Interim Chief Financial Officer

COMPANY:
Prime Time International (Sun and Sands Enterprises, LLC dba Prime Time International, and affiliated entities)

DEPARTMENT:
Finance and Accounting

REPORTS TO:

Chief Executive Officer; regular reporting to the Board of Directors

DIRECT REPORTS:
Controller, Accounting, Payroll accounting, and AP/AR teams

LOCATION:

100% on-site at our La Quinta, CA headquarters

TRAVEL:
Yes, travel to Bakersfield, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Somis operations

EMPLOYMENT TYPE:

Full-time, interim

EXPECTED DURATION: 2-5 months

FLSA:
Exempt

SALARY:
Depending on Experience

WORK SCHEDULE:

Standard business hours (M-F), with flexibility required outside core hours to support regional travel, board commitments, and operational milestones.

Prime Time International seeks a seasoned, adaptable Interim Chief Financial Officer to provide immediate strategic and financial leadership during a period of transition.

In this role, you will help stabilize our financial functions, manage day-to-day finances, and mitigate organizational risk. You will serve as a vital strategic partner to the CEO, the Executive Team, and the Board of Directors.

Your core mission is to ensure financial continuity while building the infrastructure, processes, and team readiness needed for a successful handoff to a permanent CFO.

• Assess the current state of finance and accounting operations, controls, staffing, and systems; deliver a findings and priorities report to the CEO and Board.
• Stabilize month-end close, cash management, and financial reporting cycles.
• Identify and address urgent financial, compliance, and operational risks.
• Establish clear 13-week cash flow forecasting and liquidity monitoring.

• Serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board of Directors.
• Prepare and present financial results, forecasts, and recommendations to the Board and its committees.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning across all growing regions and business entities.
• Provide financial analysis to support pricing, grower agreements, capital investments, and other key decisions.
• Oversee accounting, accounts payable/receivable, payroll accounting, treasury, and general ledger functions.
• Manage banking relationships, credit facilities, and loan covenant compliance.
• Oversee consolidated reporting across affiliated entities, including intercompany accounting and allocations.
• Monitor seasonal working capital needs tied to harvest and shipping cycles.

• Strengthen internal controls, segregation of duties, and approval authorities.
• Ensure compliance with federal and California tax, wage-and-hour payroll, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate external audits, tax filings, and insurance renewals.
• Partner with Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and HR on financial risk related to labor costs, including FLC and H-2A programs.

• Document finance policies, procedures, and a monthly close calendar.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to finance systems, reporting tools, and team structure.
• Develop and mentor finance staff to build bench strength and continuity.
• Support the search for a permanent CFO and lead a structured knowledge transfer and handoff.
• With growers, managers, and auditors
• Uphold standards while offering support, not policing
• Be organized, bilingual, and resilient

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 12+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including at least 5 years as a CFO, VP of Finance, or Controller in a multi-entity organization.
• Proven record of stabilizing finance functions during transition, turnaround, or rapid change.
• Experience presenting to and working with a Board of Directors.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, cash management, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.
• Working knowledge of California payroll, tax, and wage-and-hour requirements.
• Ability to start immediately and deliver results quickly with minimal ramp-up.

• CPA, CMA, or MBA.
• Experience in agriculture, fresh produce, food manufacturing, or distribution.
• Familiarity with seasonal labor cost models, including farm labor contractor (FLC) and H-2A programs.
• Experience with cooperative or grower-shipper financial structures.
• Experience with ERP and finance system implementations;
  Workday experience a plus.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, and experience working with international operations (Mexico, Peru).