Interim Controller

Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Compensation: $100,000–$120,000/year
Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday

Our client is seeking an experienced Interim Controller to provide hands-on accounting leadership and help drive accurate, timely financial reporting. This role will own the month-end close, oversee AP/AR, and partner closely with operations and supply chain in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the month-end close process
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements and financial reporting
• Provide oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Partner closely with operations and supply chain to support financial performance
• Work cross-functionally on shipping, inventory, costing, and quoting
• Oversee inventory accounting, including cost accuracy and reconciliation
• Analyze financial results and provide insight into variances and operational trends
• Develop and maintain accounting reports and financial analysis using ERP data
• Ensure accounting processes and internal controls are accurate, efficient, and consistently followed
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and other financial analysis as needed
• Assist with external audit requests and provide supporting documentation
• Identify opportunities to formalize and improve accounting processes and procedures

Qualifications

Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including 3+ years in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or equivalent senior accounting role
• Advanced Excel skills
• Hands-on ERP experience, including month-end processing and building reports
• Inventory and cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment

Plus:

• CPA or MBA
• SAP or similar ERP experience
• Experience supporting an external audit
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills and comfort working across multiple time zones