VP,CorporateController

The _**Financial Controller**_ leads the core controllership functions for VCA Animal Hospitals, including accounting, financial reporting, accounts payable, and treasury. This role is accountable for maintaining the integrity of financial results, ensuring a strong internal control environment, and serving as a key partner to support business performance and decision-making. As a senior finance leader within the Mars Veterinary Health ecosystem, this role partners closely with field and support office leadership to ensure financials accurately reflect operations, support growth, and enable strategic priorities. The Controller also plays a critical role in advancing automation, standardization, and finance transformation initiatives. _**NOTE: This role requires associates to work out of an MVH North America hub location – Santa Monica, CA**_ _**Essential Responsibility/Task:**_ **Controllership & Financial Stewardship** * Collaborate with MVH stakeholders to align financial practices, support enterprise-wide initiatives, and ensure consistency in reporting and controls * Lead all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, and accounts payable, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with GAAP * Maintain the integrity of financial records and ensure a strong internal control environment to mitigate risk * Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and reporting requirements * Serve as the primary liaison for internal and external audits **Financial Partnership & Business Impact** * Partner with support office and field leadership to ensure financial results reflect business operations and support informed decision-making * Provide clear, actionable financial insights, identifying risks and opportunities to improve performance * Collaborate across functions to align financial reporting with operational drivers in a multi-site veterinary environment **Transformation & Continuous Improvement** * Lead and support finance transformation initiatives, inc