Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

We're looking for a strategic and hands-on Controller to join our team team and drive financial excellence across a fast-growing, privately held consumer packaged goods company. This is a high-impact role for a finance leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys partnering with operations, sales, supply chain, and executive leadership to support profitable growth.

If you're passionate about building scalable processes, delivering actionable insights, and leading high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.

As our Controller, you will oversee all accounting and financial reporting activities while serving as a key business partner to the executive team.

• Lead all accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory accounting, fixed assets, and month-end close.
• Assure corporate income tax compliance to assure the accurate and timely completion of all corporate income tax returns taking full advantage of all favorable tax codes.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Establish and maintain systems and controls that verify the integrity of all systems, processes and data, and enhance the company's value.
• Participate in a wide variety of special projects and compile a variety of special reports.
• Maintain or improve processes and controls associated with manufacturing costs and inventory valuation.
• Ensure validity and accuracy of ERP system through analysis, internal audit, and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing.
• Assist in developing and documenting policies and procedures, including system requirements and internal controls.
• Insure that the accounting department achieves its monthly KPIs and assist other departments with timely information (both scheduled and on-demand) to help them achieve their own department KPIs
• Compare actual vs. plan (budget) analysis on a monthly basis. Prepare various financial analysis related to manufacturing costs, inventory, and expense information as needed for decision making support.
• Lead all accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory accounting, fixed assets, and month-end close.
• Support Supply Chain, Operations, and Sales teams by delivering critical data in an accurate, timely fashion.
• Oversee inventory accounting and cost accounting.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team.
• Perform adhoc accounting duties as needed

• Accountability skills-proactively handle department activities and take ownership for outcomes and needed follow up.
• Operate with sense of urgency, ensuring departmental tasks completed efficiently and effectively.
• Proactive- look for opportunities to contribute, anticipate business needs and discuss ideas with management.
• Excellent analytical skills, help develop, measure, and report KPI’s.Ensure accuracy of team contributions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Team oriented and ability to work effectively with diverse population.
• Operate with integrity in all situations.
  
  Values open communication.
• Open minded, willing to consider other perspectives that may be different.
• Excellent communication skills, written & oral
• Microsoft computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing accounting or finance teams.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting.
• Experience with in a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), manufacturing, food & beverage, retail, or distribution environment.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Net Suite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Experience with inventory-intensive or manufacturing businesses preferred
• Strong cost accounting and supply chain finance experience preferred

• Working environment:
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee will generally work in an office environment. Some tasks may require working in a manufacturing environment where appropriate attire and safety equipment are required.
• Physical Demands:
  While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.