Our client is seeking a hands-on Controller to lead financial reporting, inventory accounitng, and accounting operations, reporting directly to the CFO. This role owns the full accounting cycle, financial close, reporting, and process improvements while developing a small accounting team. The position combines Controller-level responsibility with hands-on execution, making it ideal for a Senior Accountant ready to advance or an experienced Controller who enjoys staying involved in the details.
Responsibilities:
- Accounting & Financial Close: Lead monthly and year-end close, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, maintain balance sheet schedules, and ensure accurate financial statements and timely reporting.
- Accruals & Technical Accounting: Manage complex operating accruals, distributor chargebacks, lease accounting (ASC 842), prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and federal excise tax reconciliations.
- Inventory & Cost Accounting: Review inventory transactions, revenue and COGS recognition, inventory discrepancies, obsolescence adjustments, and control-state/bailment inventory reconciliations.
- AP/AR & Cash Management: Oversee vendor onboarding, invoice processing, payment controls, customer billing, collections, account reconciliations, and cash activity.
- Financial Reporting & Consolidation: Maintain Excel reporting models, analyze actuals versus budget, provide financial insights to leadership, and support Canadian subsidiary consolidation and intercompany accounting.
- Tax & Compliance: Coordinate external tax preparation, support financial reviews, manage assigned state and local tax filings, and administer quarterly estimated-tax distributions for approximately 190 members.
- Systems & Team Leadership: Maintain QuickBooks and Stampli workflows, improve accounting processes and internal controls, document procedures, and coach a team member while remaining actively involved in day-to-day accounting.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of monthly and year-end close.
- Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience with journal entries, reconciliations, complex accruals, and financial statements.
- Proficiency in QuickBooks or comparable accounting software and advanced Excel skills.
- Working knowledge of AP/AR, payment controls, inventory accounting, and external tax and audit support.
- Strong attention to detail, independent problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage deadlines while leading a lean team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA or CMA designation.
- Experience in CPG, food and beverage, distribution, or co-packing.
- Familiarity with distributor chargebacks, intercompany accounting, ASC 842, control-state/bailment inventory, and member distributions.
- Experience with Stampli or similar AP platforms and accounting in a privately held business.
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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