Controller, Finance & Banking, Accounting Manager
Listed on 2026-02-08
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Finance & Banking
Accounting Manager -
Management
Overview
True Grade, LLC is a specialized food and beverage distribution and logistics company dedicated to serving institutional customers within the global cruise line industry. We manage complex, high-volume operations encompassing sophisticated inventory management, multi-facility logistics coordination, third-party warehousing partnerships, and diverse financing and procurement arrangements. Our commitment to operational excellence and financial integrity has established us as a trusted partner in a highly specialized vertical.
This is a hands-on accounting leadership role focused on technical excellence and financial stewardship—not corporate strategy, investor relations, or capital markets activity.
Responsibilities- Direct the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring timeliness and complete accuracy
- Prepare and present financial statements in full compliance with U.S. GAAP
- Develop and maintain comprehensive, auditable supporting schedules for all balance sheet accounts
- Review, challenge, and approve all journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statement presentation
- Oversee inventory valuation methodologies, obsolescence reserves, and inventory ownership determinations
- Document and defend revenue recognition conclusions, including complex principal-versus-agent assessments
- Manage the accounting treatment of accounts receivable financing facilities and secured borrowing arrangements
- Direct lease accounting matters, including identification, valuation, and presentation of right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, and deferred rent obligations
- Account for debt instruments, related-party financing arrangements, and convertible securities
- Ensure appropriate application, documentation, and disclosure of fair-value measurements
- Identify, evaluate, and properly disclose all related-party transactions in accordance with GAAP
- Assess and evaluate subsequent events for proper disclosure
- Serve as the primary liaison to external audit firms
- Develop, present, and defend accounting positions, estimates, and required disclosures
- Design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting
- Monitor audit observations, develop remediation plans, and track implementation
- Own the accounting-tax interface, including identification and documentation of all book-tax differences
- Understand and communicate the tax implications of significant accounting decisions
- Coordinate proactively with external tax advisors to ensure consistent, defensible treatment of complex transactions
- Lead, develop, and mentor the accounting department team
- Establish and enforce standardized accounting procedures, close documentation checklists, and quality standards
- Foster a culture of accountability, technical precision, and sound professional judgment
To provide clarity regarding role scope, this position is not responsible for the following areas. While the Controller provides foundational financial data to support these functions, their execution belongs to other areas of the organization:
- Investor relations or earnings communications
- Corporate financial strategy or capital-raising initiatives
- Mergers, acquisitions, or divestiture activity
- Treasury management or global cash operations
- Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) or sustainability initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with a master’s degree in accounting
- CMA (Certified Management Accountant) designation or eligibility to sit for the CMA examination (preferred)
- Minimum 8–12 years of progressive accounting experience
- Documented experience in a Controller or Senior Accounting Manager role
- Prior operational experience in inventory-intensive, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, or supply-chain environments
- Advanced working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, balance-sheet accounting, and financial reporting controls
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with external…
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