Job Type
Full-time
Description
Job Summary:The Controller is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the company's financials, leading all accounting, reporting, and control processes. This role serves as the financial backbone of the organization, delivering accurate, timely, and compliant financial information while building scalable processes to support growth.
The Controller partners closely with FP&A (planning) and Supply Chain Finance (cost visibility) to ensure a single source of truth for financial performance.
Key ResponsibilitiesFinancial Reporting & Close- Full ownership of monthly, quarterly, and annual close process
- Ensures accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with GAAP
- Maintains strong balance sheet integrity and reconciliation processes
- Delivers clean, audit-ready financials with no surprises
Accounting Operations- Oversees the accounting team managing GL, AP, AR, and fixed assets
- Ensures accurate and timely transaction processing
- Maintains and enforces accounting policies and procedures
- Drives process standardization and automation
Internal Controls & Compliance- Designs and maintains a robust internal control environment
- Ensures compliance with audit requirements, tax, and regulatory obligations, including compliance for international entities
- Leads external audits and manages relationships with auditors
- Coordinates tax filings with external firm
Cash Management & Working Capital- Partners with FP&A on cash forecasting
- Optimizes working capital (AR collections/AP timing/inventory accounting discipline)
Systems & Scalability- Owns financial systems (ERP) and ensures data integrity
- Leads implementation or optimization of accounting and reporting tools
- Builds scalable processes to support growth and complexity
Team Leadership- Coach, mentor, and develop accounting staff
- Drive accountability and continuous improvement
Requirements
Success ProfileCore Competencies- Uncompromising attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong process discipline and controls mindset
- Ability to operate at both hands-on and strategic levels
- Solutions-oriented with a focus on scalability and efficiency
Experience & Background- 10+ years in accounting/finance (Director level); 8+ (Controller in smaller orgs)
- CPA strongly preferred
- Experience in CPG, manufacturing, or inventory-heavy environments strongly preferred
- Track record of building or upgrading accounting infrastructure and teams
- Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines, as well as adjust to changing priorities.
Critical Interfaces- FP&A
- Provides actuals and historical data
- Aligns on definitions (Net Sales, Gross Margin, etc.)
- Supports variance analysis
- Supply Chain Finance
- Ensures accurate inventory valuation and COGS accounting
- Aligns standard costs vs. actuals
Controller owns "what happened" (actuals). FP&A owns "what will happen."
