Interim Controller

Contract | 3–9 months | Day rate + expenses | Travel M–F, CONUS The mandate Something broke in the accounting function — a sudden departure, a balance sheet that will not reconcile, a system conversion no one has the bandwidth to run. You step in fast, stabilize the close, clean up what is wrong, and hand back a function that produces reliable numbers. Speed of deployment matters here. These placements often move within days. What you'll own Month-end and year-end close, including reconciliation and cleanup of legacy issues Balance sheet integrity — inventory, accruals, reserves, intercompany, and anything else that has drifted Accounting system transition or ERP financial module implementation and data migration Internal controls and process documentation Audit preparation and management of the external audit relationship Day-to-day management of the accounting team Support to the CFO or sponsor on reporting, diligence requests, and quality of earnings work What you bring 10+ years in accounting, with at least 3 in a controller or assistant controller role Manufacturing environment experience, including inventory and cost accounting A record of cleaning up genuinely messy books, not just maintaining clean ones Hands-on ERP experience — you can work in the system, not just review its output CPA strongly preferred Ability to start on short notice and be on site five days a week Strong plus: ERP conversion or migration lead experience; PE portfolio company reporting; audit background; multi-entity or multi-site consolidation.