Lead Controller – Financial Reporting & Close

About the role

The Lead Controller will serve as the primary accounting lead for the company's monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes. This hands‑on role coordinates the close, prepares consolidated financial information, oversees audit support, and ensures that accounting work is accurate, well‑documented, and delivered on schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Own and administer the monthly, quarterly, and annual close calendar, managing deadlines, dependencies and escalation points.
• Coordinate close activities across legal entities, business units and accounting resources.
• Review journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, consolidations and intercompany eliminations.
• Ensure all material balance‑sheet accounts are reconciled, supported and reviewed each reporting period.
• Identify and resolve unexplained balances, aged reconciling items, classification errors and duplicate entries.
• Maintain a complete, organized, audit‑ready electronic close binder.
• Prepare and review consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, cash‑flow statements and related schedules.
• Produce monthly management reporting packages with clear explanations of material variances.
• Maintain the chart of accounts, financial‑statement mapping and reporting hierarchy.
• Prepare financial‑statement and footnote support for quarterly and annual SEC filings.
• Perform XBRL tie‑outs and maintain supporting workpapers.
• Research U.S. GAAP requirements, draft technical accounting memoranda and identify transactions needing further analysis.
• Support accounting for revenue recognition, leases, inventory, stock‑based compensation, acquisitions, divestitures and other complex matters.

Required profile

• Experienced accounting professional with a hands‑on approach.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate clearly with the CFO, accounting team and external auditors.
• Detail‑oriented and capable of meeting tight reporting deadlines.

Required skills

• U.S. GAAP
• SEC reporting
• XBRL
• Financial consolidation
• Intercompany eliminations
• Journal entry review
• Account reconciliation
• Technical accounting analysis