Engagement dates: Approximately November 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027
Schedule: Part time in November and December (approximately 20 hours per week); full-time January through March
Working hours: Aligned to Eastern Time
Location: Remote; candidates in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. are preferred for scheduled in-person training
Compensation:$90–$110 per hour
Responsibilities
Own the monthly multi-entity close, including the December 2026 year-end close, intercompany reconciliations, consolidation entries and eliminations, and entity-level and consolidated reporting.
Coordinate close activities across the accounting team and stay hands-on reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and schedules for:
revenue
payroll
prepaids
fixed assets
leases
other material accounts
Prepare monthly financial statements and established management/board/sponsor/lender reporting schedules for CFO review.
Lead day-to-day audit coordination:
manage the auditor request list
prepare and review supporting schedules
reconcile financial statements to the GL
track proposed adjustments and open items with the CFO
Partner with revenue-cycle and payroll teams to validate source data, maintain established accounting calculations, and escalate unusual revenue or collection trends to the CFO.
Maintain process documentation; coordinate targeted improvements with the CFO.
Deliver a documented return handoff, including current schedules, audit status, significant decisions, and an open-items tracker with owners and next steps.
Demonstrated ownership of a multi-entity close, including intercompany accounting, consolidation entries and eliminations, and entity-level and consolidated reporting.
Recent, expert-level, hands-on experience with NetSuite in close activities (including journal-entry imports, saved searches, account analysis, and financial reporting), comfortable operating in the system daily.
Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge and sound accounting judgment across revenue, payroll-related accruals, fixed assets, leases, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Prior responsibility for year-end close and external financial statement audit coordination, including direct interaction with auditors during fieldwork.
Advanced Excel skills and the ability to understand, maintain, and reconcile existing accounting schedules.
Ability to coordinate and review others’ work while remaining hands-on, meet reporting deadlines, and work independently with appropriate escalation.
Availability for the November–December overlap with the current Controller during part-time phase, and full-time January–March coverage.
Preferred Qualifications
Healthcare services experience, including net collection rates, revenue recognition, and revenue-cycle concepts.
Private-equity-backed experience; multi-state experience and prior interim Controller assignments are also valuable.