Own key areas of the monthly close, including timelines, checklists, journal entries, and review-ready support. Prepare and/or review complex reconciliations and rollforwards. Build and enforce a clean close cadence. Partner with FP&A to ensure actuals are reliable and variances are understood. Strengthen accounting operations by improving workflows. Support audit/tax readiness. Implement lightweight internal controls. Help evaluate and improve tools/systems and establish scalable processes. Mentor junior teammates as the team grows.