Interim Accounting Manager / Controller Consultant
About The Position
Our client is seeking an experienced accounting consultant for an interim Accounting Manager or small-company Controller-level role. The consultant will assess, document, and improve general ledger accounting and financial reporting processes, with particular emphasis on making the month-end close more efficient and disciplined. This hands-on assignment calls for a self-starter who can quickly understand the current environment, identify process gaps, implement practical improvements, and support day-to-day accounting needs. The consultant will support financial reporting for a business with approximately $20 million in annual revenue and reporting requirements associated with small-cap institutional investors. The role is hybrid, with regular onsite work required at the company’s Cool Springs offices. The consultant will work closely with the CFO while independently driving improvements to GL accounting, close, and reporting processes.
Requirements
- Senior accounting experience as an Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, Controller, or in an equivalent role at a small-to-midsized company.
- Strong hands-on general ledger and month-end close experience.
- Demonstrated ability to assess and improve accounting processes rather than simply maintain an existing process.
- QuickBooks Online experience.
- Strong financial reporting and account reconciliation skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of an accounting environment with limited direction.
- Comfort working within a complex chart of accounts.
- Experience documenting accounting procedures and implementing repeatable close processes.
Nice To Haves
- Strong Excel skills.
Responsibilities
- Review end-to-end general ledger accounting and financial reporting processes.
- Document existing accounting procedures, controls, workflows, and month-end close activities.
- Recommend and implement process improvements.
- Evaluate the current approximately one-month close cycle and identify opportunities to materially shorten it.
- Review the accounting structure of more than 700 accounts and identify opportunities to simplify or rationalize the chart of accounts.
- Improve the quality, consistency, and usefulness of management and financial reporting.
- Establish stronger month-end close procedures, including ownership, deadlines, reconciliations, review steps, and close checklists.
- Perform and/or oversee account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and other general ledger activities as needed.
- Create sustainable processes and documentation that can be transitioned to the permanent accounting team.
- Support financial reporting appropriate for a business with approximately $20 million in annual revenue and reporting requirements associated with small-cap institutional investors.
- Independently drive improvements to general ledger accounting, close, and reporting processes while working closely with the CFO.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
