore a future with us at PRA Group, a diverse and growing company that has a tangible impact on the global economy.

Position Summary: 

This role serves as a key member of the Finance Leadership Team and is responsible for the strategic leadership and oversight of the Company's global controllership, financial reporting, accounting operations, technical accounting, tax, and revenue accounting functions. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role leads worldwide accounting operations across North America, Europe, and South America, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations.
As a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Audit Committee, the Global Controller provides financial leadership, governance oversight, and technical expertise to support organizational growth and enterprise decision-making. Beyond maintaining accounting excellence, this leader drives financial transformation through process modernization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives while building and developing a high-performing global accounting organization. The role is critical in ensuring the integrity of the Company's financial reporting framework, maintaining strong internal controls, and supporting the successful execution of strategic business objectives.

Global Controllership & Accounting Operations:

• Lead all aspects of global accounting functions, including general ledger accounting, consolidations, reconciliations, multi-entity and multi-currency international accounting, and governance framework.
• Drive the financial close processes and ensure the timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Champion accounting system enhancements, ERP optimizations, and automation tools to streamline financial reporting and close cycles.

External Reporting & SEC Compliance:

• Oversee SEC reporting processes, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K.
• Lead development of segment reporting, critical accounting estimates, and required financial statement disclosures.

Technical & Revenue Accounting:

• Provide leadership and oversight for technical accounting matters, including complex transactions, acquisitions, goodwill, derivatives, hedging activities, and new business initiatives.

• Develop, maintain, and communicate accounting policies in compliance with U.S. GAAP and lead the implementation of new accounting standards.

• Oversee accounting for finance receivables and revenue recognition (ASC Topic 326 / CECL).

• Lead revenue accounting governance practices.

Tax:

• Lead global tax accounting, compliance, and planning activities

• Partner with external advisors on tax planning and risk management.

Governance, Audit & Stakeholder Management:

• Serve as the primary relationship manager with external auditors and coordinate all audit-related activities.

• Partner closely with the Audit Committee, executive leadership, Investor Relations, FP&A and Legal to communicate significant accounting, reporting, risk, and control matters.

• Serve as the primary liaison to the Audit Committee on accounting and reporting matters as well as agenda planning activities.

• Ensure a strong internal control environment and support enterprise governance, compliance, and risk management initiatives.

Finance Transformation, Strategic Insights & Other:

• Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, controls, and operational efficiencies leveraging technology.
• Provide strategic insights and actionable financial analysis, performance and profitability assessments to support business growth and shareholder value creation.
• Support mergers and acquisitions, capital market activities, strategic growth initiatives, and other corporate transactions.
• Serve as a key member of the Company's Disclosure Committee and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures.

Leadership/Supervisory Responsibilities & Level:

• Lead, mentor, train and develop a multi-location global accounting team.

• Drive the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of employees in accordance with policies and applicable laws.

• Foster a culture of innovation, upskilling, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee recruitment, development, engagement, and retention of talent within the function.

Professional Experience/Qualifications:

• At least 8-10 years of leadership experience within a large, complex global financial services organization, ideally in the financial services industry.
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required. CPA required.  M.B.A. preferred.
• Extensive experience leading U.S. GAAP and international entity accounting (e.g., IFRS), SEC and financial reporting, and internal controls functions.

• Experience managing external audits.

• Prior public accounting experience. 

• Strong knowledge of accounting systems, financial processes, ERP platforms, and internal control frameworks.

• Demonstrated success executing finance transformation initiatives in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

• Proven track record of managing global, multi-cultural accounting teams, influencing and collaborating across matrixed global organizations.

• Demonstrated executive presence, with experience presenting to Audit Committees, and strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.

• Strategic thinker with ability to deliver on organizational objectives.

• Strong analytical capabilities, with a problem-solving mindset, and ability to make decisions in a timely manner while weighing risks and rewards.

• Curious and innovative with an external lens on operational and technology changes that would be additive to internal processes.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and ethical leadership.

• Talent development, coaching, and succession planning expertise.

• Experience supporting strategic business initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets financing, and deconsolidation matters.

• Financial services, specialty finance, consumer lending, asset management, receivables management, or related industry experience preferred. Familiarity with debt purchasing and collections business models a plus.

Salary: $300,000 plus bonus

Salary Range:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, sex, gender, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, citizenship, or any other classes recognized by state or local law or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are a drug free workplace.

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.