About IonQ:
IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.
Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.
Location: Hybrid – College Park, MD
Travel: Up to 10%, domestic or international.
Job ID: 1947
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.
Responsibilities:
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. Investigate and explain significant movements for leadership, SEC Reporting, and FP&A.
Consolidation, Foreign Currency & Acquisitions
- Foreign Currency Translation: Oversee translation of foreign subsidiary results under ASC 830, including exchange-rate governance, cumulative translation adjustment (CTA) roll-forwards, and related disclosure support.
- Business Combinations & Integration: Lead the consolidation of newly acquired and newly formed entities. This includes opening balance sheet and purchase accounting entries under ASC 805, chart of accounts mapping, reporting timelines, and onboarding local finance teams to IonQ's close requirements.
- Chart of Accounts & Mapping Governance: Maintain the consolidated chart of accounts and the mappings from entity ledgers to the consolidation structure. Control changes so reporting stays consistent across entities and periods.
- External Reporting Support: Supply consolidated schedules and supporting analyses for quarterly and annual SEC filings, earnings materials, and Audit Committee reporting.
Process, Systems & Automation
- Consolidation Systems: Serve as the accounting owner of OneStream consolidation, including workflows, data loads, validations, and consolidation and translation rules. Systems Integration: Support data flows between NetSuite, OneStream, and downstream planning and reporting tools such as Pigment. Make sure the consolidated results reconcile to the source ledgers.
- Process Design: Build and document scalable consolidation processes, close calendars, and reporting package standards that reduce manual effort and shorten the close.
- Continuous Improvement: Find the root causes of recurring consolidation adjustments and late or inaccurate submissions, and fix them upstream with entity controllers and shared services.
Controls, Audit & Compliance
- Internal Controls: Design, document, and execute internal controls over the consolidation and financial reporting processes. Remediate control gaps as the control environment grows.
- Audit Support: Serve as the primary consolidation contact for external auditors. Prepare consolidation schedules, roll-forwards, and supporting documentation (PBC list items) for quarterly reviews and the year-end audit.
- Technical Accounting: Research and document accounting positions on consolidation, foreign currency, and business combination matters under US GAAP (ASC 805, ASC 810, ASC 830). Monitor policy compliance across entities.
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
Preferred Qualifications:
- 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
The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.
If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range below just reflects the base compensation range.
Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.
At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all while striving to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.
We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
US Technical Jobs. The position you are applying for will require access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions. Employment with IonQ is contingent on either verifying “U.S. Person” (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum) status for export controls and government contracts work, obtaining any necessary license, and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. Please note that in the absence of confirming you are a U.S. Person for export control and government contracts work purposes, IonQ may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available) for you to access export-controlled technology that may require authorization, and similarly, you may not qualify for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons, and IonQ may decline to proceed with your application on those bases alone. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.
US Non-Technical Jobs. Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Accordingly, we will have some additional questions regarding your immigration status that will be used for export control and compliance purposes, and the answers will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.
If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree 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 consolidated monthly and quarterly close processes
- Strong understanding of US GAAP, including ASC 810, ASC 830, and ASC 805
- Experience designing and operating internal controls in a SOX or SOX-readiness environment
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including working with large datasets and building repeatable analyses
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to coordinate deadlines and requirements with finance teams across geographies
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- CPA or equivalent certification
- Experience with a Big Four 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 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 solve problems constructively
- U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or asylee status for export-control compliance
IonQ Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IonQ and has not been reviewed or approved by IonQ.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA options, and no-cost mental-health support. Company materials also cite strong premium coverage levels for employees and dependents in recent years.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity, paternity, and bonding leave are presented as fully paid for eligible employees. This breadth of family support is emphasized across company and job materials.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match up to 5% is part of the package, with materials noting a relatively short vesting schedule. Retirement support is positioned as a core element of total rewards.
IonQ Insights
What We Do
Quantum computers are a revolutionizing technology — they have the potential to transform business, society, and the planet for the better, and IonQ is at the forefront of this revolution. After over 25 years of academic research, IonQ was founded in 2015 by Chris Monroe and Jungsang Kim with $2 million in seed funding from New Enterprise Associates, a license to core technology from the University of Maryland and Duke University, and the goal of taking trapped ion quantum computing out of the lab and into the market. In the following three years, we raised an additional $20 million from GV, Amazon Web Services, and NEA, and built two of the world’s most accurate quantum computers. In 2019, we raised another $55 million in a round led by Samsung and Mubadala, and announced partnerships with Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to make our quantum computers available via the cloud. In 2020 and 2021, we built additional generations of high performance quantum hardware, added Google Cloud Marketplace to our cloud partner roster and announced a series of collaborations and business partnerships with leading academic and commercial institutions. On October 1st, 2021, IonQ began trading as IONQ on the New York Stock Exchange, making it the world's first public pure-play quantum computing company. We remain hard at work realizing the world-changing potential of quantum computing.
Why Work With Us
We’re growing a passionate, diverse team of collaborative, creative people. We believe in pursuing innovative, challenging work with integrity, alongside team members we can learn from and grow with.
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