Interim Controller

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Posted Sep 25, 2026

Remote · US · Maryland · Virginia · District of Columbia · ask about Worldwide Full Time
$90 – $110/hr

Overview

Interim Controller (Contract)

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • CPA.
  • Familiarity with Workday and/or Lumary.

Compensation & Benefits

  • $90–$110 per hour
  • Structure: Contract / interim engagement

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