Lead, Accounting Consolidations

IonQ•College Park, MD

1d•$92,000 - $138,000•Hybrid

About The Position

IonQ is seeking a Lead Accountant to join its US Accounting Team. This role is crucial for the company's journey to build the world's best quantum computers. The Lead Accountant will be responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation of IonQ's domestic and international legal entities. This is a hands-on position where the individual will manage the consolidated close, prepare consolidated financial results, and develop the necessary processes, systems, and controls for a rapidly growing public company with acquired businesses. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise in consolidation, foreign currency, and business combination accounting, coupled with proficiency in consolidation systems and a desire to optimize the close process.

Requirements

BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including consolidation accounting in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment
Hands-on experience owning or leading a consolidated monthly and quarterly close
Strong understanding of US GAAP, including consolidation (ASC 810), foreign currency (ASC 830), and business combinations (ASC 805)
Experience designing and operating internal controls in a SOX or SOX-readiness environment
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets and build repeatable analyses
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate deadlines and requirements with finance teams across geographies
Detail-oriented and self-motivated, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

CPA or equivalent certification
Experience with a Big Four accounting firm or other national accounting firm
Hands-on experience with OneStream (or a comparable consolidation system) and NetSuite, particularly OneWorld and multi-book accounting
Public company experience, including SEC reporting timelines and SOX 404 compliance
Experience integrating newly acquired entities into an existing accounting and consolidation structure, including purchase accounting
Experience implementing or improving a consolidation system
Demonstrated success automating manual accounting processes and reducing close cycle time
Willingness to take on challenges and think constructively to solve problems

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end consolidated close calendar across all IonQ legal entities, including managing the corporate close call, tracking subsidiary deliverables, and escalating timeline risks.
Set requirements for subsidiary trial balance and reporting packages, manage their collection and review, and validate completeness, account mapping, and consistency with corporate policies.
Prepare and review consolidation entries, including top-side adjustments, investment eliminations, and equity roll-forwards, and review intercompany eliminations for completeness.
Prepare consolidated trial balances, financial statements, and flux analyses, and investigate and explain significant movements for leadership, SEC Reporting, and FP&A.
Oversee the translation of foreign subsidiary results under ASC 830, including exchange-rate governance, CTA roll-forwards, and disclosure support.
Lead the consolidation of newly acquired and formed entities, including opening balance sheet and purchase accounting entries under ASC 805, chart of accounts mapping, and onboarding local finance teams.
Maintain the consolidated chart of accounts and entity ledger mappings, controlling changes to ensure reporting consistency.
Provide consolidated schedules and supporting analyses for SEC filings, earnings materials, and Audit Committee reporting.
Serve as the accounting owner of OneStream consolidation, managing workflows, data loads, validations, and rules.
Support data flows between NetSuite, OneStream, and downstream tools like Pigment, ensuring reconciliation of consolidated results to source ledgers.
Design and document scalable consolidation processes, close calendars, and reporting package standards to reduce manual effort and shorten the close.
Identify and resolve root causes of recurring consolidation adjustments and submission issues by working with entity controllers and shared services.
Design, document, and execute internal controls over consolidation and financial reporting processes, and remediate control gaps.
Act as the primary consolidation contact for external auditors, preparing schedules, roll-forwards, and supporting documentation.
Research and document accounting positions on consolidation, foreign currency, and business combination matters under US GAAP (ASC 805, ASC 810, ASC 830), and monitor policy compliance.