Temporary Accounting and Controllership Optimization Lead
About The Position
This six-month assignment is for an experienced accounting leader who will work closely with the VP of Finance and accounting team to understand how work is currently organized and completed, from accounts receivable and accounts payable through reporting and close. The role will identify gaps, duplication, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve processes, reporting, controls, and the use of NetSuite, AI, automation, and other tools. Success means leaving the team with clearer roles, practical SOPs, more reliable reporting, and approved improvements that are working in practice. This role will support the team by strengthening how work gets done rather than taking over ongoing accounting responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience including experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or in a comparable accounting leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting including accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, cost accounting, reconciliations, reporting, and close, as well as GAAP and internal controls.
- Experience documenting processes and implementing improvements through SOPs, process maps, workflow changes, reporting standards, or system enhancements.
- Hands-on NetSuite experience including reporting, reconciliations, and accounting workflows.
- Ability to build trust, handle sensitive information with discretion, guide change collaboratively, organize a broad project, and follow improvements through implementation.
Nice To Haves
- CPA or equivalent accounting certification.
- Experience with manufacturing, inventory, or cost accounting.
- Experience evaluating or implementing accounting automation, AI-assisted finance tools, NetSuite workflows, or integrations.
Responsibilities
- Partner with members of the accounting team to understand and document current responsibilities, workflows, handoffs, systems, and reporting practices across the full accounting cycle.
- Assess how work is organized and distributed, identifying gaps, duplication, bottlenecks, manual work, key-person dependencies, and opportunities to better align responsibilities with role scope and team capacity.
- Develop practical process maps, ownership documentation, and standard operating procedures, validating them with the employees who perform the work.
- Review close processes, account reconciliations, internal controls, and accounting practices, and implement approved improvements that strengthen accuracy, consistency, compliance, and visibility.
- Standardize the NetSuite reporting structure, reports, and definitions so the company uses clear and consistent financial information.
- Identify practical opportunities to use AI, automation, NetSuite capabilities, and other tools to reduce manual work and improve the quality and timeliness of accounting processes.
- Lead the implementation and testing of approved process, reporting, and system changes in partnership with the VP of Finance, accounting team, and other internal partners.
- Support adoption through training, documentation, and knowledge transfer, and provide a prioritized roadmap for remaining improvements.
Benefits
- Sick time accruals in line with California Sick Leave requirements.
- Discount on all Heath Ceramics products.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
