Senior Accountant/interim Controller

Job Title: Senior Accountant/Interim Controller

Job Description

This individual will lead comprehensive accounting and financial cleanup efforts, drive accurate and timely financial reporting, and serve as the accounting lead for ERP readiness and implementation. This role focuses on reviewing and reconciling general ledger accounts, resolving historical discrepancies, strengthening internal controls, and developing efficient processes and documentation to support future-state accounting functions.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile general ledger accounts to ensure financial accuracy and completeness.
• Identify and resolve historical accounting discrepancies, unreconciled balances, and data integrity issues.
• Analyze balance sheet accounts and perform detailed account reconciliations.
• Review journal entries and implement corrective adjustments as needed.
• Evaluate the chart of accounts structure and recommend improvements to support future reporting requirements.
• Assess current accounting processes and identify opportunities to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Clean and organize financial data in preparation for ERP migration.
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities to ensure timely completion.
• Prepare and review financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting for management.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to support decision-making.
• Develop standardized reporting procedures and documentation.
• Serve as the accounting lead for ERP preparation activities.
• Validate financial data prior to migration into the new ERP system.
• Collaborate with implementation partners, IT teams, and company leadership throughout the ERP project.
• Assist with testing, validation, and reconciliation efforts during data conversion.
• Develop accounting workflows and best practices within the new ERP environment.
• Create process documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for future-state accounting functions.
• Evaluate and strengthen internal accounting controls.
• Ensure adherence to GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Support external audits and provide required documentation.
• Recommend process improvements that enhance compliance and reduce risk.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting.
• Proficiency in preparing and reviewing journal entries.
• Expertise in account reconciliations.
• Experience managing month-end close activities.
• Strong financial reporting skills, including preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and company accounting policy compliance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and financial analysis.
• Experience working within ERP systems.
• Proven experience identifying accounting discrepancies and implementing corrective actions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective problem-solving skills applied to accounting and process issues.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to evaluate and improve chart of accounts structures to support evolving reporting needs.
• Experience leading or supporting ERP readiness and implementation projects from an accounting perspective.
• Capability to develop standardized reporting procedures and comprehensive process documentation.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including IT and external implementation partners.
• Skill in creating accounting workflows and best practices within new systems or environments.
• Ability to strengthen internal controls and recommend process improvements that enhance compliance and reduce risk.
• Comfort working with historical data cleanup and complex reconciliations.
• Strong communication skills to present findings and recommendations to leadership.

Work Environment

The Senior Accountant will work in a professional office environment that relies heavily on modern accounting and financial technologies. The role involves extensive use of ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel functionality, including Pivot Tables and lookup formulas, to manage and analyze financial data. The position supports structured month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles and requires careful documentation and adherence to standardized procedures. Collaboration with IT teams, implementation partners, and company leadership is a regular part of the work, particularly during ERP preparation and data migration. The environment emphasizes accuracy, compliance with GAAP, strong internal controls, and continuous improvement of accounting processes, while maintaining a detail-oriented and organized approach to financial reporting and data integrity.

This is a Contract position based out of Fargo, ND.

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $70.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Fargo,ND.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 27, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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