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.