Lead Controller Financial Reporting, Close and Audit

About the roleThe Lead Controller will be the primary accounting lead for Relay Human Clouds monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes. This handson professional will coordinate close activities, prepare consolidated financial statements, support audits and ensure accurate, welldocumented accounting work delivered on schedule.Key responsibilitiesOwn and administer the monthly, quarterly and annual close calendar, managing deadlines, dependencies and escalation points.Coordinate close activities across legal entities, business units and accounting resources.Review journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, consolidations, intercompany eliminations and supporting schedules.Ensure all material balancesheet accounts are reconciled, supported and reviewed each reporting period.Identify and resolve unexplained balances, aged reconciling items, classification errors and duplicate entries.Maintain an auditready electronic close binder and discipline over periodclose processes.Prepare and review consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, cashflow statements and related schedules.Produce monthly management reporting packages with clear explanations of material variances.Review results for unusual trends, inconsistencies, margin anomalies and potential accounting errors.Required profileExperienced accounting professional with a strong background in financial close, consolidation and reporting.Handson ability to review detailed work, identify unsupported balances and resolve accounting discrepancies.Effective communicator who can work closely with the CFO, accounting team and external auditors.Familiarity with SEC reporting requirements, treasury and tax strategy considerations.Required skills .