Driven Brands Inc. · 7 hours ago
Director/Controller, Franchise Brands
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$145K/yr - $258K/yr
10+ years expDriven Brands Inc. is North America's largest automotive services company, known for its iconic brands. They are seeking a Director/Controller for their Franchise Brands segment, responsible for leading accounting teams and improving accounting processes while ensuring compliance and collaboration with various departments.
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Responsibilities
Lead and inspire a multi-location group of accounting professionals
Improve the overall accuracy and timeliness of accounting processes for all areas of responsibility, including leading downstream through improvements in the preparation and review of: journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analyses, and support utilized in financial reporting activities, tax accounting activities, and support for internal/external auditors
Remediate and work to actively prevent control deficiencies through improving requisite public company disciplines with other teams and departments in the end-to-end processes under responsibility
Prepare and manage certain monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting inputs, including government reporting processes
Serve as a critical stakeholder for numerous audits performed in areas of responsibility
Build foundational processes (including policies) that leverage best-in-class tools and technology available, while driving continuous process improvements to ensure all information is timely and accurate
Demonstrate deep understanding of areas of responsibility to drive rapid improvement and ability to provide ad hoc reporting to management, tax, and financial reporting as needed
Partner with upstream process stakeholders and FP&A to ensure that all financial information is delivered in accordance with timelines for analytical needs
Special projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required – Accounting and/or Finance; CPA required
U.S. GAAP and Internal Controls/SOX required
Public company experience required
Public Accounting experience required
10+ years' experience required
Ability to travel as needed, minimal travel anticipated
Preferred
Strong U.S. GAAP and SOX working knowledge
Historical success with managing and improving teams that demonstrate end-to-end process knowledge, and managing and streamlining work performed in a multi-location organization
Demonstrated ability to quickly establish trust and build relationships with all levels of professionals throughout the organization
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
Seeker and enabler of driving value-added process improvements (experience with process automation preferred)
Strong systems experience including Microsoft Office and Oracle ERP and EPM tools
Multi-currency and international company experience preferred
Experience with securitized debt, significant compliance / management reporting, global tax reporting, Canadian operations, and franchisees highly preferred
Benefits
Health and wellness benefits including paid time off and holiday pay
MyFlexPay program
Company
Driven Brands Inc.
Driven Brands™, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the largest automotive services company in North America, providing a range of consumer and commercial automotive needs, including paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, oil change, maintenance and car wash.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
2024 (3)
2023 (1)
2022 (6)
2021 (3)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.14B2025-10-21Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2024-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $275M
2022-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $365M
Leadership Team
Danny Rivera
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Diamond
Chief Financial Officer (NASDAQ: DRVN)
Recent News
2025-12-22
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