Job Description
Do you thrive on building structure out of complexity? This
Controller role offers the chance to lead in a high-growth environment where accounting isn’t just about keeping the books; it’s about creating scalable systems, solving complex challenges, and guiding a business through rapid expansion. You’ll roll up your sleeves to manage today’s workload while shaping the roadmap for tomorrow, all in partnership with an executive team that values both strategic insight and hands-on execution.
This is a remote position with periodic travel to facilities, suppliers, and key partners About the Company: Our client is an innovative, fast-growing company in the food and consumer goods industry. Grounded in values of integrity, excellence, and sustainability, the organization is scaling quickly and requires a Controller who can design processes that keep pace with growth. This is a chance to join a purpose-driven business where finance plays a pivotal role in both operational success and long-term impact.
What You’ll Do: - Lead & Grow the Team: Mentor and expand a high-performing accounting team
- Build the Roadmap: Design and execute a multi-year accounting plan covering hiring, process optimization, and technology upgrades.
- Financial Oversight: Own month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, and reporting, while driving efficiency and reducing days to close.
- Inventory & COGS Management: Navigate complex costing challenges including yield variability, spoilage tracking, and reconciliation across suppliers, warehouses, and processors.
- Trade & Deductions: Create a playbook for promotions, deductions, and trade spend to ensure accurate reporting and improved margins.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with sales, supply chain, and operations to integrate accounting processes into business decisions.
- Tax & Compliance : Oversee multi-state tax strategy and compliance, including sales and excise tax.
- Tech & Automation : Drive ERP enhancements, automation tools, and real-time analytics tailored to manufacturing and inventory workflows.
- Audits & Controls: Lead audits, implement internal controls, and deliver investor-ready financial reporting.
- Insurance & Risk: Manage comprehensive insurance programs to mitigate business risks.
- Payroll & Benefits: Oversee multi-state payroll and benefits administration.
- Strategic Projects: Lead initiatives in automation, analytics, and compliance that improve scalability and performance.
Core Competencies & Expectations: - Be Results-Oriented: Consistently exceed goals, push for success, and communicate proactively if challenges arise.
- Think Strategically & Act Practically: Balance big-picture financial planning with hands-on problem solving in a fast-growth setting.
- Drive Focus & Accountability: Zero in on critical priorities, eliminate roadblocks, and hold self and others accountable.
- Build Processes & Systems: Design and enforce scalable, efficient workflows with robust controls and documentation.
- Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with operations, sales, and leadership to align financial insights with business goals.
- Lead with Integrity & Professionalism: Earn trust through credibility, transparency, and consistent follow-through.
- Communicate Effectively: Summarize complex issues for senior leaders and inspire confidence in team members.
- Stay Agile & Curious: Thrive in complexity, adapt to change, and continuously seek improvement in processes, skills, and technology.
- Be Flexible for Travel : Willing to travel as needed to facilities, suppliers, and key partners to support operational and financial alignment.
What You Bring: - 10+ years in accounting with demonstrated success in leadership roles.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA strongly preferred.
- Manufacturing, food production, or CPG experience highly valued.
- Experience in ERP systems, QuickBooks Online, Cin7, Shopify, Bill.com, and advanced Excel.
- Expertise in cost accounting, inventory management, ERP implementations, and scaling accounting functions.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, hands-on, process-driven, and results-oriented.
Why This Role: This is more than a Controller job; it’s an opportunity to help shape the financial and cultural foundation of a company guided by its core values.
- Triple Bottom Line: Contribute to a company that balances people, planet, and profit.
- Create Meaningful Experiences: Partner directly with leadership and cross-functional teams to drive growth and impact.
- Do More with Less: Use resourcefulness to design systems that scale without unnecessary complexity.
- Be Elite: Work alongside an ambitious team that demands excellence, but also supports one another with transparency and integrity.
If you’re a strategic yet hands-on
Controller ready to shape the financial foundation of a scaling company, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and take the next step in your leadership journey. Want to learn more about 512Financial? Check out our Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Page! If you have any questions, please reach out to us here:
Job Tags
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