Lead, Accounting Consolidations

Entangled Future; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IonQ in College Park, Maryland seeks a Lead Accountant to own the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation for a fast-growing multi-entity organization. You will lead the consolidated close, prepare financial results, and build processes to support rapid acquisitions on a public-company timeline.

The role requires deep expertise in ASC 810/830/805, strong SOX controls experience, and advanced Excel. You will collaborate with finance teams across geographies to meet deadlines and ensure

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance.
• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including consolidation in multi-entity, multi-currency environments.
• Hands-on experience with consolidated monthly and quarterly close.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP related to consolidation (ASC 810), foreign currency (ASC 830), and business combinations (ASC 805).
• Experience designing and operating internal controls in a SOX or SOX-readiness environment.
• Advanced Excel and ability to work with large data sets to build repeatable analyses.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end consolidated close across all IonQ legal entities.
• Manage subsidiary reporting packages and ensure completeness and consistency with policies.
• Prepare and review consolidation entries, top-side adjustments, and intercompany eliminations.
• Produce consolidated trial balances, financial statements, and flux analyses.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Excellent communication

Detail-oriented

Education

BS/BA in Accounting or Finance

Tools

OneStream

NetSuite (OneWorld)

Multi-book accounting

Job description

Lead, Accounting Consolidations at IonQ, College Park, Maryland, United States. A lead-level full time position in the Finance - Accounting team, listed under business operations.

The Role

We are looking for a Lead Accountant to join our US Accounting Team. As a Lead Accountant, you'll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world's best quantum computers to solve the world's most complex problems.

In this role, you will own the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation of IonQ's growing portfolio of domestic and international legal entities. This is a hands-on, player-coach position. You will run the consolidated close and prepare the consolidated financial results yourself. You will also build the processes, systems, and controls needed to consolidate a fast-growing group of acquired businesses on an accelerated public-company timeline. The ideal candidate combines deep technical knowledge of consolidation, foreign currency, and business combination accounting with strong command of consolidation systems and a drive to shorten the close.

Consolidated Close & Reporting

• Consolidated Close Ownership: Own the end-to-end consolidated close calendar across all IonQ legal entities. This includes running the corporate close call, tracking subsidiary deliverables and dependencies, and escalating issues that put the timeline at risk.
• Subsidiary Reporting Packages: Set requirements for subsidiary trial balance and reporting packages, then manage their collection and review. Validate completeness, account mapping, and consistency with corporate accounting policies before data is loaded for consolidation.
• Consolidation Execution: Prepare and review consolidation entries, including top-side adjustments, investment eliminations, and equity roll-forwards. Review the intercompany eliminations prepared by the Intercompany Accounting team to confirm the consolidated balances are complete and fully eliminated.
• Consolidated Financial Analysis: Prepare consolidated trial balances, financial statements, and flux analyses.

Requirements

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including consolidation accounting in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment
• Hands-on experience owning or leading a consolidated monthly and quarterly close
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, including consolidation (ASC 810), foreign currency (ASC 830), and business combinations (ASC 805)
• Experience designing and operating internal controls in a SOX or SOX-readiness environment
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets and build repeatable analyses
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate deadlines and requirements with finance teams across geographies
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

• CPA or equivalent certification
• Experience with a Big Four accounting firm or other national accounting firm
• Hands-on experience with OneStream (or a comparable consolidation system) and NetSuite, particularly OneWorld and multi-book accounting
• Public company experience, including SEC reporting timelines and SOX 404 compliance
• Experience integrating newly acquired entities into an existing accounting and consolidation structure, including purchase accounting
• Experience implementing or improving a consolidation system
• Demonstrated success automating manual accounting processes and reducing close cycle time
• Willingness to take on challenges and think constructively to solve problems