- Financial Controller
- The company is the leading CPG of a frozen product sold throughout America. The Controller we seek must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
- The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, overseeing the company's financial records and accounting personnel. You will be responsible for maintaining all procedures and controls related to the company's financial accounts.
- The Controller oversees the administrative duties and ensures that operations, sales and marketing, financial statements and supply chain adhere to budgets, schedules, and standards. They are responsible for gathering and analyzing financial data, analyzing cost reports, preparing financial statements, maintaining databases, performing audits and risk assessments, and overseeing the accounting team's procedures.
- Responsibilities
- General accounting and monthly close
- Ensure compliance with GAAP
- Especially watch cutoff issues
- Close the books in eight days
- Close calendar
- Schedule of journal entries
- Variance analysis to budget
- Support financial analysis and budget preparation
- Perform month-end closingprocess including preparation of journal entries
- Accounts receivable
- Achieve target DSO of 35 days, excluding outstanding adjustments
- Maintain cash application within two days of receipt
- Clearing deductions within seven days of receipt
- Reconcile detail to customer portals/statements
- Clear aged deductions from detailed aging
- Inventory
- Reconcile detail to the general ledger
- Reconcile outside warehouse reports to internal records
- Cost rerolls performed quarterly
- Review slow-moving inventory and propose a correction plan
- Oversee variance analysis
- Accounts Payable
- Process payments in a timely fashion
- Keep the detail clear of older items
- Cash flow
- Manage cash flow based on cash receipts and required vendor payments
- Take advantage of cash discounts as possible
- Balance sheet
- Prepare detailed reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts; including
- Cash
- Prepaids
- Capital expenditures including WIP
- Accrueds
- Transactions and ERP
- Be an internal expert of the ERP
- Understand transaction cycles of the business and their flow through the ERP
- Order to cash
- Procurement cycle
- Production
- Price increases
- Process periodic customer price increases through the ERP, completing two weeks before the effective date
- Test and ensure accuracy of changes
- Team
- Develop performance criteria and report on progress
- Develop written instructions for all procedures
- Cross-train staff
- Taxes
- Support outside providers in the preparation of the tax returns
- Process required timely payments and filings, federal, state, local, etc.)
- Audit
- Manage the company’s control environment
- Complete audit by April 15 with no adjusting journal entries
- Calendar year-end
- Ensure regulatory compliance
- Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or 5 - 7 years of related experience
- Advanced computer skills with Navision, MS Office, Excel, Pivot tables, MS Dynamics, payroll software, and other data databases as needed.
- GAAP knowledge
- CPA or CMA preferred.
- Strong written, verbal, and collaboration skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Drives improvement and is an agent of change
- Results oriented
- Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company's success. Food and manufacturing industries are a plus
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- GAAP: 4 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Vernon, CA 90058 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Vernon, CA 90058: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person