Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Founding Accountant

We are seeking a Founding Accountant to build and own the accounting function from the ground up. This role is both hands-on and strategic. You will establish the financial backbone of the company and partner closely with leadership to enable scale.

Build the Accounting Foundation

• Establish accurate and timely monthly close process
• Own the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management
• Implement accrual accounting, including expenses, prepaid assets, and fixed assets
• Clean up and maintain a reliable, audit-ready balance sheet

Inventory, Revenue, and Cost of Goods Sold

• Build systems to track inventory (robots and seafood), yield, shrinkage, and SKU-level profitability
• Partner with operations to establish reliable COGS and gross margin reporting
• Reconcile sales to cash and ensure revenue accuracy
• Develop standard costing frameworks, including yield, labor, and overhead allocation

Systems and Infrastructure

• Evaluate and lead migration from Quick Books to a scalable ERP system
• Implement systems for inventory and cost accounting
• Build cost center tracking and reporting structures
• Ensure data integrity between operations and finance systems

Process and Controls

• Design and implement scalable processes across order-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles
• Build inventory tracking and reconciliation processes
• Introduce internal controls and audit readiness standards
• Reduce AR aging and improve cash collection discipline

Multi-Entity and Scaling Complexity

• Build multi-entity reporting and consolidation processes
• Implement intercompany accounting and transfer pricing frameworks
• Prepare the company for future audited financial statements
• Support scaling into manufacturing and plant operations

What You'll Need

• 5–10+ years of accounting or finance experience
• Strong GAAP foundation
• Experience in at least one of the following: manufacturing, inventory-heavy business, or food / perishable goods / CPG
• Proven ability to build accounting processes from scratch
• Deep understanding of inventory accounting, cost accounting (standard costing and variances), and revenue recognition

Bonus Points If You Have

• ERP implementation or migration experience
• Multi-entity and consolidation experience
• Experience in high-SKU, high-volume environments
• Familiarity with yield-based production systems

What This Role is Not

• This is not a passive "close the books" accounting role.
• This is not purely audit or technical accounting work
• This is not a narrowly scoped position—you will architect the function

Why This Role is Unique

• You will be the first true accounting leader in the company
• You will directly shape how finance operates as the business scales
• You will work on complex real-world operational and financial problems
• This role can grow into Controller, VP Finance, or CAO over time